How is your cozy reading season going? Ours is fantastic, thanks to this week’s book birthdays! From empowering deep dives on the history of Black hair culture, twisty fantasies into Wonderland, comforting lessons on how to remain chill, and much more, this week’s new releases have been making the days before school returns a great … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday: Cozy Reading Edition!
Tag: picture books
Book Mail: LOVE LIKE RIVER AND SKY (Julie Kim)
We came home from our Christmas trip to a whole stack of awesome books that we can’t wait to share with you, but I had to give a special shoutout to this gorgeous bit of book mail from Sasquatch Books and Little Bigfoot! Lover Like River and Sky by Julie Kim is a warm and … Continue reading Book Mail: LOVE LIKE RIVER AND SKY (Julie Kim)
New Year, New Reads: 20 Fantastic Children’s Books Releasing in January
New year, new books on the shelf! As we welcome a new month and year in a few days, it's the perfect time for readers to refresh their TBRs with some of the most anticipated titles releasing in January—and obviously, that includes little bookworms as well! From cozy family stories to empowering adventures, from grounded … Continue reading New Year, New Reads: 20 Fantastic Children’s Books Releasing in January
Holiday Book Countdown, Day 24: DASHER AND THE POLAR BEAR (Matt Tavares)
Happy Christmas Eve! We’re celebrating with one of our favorite new holiday books of the season, the third in Tavares’s lovely Dasher series. Fans of the courageous and kindhearted young reindeer will adore her newest tale of friendship, in which she meets a loveably sweet polar bear named George, who only has one dream: to … Continue reading Holiday Book Countdown, Day 24: DASHER AND THE POLAR BEAR (Matt Tavares)
Holiday Book Countdown, Day 23: CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES (John McCutcheon, illus. by Henri Sørenson)
Adapted from McCutcheon’s folk song of the same name, this nearly two-decade-old book about the Christmas Truce of WWI is still as affecting and inspiring as it was when it was first published. Depicting the incredible real-life event that saw a small number of German and British troops calling a temporary ceasefire to celebrate a … Continue reading Holiday Book Countdown, Day 23: CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES (John McCutcheon, illus. by Henri Sørenson)
