Hello, friends! Our book today is Paper Dolls Don't Have Hearts by Shannon Woodworth, a middle-grade poem that tackles issues of self-image and body dysmorphia. Annie Jones has just started at a new (high?) school, and feels intimidated by the growing and changing of her fellow classmates. Whenever Annie compares herself to older girls, or … Continue reading Paper Dolls Don’t Have Hearts (Shannon Woodworth)
Hello, friends! Our book today is A Doll For Grandma: A Story about Alzheimer's Disease, written by Paulette Bochnig Sharkey and illustrated by Samantha Woo. For Kiera, days with Grandma are filled with fun: painting their nails, going for rides in Grandma’s convertible, dressing up, knitting, and baking cookies. But suddenly, Grandma appears to be … Continue reading A Doll For Grandma: A Story about Alzheimer’s Disease (Paulette Bochnig Sharkey)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Bubble Kisses, written by Vanessa Williams and illustrated by Tara Nicole Whitaker, a fishy fairy tale based on Williams’s song of the same name. As the story opens, we are introduced to the unnamed narrator, a cheerful, Afro-puff-sporting little girl with a seeming fascination for all things nautical, and … Continue reading Bubble Kisses (Vanessa Williams)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Do Grannies Have Green Fingers? by Fransie Frandsen, a sweet and funny import that looks at color-related idioms. First in the creator’s Alexander's Questions series, this cheerfully silly little tale follows young Alexander as he questions some of the colorful figures of speech the grownups around him employ. When … Continue reading Do Grannies Have Green Fingers? (Fransie Frandsen)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Ocean!: Waves For All, written by Stacy McAnulty and illustrated by David Litchfield, fourth in the author’s series of nature-based storybooks. Personified by a set of eyes, nose, and mouth, the open ocean cheerfully greets readers before guiding them through a casual and congenial crash course in the wonders … Continue reading Ocean!: Waves For All (Stacy McAnulty)
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