Hello, everyone! Today's book is Nightlights by Lorena Alvarez, an exciting, scary, yet very empowering tale of creativity and self-confidence. Sandy is a little girl who loves to draw. For her, drawing is like watching the air fill with the spark of her ideas and dreams (she calls them "nightlights"), then putting pen to paper … Continue reading Nightlights (Lorena Alvarez)
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Beautiful (Stacy McAnulty)
(Note: A copy of this book was provided to The Baby Bookworm by the author in exchange for an honest review.) Hello, friends! Our book today is Beautiful, written by Stacy McAnulty and illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff, a fabulous celebration of everything, inside and out, that makes girls beautiful. What makes a girl beautiful? Is … Continue reading Beautiful (Stacy McAnulty)
Spoon (Amy Krouse Rosenthal)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Spoon, written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Scott Magoon, a story about not letting greener pastures distract from one's blessings. Spoon is your average, everyday utensil. He lives in the cutlery drawer with his mom and dad, visits his Aunt Silver for dinner on Sundays, and has … Continue reading Spoon (Amy Krouse Rosenthal)
The Bee Who Sneezed (Stephen Evans)
Hello, friends! Today, we read The Bee Who Sneezed, written by Stephen Evans and illustrated by Mic Ru, the story of a bee who finds a new talent in an unexpected way. A bee is flying one day when he suddenly sneezes, and goes in the opposite direction he intends to. Suddenly, he is falling: … Continue reading The Bee Who Sneezed (Stephen Evans)
Freckleface Strawberry (Julianne Moore)
Hello everyone! Our book today is Freckleface Strawberry, written by Julianne Moore and illustrated by LeUyen Pham, the story of a little girl learning to love her freckles. Freckleface Strawberry is a girl who is just like everyone else, except for her red hair and freckles, the latter of which she is rather self-conscious, as … Continue reading Freckleface Strawberry (Julianne Moore)
