Summer Reading Day 87: Hello friends! Ms. J was having a bit of a rough day with teething, so a funny girl-power story was just the ticket, and we were not disappointed with The Princess And The Pony by Kate Beaton! Princess Pinecone wants nothing more for her birthday than a mighty steed so she … Continue reading The Princess And The Pony (Kate Beaton)
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The Boy Who Grew Flowers (Jen Wojtowicz)
Summer Reading Day 86: Hello everyone! Today we read The Boy Who Grew Flowers, written by Jen Wojtowicz and illustrated by Steve Adams! This is a sweet love story about being different, finding that special person who is different like you, and being strange and unique together. Rink is a little boy who comes from … Continue reading The Boy Who Grew Flowers (Jen Wojtowicz)
The Night Gardener (The Fan Brothers)
Summer Reading Day 85: Hello everyone, and hope you're having a good start to your week! Our book today is The Night Gardener by The Fan Brothers (a.k.a Eric and Terry Fan), an enchanting tale of a town where a young orphan boy lives, and the mysterious and phenomenal topiaries that appear there overnight. William … Continue reading The Night Gardener (The Fan Brothers)
Splashdance (Liz Starin)
Summer Reading Day 81: Hi, everyone! Ms. J was having a tough time today with toothaches, but she was still excited to read her story, Splashdance by Liz Starin. In Splashdance, a polar bear named Ursula is practicing diligently for a water ballet with her partner, until one day she arrives to find that the … Continue reading Splashdance (Liz Starin)
Stellaluna (Janell Cannon)
Summer Reading Day 77: Hey everyone! Today we read Stellaluna by Janell Cannon, the story of a little fruit bat who gets separated from her mother and is raised by birds. She does her best to pretend to be like the birds, even though she feels different. One day, she is discovered by the other … Continue reading Stellaluna (Janell Cannon)
