Hello, friends! Our book today is What's All The Commotion?: A Book About Social Distancing, written by Jessie Glenn and illustrated by Kevin King. We all know a few of the basics: we should wash our hands often, cover our mouths when we cough or sneeze, and stay home when we’re sick. But why is … Continue reading What’s All The Commotion?: A Book About Social Distancing (Jessie Glenn)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Peep! by Kevin Luthardt, a sweet board book about friendship and growing up. As a little boy wanders through a park, he happens upon a hatching egg (“CRAAAACK!”), out of which emerges a tiny yellow duckling, who immediately lets loose an eager, “Peep!”. Though the boy commands the newborn … Continue reading Peep! (Kevin Luthardt)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Lift As You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker, written by Patricia Hruby Powell and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, a powerful biography of the passionate civil rights icon. Growing up in segregation-era North Carolina, Ella Josephine Baker was raised by the words and stories of her grandparents. Her … Continue reading Lift As You Climb: The Story of Ella Baker (Patricia Hruby Powell)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Busy Bots by Priddy Books, a sweet seek-and-find board book for young engineers. Meet the Busy Bots! These eighteen animal-inspired creatures - with names like Dogbot, Octobot, Spiderbot, etc. - are ingeniously constructed of (photographs of) household supplies, and are introduced in turn to the reader with simple yet … Continue reading Busy Bots (Priddy Books)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Duck & Penguin Do Not Like Sleepovers by Julia Woolf, the return to the reluctant playmates from Duck & Penguin Are Not Friends. Bestest pals Betty and Maud are back... along with their beleaguered stuffies (Duck and Penguin, respectively). While Betty and Maud adore each other’s company, Duck and … Continue reading Duck & Penguin Do Not Like Sleepovers (Julia Woolf)
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