Hello, friends! Our book today is Bubble Kisses, written by Vanessa Williams and illustrated by Tara Nicole Whitaker, a fishy fairy tale based on Williams’s song of the same name. As the story opens, we are introduced to the unnamed narrator, a cheerful, Afro-puff-sporting little girl with a seeming fascination for all things nautical, and … Continue reading Bubble Kisses (Vanessa Williams)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Hello, My Name Is...: How Adorabilis Got His Name, written by Marisa Polansky and illustrated by Joey Chou, an imagining of how a sea creature’s unique name came to be. A small pink octopus is placed into a tank, and being a friendly sort, calls out a hello to … Continue reading Hello, My Name Is…: How Adorabilis Got His Name (Marisa Polansky)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Henny, Penny, Lenny, Denny, And Mike, written by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Mike Austin, a story about how the quietest among us can often be the most brave and helpful. Henny, Penny, Lenny, Denny, and Mike are all old friends from the pet store, and as close as … Continue reading Henny, Penny, Lenny, Denny, And Mike (Cynthia Rylant)
Hello, everyone! Today's book is Nugget & Fang, written by Tammi Sauer and illustrated by Michael Slack, a hilarious and charming book about two best friends. Nugget and Fang are the best friends in the ocean. They spend every day together, and that's just about perfect. So naturally, it's very difficult for them when Nugget … Continue reading Nugget & Fang (Tammi Sauer)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Swimmy by Leo Lionni, the timeless story of a little fish, a big ocean, and what we can accomplish when we work together. Swimmy is part of a big school of very small red fish. Swimmy is just a bit different though: his scales are black, and everyone says … Continue reading Swimmy (Leo Lionni)
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