Halloween Week, Day 2: Hello, friends! For our second Halloween book, we read Skelly The Skeleton Girl by Jimmy Pickering, a spooky-themed lost-and-found story! Skelly is a skeleton girl who lives in a spooky haunted mansion. One day, she finds a bone, and asks everyone she can think of if they lost it: her pet … Continue reading Skelly The Skeleton Girl (Jimmy Pickering)
Halloween Week Day 1: Hello, friends. Welcome to Halloween Week! JJ and I will be reading a new Halloween-themed book every day this week, leading up to the 31st. For today's book, we read Pumpkinhead, written by Eric A. Kimmel and illustrated by Steve Haskamp, the story of a curious little boy from an unusual … Continue reading Pumpkinhead (Eric A. Kimmel)
Hello, everyone! Our book today is The Day The Crayons Came Home, by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers, the hilariously silly sequel to The Day The Crayons Quit. If you've not read The Crayons books, the concept is cute and simple: a little boy named Duncan receives letters and postcards from his crayons, detailing their … Continue reading The Day The Crayons Came Home (Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers)
Hello, friends! If JJ seems a little more rosy-cheeked than usual, it's because she woke up with a cold! Poor baby. Still, we were able to get our reading in today: we read Please, Mr. Panda by Steve Antony, a short and sweet tale about the importance of the magic word. Mr. Panda has some … Continue reading Please, Mr. Panda (Steve Antony)
Hello, everybody! Today, we read Wolfie The Bunny, written by Ame Dyckman and illustrated by Zachariah OHora. This adorable book tells the story of a little bunny and her very unusual little brother. One day, the Bunny family comes home to find a bundle on their doorstep: a baby wolf! Mama and Papa bunny are … Continue reading Wolfie The Bunny (Ame Dyckman)
