Hello, friends! Today's book is Ruby's Wish, written by Shirin Yim Bridges and illustrated by Sophie Blackall, the true story of a girl and her thirst for education. In a big house in China, a long time ago, there lived an enormous family. The patriarch had taken many wives and had many children, who married … Continue reading Ruby’s Wish (Shirin Yim Bridges)
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Beautiful (Stacy McAnulty)
(Note: A copy of this book was provided to The Baby Bookworm by the author in exchange for an honest review.) Hello, friends! Our book today is Beautiful, written by Stacy McAnulty and illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff, a fabulous celebration of everything, inside and out, that makes girls beautiful. What makes a girl beautiful? Is … Continue reading Beautiful (Stacy McAnulty)
Interstellar Cinderella (Deborah Underwood)
Hey there, everyone! Today's book is an awesome girl-power twist on a classic children's story: Interstellar Cinderella, written by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Meg Hunt, a sci-fi spin on the Cinderella tale. Cinderella dreams of one day being a ship's mechanic. Every day, she toils for her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, fixing their robots … Continue reading Interstellar Cinderella (Deborah Underwood)
