Hello, friends! Our book today is Acorn Was a Little Wild, written by Jen Arena and illustrated by Jessica Gibson, a playful tale of one very adventurous young seed. Acorn was the first of his generation to take a flying leap from the tree. The great oak warned him not to, that squirrels would get … Continue reading Acorn Was a Little Wild (Jen Arena)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Some Questions About Trees by Toni Yuly, a sweet and simple book about the mysteries of trees. A child in a green dress peers out a window, wondering where trees live: on the earth where their roots connect, or in the sky, where their branches stretch? Each following question … Continue reading Some Questions About Trees (Toni Yuly)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Wildfire! by Ashley Wolff, a fascinating look at two sides of a forest fire - the animals escaping it and the humans working to contain it. A lightning storm strikes in the early morning hours of a dense mountain forest, leaving a spark that causes Jay to chirp out … Continue reading Wildfire! (Ashley Wolff)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Dear Little One by Nina Laden and Melissa Castrillon, a gorgeous ode to the beauty of the natural world. Taking the form of a letter, the narration opens with the titular salutation, greeting both the reader and the unnamed child protagonist, who is poking a finger into a rippling … Continue reading Dear Little One (Nina Laden & Melissa Castrillon)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Is Was by Deborah Freedman, a gorgeous meditation on impermanence and the quiet, overwhelming beauty of nature. The sky that was blue and the sky that now falls with rain are one and the same. Just as that rain created puddles for little animals to sip; just as the … Continue reading Is Was (Deborah Freedman)
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