Summer Reading Day 65: Our book today was What To Do With A Box by Jane Yolen & Chris Sheban, and it was awesome. As you could probably guess, it's all about a perennial favorite of children's playthings, the cardboard box. Specifically, it's all the things a box can be to someone with a little … Continue reading What To Do With A Box (Jane Yolen & Chris Sheban)
Tag: imagination
Chalk (Bill Thomson)
Summer Reading Day 63: Today's book was Chalk by Bill Thomson, a pictures-only book about some very special sidewalk chalk. Normally I'm not a huge fan of the pictures-only books for JJ, as hearing the story seems to be one of her favorite components of storytime, we both really enjoyed this one. The story itself … Continue reading Chalk (Bill Thomson)
Cat & Bunny (Mary Lundquist)
Summer Reading Day 62: Our book today was Cat & Bunny, an adorable book about friendship by Mary Lundquist. Cat & Bunny are two little kids born on the same day, and grow up side by side to become best friends who do everything together. They have adventures and secret games that only the two … Continue reading Cat & Bunny (Mary Lundquist)
Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress (Christina Baldacchino)
Summer Reading Day 49: Feeling that I had to somehow make up for the unexpected and unpleasant racism of yesterday's book, today we read Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christina Baldacchino. This book was recommended to me by a fellow librarian for a storytime display at my Body Positivity/Diversity storytime. It looked interesting, … Continue reading Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress (Christina Baldacchino)
Good Night, Truck (Sally Odgers)
Summer Reading Day 43: JJ had a tough day today, she had her one-year checkup, including blood tests and vaccinations ☹️ After that and swim class, we wanted to pick a nice calm book to read before bed, so today we read Good Night, Truck by Sally Odgers. This is a really sweet bedtime story … Continue reading Good Night, Truck (Sally Odgers)
