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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Monster Trouble! (Lane Fredrickson)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Monster Trouble!, written by Lane Fredrickson and illustrated by Michael Robertson, a funny story about a fearless little girl with an unexpected pest problem. Winifred Schnitzel is no shrinking flower: she's a brave little girl who loves spooky stories, high adventure, even scary movies! Unfortunately, this is a great … Continue reading Monster Trouble! (Lane Fredrickson)
Thunder Rose (Jerdine Nolen)
Hello, friends! Today's book is Thunder Rose, written by Jerdine Nolen and illustrated by Kadir Nelson, a phenomenal folktale about a little girl with the power of thunder and lightning. Thunder Rose was born on a night so stormy that the thunder and lightning invited themselves in to witness the birth. Summoning the power of … Continue reading Thunder Rose (Jerdine Nolen)
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)
