Hello, friends! Our book today is Our House Is On Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call To Save The Planet by Jeanette Winter, the story of the young climate change activist and how her passion and determination led a wave of student protests. Growing up in Sweden, Greta Thunberg was certainly not a household name; the young … Continue reading Our House Is On Fire: Greta Thunberg’s Call To Save The Planet (Jeanette Winter)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Along The Tapajós by Fernando Vilela, translated by Daniel Hahn, a riveting tale of riverside life in the Amazon. Cauã, our narrator, and his little sister Inaê wake in their stilt home on the Tapajós River in Brazil, one of the largest in the Amazon rainforest. They eat breakfast … Continue reading Along The Tapajós (Fernando Vilela)
Hello, friends! Our book today is The Itty-Bitty Witch, written by Trisha Speed Shaskan and illustrated by Xindi Yan, a witchy lesson in believing in oneself. Betty is thrilled to start her first day of school as a “first-grade” witch. However, she’s scarcely in the door before she’s the subject of teasing from two of … Continue reading The Itty-Bitty Witch (Trisha Speed Shaskan)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Snow White and the 77 Dwarfs, written by Davide Cali and illustrated by Raphaelle Barbanegre, a slightly strange little import that explores the plight of an overwrought caregiver. You know the old story: a beautiful young girl, a wicked witch, a poisoned apple. Fleeing into the forest, Snow White … Continue reading Snow White and the 77 Dwarfs (Davide Cali)
Hello, friends! Our book today is The Princess Knight, written by Cornelia Funke and illustrated by Kerstin Meyer, a classic tale of girl-power. When Princess Violetta’s mother dies in childbirth, her father knows no other way to raise his daughter than just the same as her three older brothers; the princess is trained to fight, … Continue reading The Princess Knight (Cornelia Funke)
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