Hello, friends! Our book today is The Caiman, written by María Eugenia Manrique, illustrated by Ramón París and translated by Amy Brill, a touching true story of a unique friendship. Next to the town of San Fernando de Apure, there winds a wide river, filled with alligators and the men who hunt them for their … Continue reading The Caiman (María Eugenia Manrique)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Alphaprints: Puppy Love by Priddy Books, the latest addition to the series of simple, colorful board books. In keeping with the theme of the popular series, five animal families - their heads made of a textured fingerprint pattern and their bodies a cute mix of photos and shapes - … Continue reading Alphaprints: Puppy Love (Priddy Books)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Remarkables, written by Lisa Mantchev and illustrated by David Litchfield, a magical tale of the families we make. Going for a dive in the sea, a child happens upon a mermaid. The two become fast friends, sharing laughs and stories, and the mermaid shows the child the underwater kingdom … Continue reading Remarkables (Lisa Mantchev)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Aalfred And Aalbert by Morag Hood, a charming love story. Aalfred and Aalbert are aardvarks, their burrows dug mere feet from each other. Yet despite this, the two have never met; Aalfred is nocturnal and Aalbert only comes out in the day. Not realizing the other’s proximity, the two … Continue reading Aalfred And Aalbert (Morag Hood)
Hello, friends! Our book today is If I Was The Sunshine by Julie Fogliano and Loren Long, a uniquely beautiful meditation on how love connects us. “If I was the sunshine, and you were the day / I’d call you hello, and you’d call me to stay”, begins the beguiling rhyming text, the first of … Continue reading If I Was The Sunshine (Julie Fogliano & Loren Long)
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