¡Hola amigos, y feliz cinco de Mayo! To celebrate, we wanted to read a book that recognizes a group of brave Latin-Americans, as well as their language, with the wonderful ¡Sí, Se Puede!/Yes We Can!: Janitor Strike In L.A., written by Diana Cohn and illustrated by Francisco Delgado, the story of the 2000 L.A. janitor's … Continue reading ¡Sí, Se Puede!/Yes We Can!: Janitor Strike In L.A. (Diana Cohn)
Hello friends, and May the Fourth be with you! The Baby Bookworm family are HUGE Star Wars fans (if you couldn't tell from JJ's custom, handmade Millennium Falcon dress), so we definitely wanted to celebrate today with a Star Wars book. We chose Star Wars Epic Yarns: A New Hope by Jack and Holman Wang, … Continue reading Star Wars Epic Yarns: A New Hope (Jack & Holman Wang)
Hello, everyone! Today's book is Swimming With Sharks: The Daring Discoveries Of Eugenie Clark, written by Heather Lang and illustrated by Jordi Solano, a beautiful and inspiring illustrated biography of pioneer ichthyologist and marine biologist Eugenie Clark. Young Genie had no greater fascination than sharks. As a child in the 1920's and 30's, she spent … Continue reading Swimming With Sharks: The Daring Discoveries Of Eugenie Clark (Heather Lang)
Hello, friends! Our book today is I Am Yoga, written by Susan Verde and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds, a children's introductory guide to yoga poses and a story about the benefits of calm mindfulness in one. A little girl confesses that sometimes, the world seems too big. Sometimes, it's hard to know where she … Continue reading I Am Yoga (Susan Verde)
Hello, friends! Today's book is Life On Mars by Jon Agee, a charmingly funny story about a lonely astronaut searching for life on a distant planet. An astronaut arrives in a spaceship with a box of cupcakes and a dream: to find life on Mars. He searches the barren planet for any sign of habitation, … Continue reading Life On Mars (Jon Agee)
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