Hello, friends! Our book today is A Song For Gwendolyn Brooks, written by Alice Faye Duncan and illustrated by Xia Gordon, an appropriately poetic look at the life and work of the famed Pulitzer Prize winner. Gwendolyn is a shy young girl, growing up in Chicago in the 1920’s. Other children her age play and … Continue reading A Song For Gwendolyn Brooks (Alice Faye Duncan)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Sophie And Little Star, written by Amber Hendricks and illustrated by Raissa Figueroa, a gorgeous fairy tale of friendship. Little Star lives up in the clouds, anxious for the day she will find her shine and be able to bring her own light to the sky. Once night, she … Continue reading Sophie And Little Star (Amber Hendricks)
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 Don't Touch My Hair! by Sharee Miller, a fantastic lesson in consent and body autonomy. Aria has a full head of dark, soft, beautiful curls, and she loves them! Others love them too; the problem is, they love them so much that they always want to touch her hair, … Continue reading Don’t Touch My Hair! (Sharee Miller)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Niblet & Ralph by Zachariah OHora, a hilarious tale of mistaken identity. Two nearly-identical cats, Ralph (with his humans, Gemma and her dad) and Niblet (with his humans, Dilla and his mom), live in the same apartment complex in the city, but only the two of them know it. … Continue reading Niblet & Ralph (Zachariah OHora)
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