Hello friends, and Happy New Year! Our first book of 2022 is Friends Are Friends, Forever, written by Dane Liu and illustrated by Lynn Scurfield, a touching tale of tradition, immigration, and friendship. Best friends Dandan and Yueyue are excited to spend another Lunar New Year celebrating their traditions: dumplings, making red paper-cut ice ornaments, … Continue reading Friends Are Friends, Forever (Dane Liu)
Hello, friends! Our book today is the board book If I Gave the World My Blanket by Justin Thompson, using characters and art from the classic Peanuts comics by Charles M. Schultz. The loose story opens on the lovable, security-blanket-toting Linus imagining how sharing his beloved lovey with “the world”. He notes how the use … Continue reading If I Gave the World My Blanket (Justin Thompson)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Sister Corita’s Words and Shapes by Jeanette Winter, a picture book biography of pop artist Corita Kent. As a young girl in Los Angeles, Frances Elizabeth Kent knew two things: that she loved to create art, and that she wanted to take her orders as a nun. Upon entering … Continue reading Sister Corita’s Words and Shapes (Jeanette Winter)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Wildfire! by Ashley Wolff, a fascinating look at two sides of a forest fire - the animals escaping it and the humans working to contain it. A lightning storm strikes in the early morning hours of a dense mountain forest, leaving a spark that causes Jay to chirp out … Continue reading Wildfire! (Ashley Wolff)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Amos McGee Misses the Bus, written by Philip C. Stead and illustrated by Erin E. Stead, a long-awaited sequel to the pair’s much-beloved A Sick Day for Amos McGee. Elderly zookeeper Amos McGee is too excited to sleep - he has planned a lovely outing for his animal friends … Continue reading Amos McGee Misses the Bus (Philip C. Stead)
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