Hello friends, and Happy Earth Day! To help celebrate our lovely blue planet, we’re reading Earth!: My First 4.54 Billion Years, written by Stacy McAnulty and illustrated by David Litchfield, a unique narrative of Earth’s natural history as told by the planet itself. “Hi, I’m Earth!” begins our narrator, who most will immediately recognize as … Continue reading Earth!: My First 4.54 Billion Years (Stacy McAnulty)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Here We Are: Notes For Living On Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers, a charmingly sweet welcome guide to our planet for the newest arrivals. Welcome, new person! Here we are; this is Earth, a big globe spinning in a massively bigger universe, and carrying all of human and plant … Continue reading Here We Are: Notes For Living On Planet Earth (Oliver Jeffers)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Jameon’s Closet by Shauna Havlina and Leanne Richter, an allegorical story to help children understand the purpose and practice of counseling and therapy. Jameon has a problem: his Grandma wants him to clean out his closet today. See, Jameon has been hiding the things he hasn’t wanted to deal … Continue reading Jameon’s Closet (Shauna Havlina & Leanne Richter)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Smoot: A Rebellious Shadow, written by Michelle Cuevas and illustrated by Sydney Smith, a fantastic fairy tale about having the courage to explore the world outside one’s comfort zone. Smoot is a precocious little shadow with a curious nature and a yearning to be free. The boy he is … Continue reading Smoot: A Rebellious Shadow (Michelle Cuevas)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Now by Antoinette Portis, a lovely meditation on the simple pleasures of living in the moment. An exhilarating breeze blows through a little girl’s hair; this is her favorite breeze. She holds a crimson autumn leaf the same span as her face; this is her favorite leaf. With each … Continue reading Now (Antoinette Portis)
The Baby Bookworm 