Summer Reading Day 72: Our book today was Zen Shorts by Jon J Muth, a book about a panda named Stillwater who uses the lessons of zen stories to help his young neighbor friends. If you've never read any of the Stillwater stories, it might seem like a strange concept, but these books are absolutely … Continue reading Zen Shorts (Jon J Muth)
Summer Reading Day 71: Hello! Today, we read And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano, with illustrations by Erin E. Stead. Based on the cover, one might assume that the book is about Spring, and to some extent it is, but it's actually more about growing plants. In it, a little boy plants seeds in … Continue reading And Then It’s Spring (Julie Fogliano)
Summer Reading Day 69: Our book today was Don't Lick The Dog: Making Friends With Dogs by Wendy Wahman, an adorable book about having good manners when meeting new canine friends. Told in rhyme, it goes over the etiquette of meeting new dogs: asking the owner first, where and how to pet, etc. We liked … Continue reading Don’t Lick The Dog: Making Friends With Dogs (Wendy Wahman)
Summer Reading Day 63: Today's book was Chalk by Bill Thomson, a pictures-only book about some very special sidewalk chalk. Normally I'm not a huge fan of the pictures-only books for JJ, as hearing the story seems to be one of her favorite components of storytime, we both really enjoyed this one. The story itself … Continue reading Chalk (Bill Thomson)
Summer Reading Day 57: Our book today was Froggy Learns to Swim by Jonathan London, with illustrations by Frank Remkiewicz. It's possible that you are familiar with the Froggy series, typically a tale of Froggy learning a new skill or visiting a new place (Froggy Goes to the Library, Froggy Plays Soccer, etc), and this … Continue reading Froggy Learns To Swim (Jonathan London)
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