Hello, friends! Our book today is Wee Beasties: Touchy The Octopus Touches Everything, written by Ame Dyckman and illustrated by Alex G. Griffiths, third in one of our favorite series. Much like his predecessors, Roary the lion and Huggy the python, Touchy the octopus has a quirky bad habit. Specifically, Touchy likes to use all … Continue reading Wee Beasties: Touchy The Octopus Touches Everything (Ame Dyckman)
Hello, friends! Our book today is I’m Worried, written by Michael Ian Black and illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi, third in the pair’s series on dealing with complicated emotions. Potato (yes, that is a sentient potato on the front cover) is worried. About everything, really; anything and everything could go wrong at any moment, and … Continue reading I’m Worried (Michael Ian Black)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Shawn Loves Sharks, written by Curtis Manley and illustrated by Tracy Subisak, the tale of a young shark enthusiast learning the importance of friendship. Shawn loves sharks - not just likes them, LOVES them. He has a shark costume, shark documentaries, and 127 books about sharks. He loves their … Continue reading Shawn Loves Sharks (Curtis Manley)
Hello, friends! To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, our book today is Go For The Moon: A Rocket, A Boy, and the First Moon Landing by Chris Gall. Based on the author’s childhood memories, our story begins with a young bespectacled boy preparing for the event of the century: the … Continue reading Go For The Moon: A Rocket, A Boy, and the First Moon Landing (Chris Gall)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Let The Children March, written by Monica Clark-Robinson and illustrated by Frank Morrison, a powerful account of the Birmingham Children’s Crusade. In Jim Crow Alabama, a little girl’s family attends church to hear the words of Dr. Martin Luther King. He is trying to raise a peaceful army to … Continue reading Let The Children March (Monica Clark-Robinson)
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