Hello, friends! Our book today is Flora's Tree House by Gabriel Alborozo, a wonderfully sweet sibling tale. Flora watches her little brother Will as he rambunctiously plays around the tree that holds her treehouse; he’s more than a little rude and annoying, but he’s a wonderful muse for her artwork: crayon drawings inspired by his … Continue reading Flora’s Tree House (Gabriel Alborozo)
Tag: creativity
What If… (Samantha Berger)
Hello, friends! Our book today is What If..., written by Samantha Berger and illustrated by Mike Curato, an ode to the power of the creative mind. With a pencil and paper, the unnamed protagonist can write stories and draw art to tell the tales that sing from within her. But what if the pencil was … Continue reading What If… (Samantha Berger)
Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing (Kay A. Haring)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing, written by Kay A. Haring and illustrated by Robert Neubecker, a picture book biography of the beloved American artist. When Keith was a little boy, his father taught him how to draw, and from that moment on, nothing could stop him … Continue reading Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing (Kay A. Haring)
Space Boy And The Snow Monster (Dian Curtis Regan)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Space Boy And The Snow Monster, written by Dian Curtis Regan and illustrated by Robert Neubecker, the rip-roaring adventure of a motley crew of space explorers. Niko the Space Boy is off on an adventure with his trusty crew - his robot copilot, Radar, and his loyal Space Dog, … Continue reading Space Boy And The Snow Monster (Dian Curtis Regan)
Nightlights (Lorena Alvarez)
Hello, everyone! Today's book is Nightlights by Lorena Alvarez, an exciting, scary, yet very empowering tale of creativity and self-confidence. Sandy is a little girl who loves to draw. For her, drawing is like watching the air fill with the spark of her ideas and dreams (she calls them "nightlights"), then putting pen to paper … Continue reading Nightlights (Lorena Alvarez)
