Hello, friends! Our book today is Una Huna?: Ukpik Learns to Sew, written by Susan Aglukark and illustrated by Amiel Sandland and Rebecca Brook, a thoughtful story of cultural tradition and patience. Ukpik is delighted when her father and brother return from their hunting trip with reindeer skins; her mother, whom she calls Anaana, has … Continue reading Una Huna?: Ukpik Learns to Sew (Susan Aglukark)
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How to Eat a Book (Mrs. & Mr. MacLeod)
Hello, friends! Our book today is the delightfully bizarre How to Eat a Book by Mrs. & Mr. MacLeod, an extremely satisfying tale of books and reading. One day, Sheila and her twin cousins, Gerald and Geraldine, find themselves consumed by literature - literally. Sitting down to “eat” their books, the books eat them instead, … Continue reading How to Eat a Book (Mrs. & Mr. MacLeod)
A Bear Far From Home (Susan Fletcher)
Hello, friends! Our book today is A Bear Far From Home, written by Susan Fletcher and illustrated by Rebecca Green, a deeply contemplative and moving tale based on a true story. Once upon a time, many hundreds of years ago, a polar bear was born in the arctic snow. She likely did the things that … Continue reading A Bear Far From Home (Susan Fletcher)
I Cannot Draw a Horse (Charise Mericle Harper)
Hello, friends! Our book today is I Cannot Draw a Horse by Charise Mericle Harper, a delightful fourth wall-breaking adventure about creativity and confidence. Our story begins with a shape, a “nothing” shape to be precise. The shape wonders what it will be, and the unseen narrator crafts it into a cat. Excited by this … Continue reading I Cannot Draw a Horse (Charise Mericle Harper)
When You Take a Step (Bethanie Deeney Murguia)
Hello, friends! Our book today is When You Take a Step by Bethanie Deeney Murguia, a thoughtful title on the incredible worlds we can discover by way of our very own feet. When you take a step, you take control of your destiny. You can discover new worlds of knowledge, of friendship, of nature and … Continue reading When You Take a Step (Bethanie Deeney Murguia)
