Hello, friends! Our book today is Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann, a clever yet poignant tale about fear of the unfamiliar. The crows saw him first, drifting toward the shore one moonlit night on a raft of rapidly melting ice. He took shelter in the old empty cave that the other animals steered clear of, and … Continue reading Leaf (Sandra Dieckmann)
Hello, friends! Our book today is I Walk With Vanessa: A Story About A Simple Act Of Kindness by Kerascoët, a story of the power of empathy and compassion. Using only pictures, we meet Vanessa, a new girl at school. She is shy, reserved and hesitant around her more boisterous and familiar classmates. When school … Continue reading I Walk With Vanessa: A Story About A Simple Act Of Kindness (Kerascoët)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Shelter by Céline Claire and Qin Leng, a lovely fable about kindness, generosity, and helping those in need. A storm is coming, and all the animals of the forest are rushing to prepare. They fill their food stores, gather fuel for their fires, and secure themselves against the harsh … Continue reading Shelter (Céline Claire & Qin Leng)
Hello, friends! Our book today is the winner of the 2018 Caldecott Medal, Wolf In The Snow by Matthew Cordell, a story in pictures about courage and a kindness repaid. Told almost entirely without text, the story begins with a little girl in a bright red coat setting off to school one day, just as … Continue reading Wolf In The Snow (Matthew Cordell)
Hello, friends! In honor of the second night of Hanukkah, our book today is Oskar And The Eight Blessings, written by Richard Simon and Tanya Simon, and illustrated by Mark Siegel. Oskar’s mother and father believe in blessings, and so does Oskar. But in the aftermath of Kristallnacht, Oskar finds himself a refugee, separated from … Continue reading Oskar And The Eight Blessings (Richard Simon & Tanya Simon)
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