Hello, friends! Our book today is Just Because, written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault, a sweet tale of imagination. As a little girl cuddles into bed for the night, she has a question for her father: “Why is the ocean blue?” Rather than replying with the titular phrase, dad instead answers with … Continue reading Just Because (Mac Barnett)
Hello, friends! Our book today is A is for Audra: Broadway's Leading Ladies From A to Z, written by John Robert Allman and illustrated by Peter Emmerich, a stylish celebration of the greatest lady thespians of the Great White Way. Told in appropriately lyrical rhyming text, this biographical alphabet book is packed to the gills … Continue reading A is for Audra: Broadway’s Leading Ladies From A to Z (John Robert Allman)
Hello, friends! Our book today is How I Read, written by Jeff St. Germain and illustrated by Kate Papadaki, a look at all the diverse ways to enjoy books, and all the diverse readers who do. Told in first person, the narrator introduces themselves as an avid reader; they read every day, and in every … Continue reading How I Read (Jeff St. Germain)
Hello, friends! Our book today is You Are My Friend: The Story of Mister Rogers and His Neighborhood, written by Aimee Reid and illustrated by Matt Phelan, a beautiful appreciation of the one and only Fred Rogers. As a little boy, Freddie was often sick. He had to stay inside, away from the other kids, … Continue reading You Are My Friend: The Story of Mister Rogers and His Neighborhood (Aimee Reid)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Night Night, Dino-Snores, written by Nicola Edwards and illustrated by Thomas Elliot, a bedtime touch-and-feel board book for little dino lovers. Nighttime has come, and it’s time for little dinosaurs to go to sleep. Each of the nine species is introduced by name, then shown curling up, cuddling close, … Continue reading Night Night, Dino-Snores (Nicola Edwards)
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