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)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Bob Ross: My First Book of Colors, written by Robb Pearlman and illustrated by Bob Ross, a look at the thirteen signature paint colors of the beloved artist. “This is your world,” the text begins over a lakeside mountain vista, immediately capturing the soothing timbre and tone of iconic … Continue reading Bob Ross: My First Book of Colors (Robb Pearlman)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Little Tigers by Jo Weaver, third in her touching series about mothers and their little ones. One night, Mother Tiger hears the sounds of men and dogs near their den, and decides that it’s time to move further into the jungle. The next morning, she and her two cubs, … Continue reading Little Tigers (Jo Weaver)
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