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Play With Stickers & Learn Cool Facts with Sticky Facts (What Will You Find?)
If you’re looking for something really interactive and interesting to give to your favorite 6-10 year old, look no further that Workman Publishing’s new series – Sticky Facts: What Will You Find? With three titles already available and more on the way, these are great nonfiction titles that really get kids…
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#blogbookaday: This House, Once
Summary: “Deborah Freedman’s masterful new picture book is at once an introduction to the pieces of a house, a cozy story to share and explore, and a dreamy meditation on the magic of our homes and our world. Before there was this house, there were stones, and mud, and a colossal…
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Why Matt de la Peña Writes for Children
Why We Shouldn’t Shield Children From Darkness written by Newbery Award-Winning author Matt de la Peña was published on Time’s website just a few days ago, but what an impact it has made. I myself have read over it a handful of times and each time I do, I marvel…
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#blogbookaday: The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors
Summary: “You’ve played the game. Now read the legend of how it all began . . . Long ago, in an ancient and distant realm called the Kingdom of Backyard, there lived a warrior named ROCK. Meanwhile in the Empire of Mom’s Home Office, a second great warrior sought the glory…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books We Meant To Read In 2017 But Didn’t Get To
The Unicorn Quest by Kamillo Benko Princess Cora and the Crocodile by Laura Amy Schlitz The Glass Town Game by Catherynne M. Valente Zinnia and the Bees by Danielle Davis The Ethan I Was Before by Ali Standish A Rambler Steals Home by Carter Higgins Kharma Khullar’s Mustache by Kristi…
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#blogbookaday: Come With Me
Summary: “When the news reports are flooded with tales of hatred and fear, a girl asks her papa what she can do to make the world a better place. “Come with me,” he says. Hand-in-hand, they walk to the subway, tipping their hats to those they meet. The next day, the…
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It's Monday! What Are You Reading? 1/8/18
This week I read through a couple of titles (still have a bunch on my desk though!) as it’s been below freezing for days on end and that’s not much else to do but snuggle up and read! I read: Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova Brave by Svetlana Chmakova Restart by Gordon…
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#blogbookaday: Not Quite Narwhal
Summary: “In the tradition of Uni the Unicorn and Gaston, this heartwarming and adorable debut picture book tells the story of a young unicorn who was born under the sea to a family of narwhals. Growing up in the ocean, Kelp has always assumed that he was a narwhal like the rest of his…
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#blogbookaday: Wolf In the Snow
Summary: A girl is lost in a snowstorm. A wolf cub is lost, too. How will they find their way home? Paintings rich with feeling tell this satisfying story of friendship and trust. Here is a book set on a wintry night that will spark imaginations and warm hearts, from Matthew…
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#blogbookaday: The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!
Summary: “La Paz is a happy, but noisy village. A little peace and quiet would make it just right. So the villagers elect the bossy Don Pepe as their mayor. Before long, singing of any kind is outlawed. Even the teakettle is afraid to whistle! But there is one noisy rooster…
