Hello, everybody! Today's book is This Is My Dollhouse by Giselle Potter, a sweet tale of imaginative play. As the story opens, the little girl who serves as narrator introduces the reader to her dollhouse. She made it herself from a cardboard box, painted on bricks, and colored the walls to look like wallpaper. And … Continue reading This Is My Dollhouse (Giselle Potter)
Hello, everybody! Today, we read The Cow Who Climbed A Tree by Gemma Merino, a wonderfully sweet story about following your dreams. Tina is a smart, curious cow who loves to learn, explore, and dream. Her sisters think her wonderings are foolish and pointless, and never miss an opportunity to tell her so. But Tina … Continue reading The Cow Who Climbed A Tree (Gemma Merino)
Hello, everybody! Today, we read The Whisper by Pamela Zagarenski, a story about a little girl learning the power and magic of her imagination. A little girl who loves to read is loaned a magical book by her teacher. But unbeknownst to her, the words of the book fly out and away on the girl's … Continue reading The Whisper (Pamela Zagarenski)
Hello, everybody! Our book today is Extra Yarn, written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen, a sweet tale about the magic of creativity and kindness. A little girl named Annabelle lives in a cold village that only has two colors: the white of the snow and the black of the soot from their … Continue reading Extra Yarn (Mac Barnett)
Summer Reading Day 73: Today we read How To Draw A Dragon by Douglas Florian, a fun book that acts as a tongue-in-cheek instructional manual on, well, how to draw a dragon. Told in rhyme, it gives aspiring dragon-portraiture artists tips on how to get their dragon drawings just right, first by finding a dragon … Continue reading How To Draw A Dragon (Douglas Florian)
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