Hello friends! Happy New Year’s Eve! We’re moving into the next year with our very last review of 2017, Today by Julie Morstad. A cheerful narrative surrounds this object identification book, wishing the reader a good morning and asking a simple question: what will you do today? Of course, it’s important to first get dressed … Continue reading Today (Julie Morstad)
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Singing Away The Dark (Caroline Woodward)
Hello, friends! Our book today is the quietly enchanting Singing Away The Dark, written by Caroline Woodward and illustrated by Julie Morstad, the story of a little girl’s trick for finding courage in the darkness. What if you really did have to walk a mile through the snow on your way to school? This little … Continue reading Singing Away The Dark (Caroline Woodward)
This Is Sadie (Sara O’Leary)
Hello, friends! Our book today is This Is Sadie, written by Sara O'Leary and illustrated by Julie Morstad, a sweet tale of a little girl with a big imagination. When the reader is introduced to Sadie, she sits inside a cardboard box. But it isn't the box it appears to be, Sadie explains. No, it's … Continue reading This Is Sadie (Sara O’Leary)
Swan: The Life And Dance Of Anna Pavlova (Laurel Snyder)
Hello, everybody! Today's book is Swan: The Life And Dance Of Anna Pavlova, written by Laurel Snyder and illustrated by Julie Morstad, a picture book biography of the noted turn-of-the-century ballerina. Born to humble beginnings in a cold, dark, and snowy country, Anna is very small while the world is very big. One day, Anna's … Continue reading Swan: The Life And Dance Of Anna Pavlova (Laurel Snyder)
