Summer Reading Day 78: Happy Monday, everyone! Today, JJ and I are reviewing There Is A Tribe Of Kids by Lane Smith, a gorgeous book that explores collective terms. For instance, while you may be familiar with herd of horses or a pack of dogs, did you know that a group of gorillas is called … Continue reading There Is A Tribe Of Kids (Lane Smith)
Summer Reading Day 77: Hey everyone! Today we read Stellaluna by Janell Cannon, the story of a little fruit bat who gets separated from her mother and is raised by birds. She does her best to pretend to be like the birds, even though she feels different. One day, she is discovered by the other … Continue reading Stellaluna (Janell Cannon)
Summer Reading Day 73: Today we read How To Draw A Dragon by Douglas Florian, a fun book that acts as a tongue-in-cheek instructional manual on, well, how to draw a dragon. Told in rhyme, it gives aspiring dragon-portraiture artists tips on how to get their dragon drawings just right, first by finding a dragon … Continue reading How To Draw A Dragon (Douglas Florian)
Summer Reading Day 70: Hey everyone! We had a special guest-reviewer today, JJ's best buddy Betty, and together we read Day Dreamers: A Journey of Imagination by Emily Winfield Martin. This gorgeous book is about daydreams, and the beautiful and often fantastic creatures we create within them. We are big fans of Martin's book Dream … Continue reading Day Dreamers: A Journey of Imagination (Emily Winfield Martin)
Summer Reading Day 68: Our book today was the adorable Hugs From Pearl by Paul Schmid. In it, Pearl is a little porcupine who just loves to give hugs, and while her friends love her hugs, neither they nor Pearl can deny that they can be a little ouchey. So Pearl sets out to find … Continue reading Hugs From Pearl (Paul Schmid)
