Summer Reading Day 90: WE'VE DONE IT! Ninety books for 90 days of summer! Hooray! To wrap up our summer of reading, we picked Are We There Yet? by Dan Santat to read today. As a young boy rides in the backseat of his parents' car to his grandmother's house, he begins to get bored. … Continue reading Are We There Yet? (Dan Santat)
Summer Reading Day 89: Happy Friday, everyone! Our book today was Sparky! by Jenny Offill and Chris Appelhans, a book about a little girl and her pet sloth. A little girl asks her mother for a pet, and the mother agrees, as long as the girl can find a pet who doesn't need to be … Continue reading Sparky! (Jenny Offill & Chris Appelhans)
Summer Reading Day 88: Hello, everyone! Today, we read The White Cat And The Monk, written by Jo Ellen Bogart and illustrated by Sydney Smith. This lovely book is a retelling of a 9th century Irish poem called "Pangur Bán," and tells the story of a monk contemplating his simple life with his cat, Pangur. … Continue reading The White Cat And The Monk (Jo Ellen Bogart)
Summer Reading Day 87: Hello friends! Ms. J was having a bit of a rough day with teething, so a funny girl-power story was just the ticket, and we were not disappointed with The Princess And The Pony by Kate Beaton! Princess Pinecone wants nothing more for her birthday than a mighty steed so she … Continue reading The Princess And The Pony (Kate Beaton)
Summer Reading Day 86: Hello everyone! Today we read The Boy Who Grew Flowers, written by Jen Wojtowicz and illustrated by Steve Adams! This is a sweet love story about being different, finding that special person who is different like you, and being strange and unique together. Rink is a little boy who comes from … Continue reading The Boy Who Grew Flowers (Jen Wojtowicz)
