Hello, friends! Our book today is A Stone For Sascha by Aaron Becker, a picture book that examines loss, time, permanence, and love. The wordless story opens on a young girl collecting yellow flowers. She is bringing them back to her family, where they are holding a funeral for their recently deceased dog. She lays … Continue reading A Stone For Sascha (Aaron Becker)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Life by Cynthia Rylant and Brendan Wenzel, a vivid and stunning meditation on life and what makes it so magnificent. Life begins small: a sprouting plant, a baby elephant. Everything begins as something smaller, and then? It grows. As days and nights pass, it becomes larger, and different, and … Continue reading Life (Cynthia Rylant & Brendan Wenzel)
Hello, friends! Our book today is All Around Us, written by Xelena González and illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia, a sweet tale of the nature of life and the bond between a little girl and her grandfather. Circles are all around us, a man tells his granddaughter. They exist everywhere, even in places we may … Continue reading All Around Us (Xelena González)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Choose Your Days by Paula S. Wallace, a poetic and slightly surreal look at the time we spend from our first day to our last, and what lies beyond it. The day that Corky is born, Old Bear brings her gifts: all her days, two blank lists (“Dreams” and … Continue reading Choose Your Days (Paula S. Wallace)
The Baby Bookworm 