Hello, friends! Our book today is Love, written by Stacy McAnulty and illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff, an ode to ways of feeling and expressing love. What is love? What does it look like? Like a fancy meal or a designer card? Is it expensive gifts or fancy dinners? What do we mean when we say … Continue reading Love (Stacy McAnulty)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Hibernate With Me, written by Benjamin Scheuer and illustrated by Jemima Williams, a sweet look at that special person who makes us feel safe and loved. Following the lyrics of Scheuer’s song of the same name, two bears (neither their genders nor specific familial relationship is defined) spend their … Continue reading Hibernate With Me (Benjamin Scheuer & Jemima Williams)
Hello, friends! Our book today is I Always Will by Michael C. Kelly, a heartfelt ode from a parent to their little one. From their first breath onward, each child has many memorable milestones. And while they may not remember them all themselves, their parents do: the first hug, first kiss, first night home. Each … Continue reading I Always Will (Michael C. Kelly)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Waiting For Pumpsie, written by Barry Wittenstein and illustrated by London Ladd, an uplifting story about the integration of the Boston Red Sox. In 1959, the Red Sox are the only Major League Baseball team not to have integrated, twelve years after Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Dodgers. To … Continue reading Waiting For Pumpsie (Barry Wittenstein)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Loved To Bits by Teresa Heapy and Katie Cleminson, a precious tale of the life of a beloved stuffed animal. In pleasantly-flowing rhyme, the young narrator introduces his stuffed bear, Stripy Ted. Stripy Ted doesn’t leave the boy’s bed anymore; you see, once upon a time he was a … Continue reading Loved To Bits (Teresa Heapy & Katie Cleminson)
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