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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 12/31/18
Last Week I didn’t get a lot of reading between Christmas and New Year’s between celebrating the holiday, my birthday, working, and catching up on sleep. I finally read Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan and although I really enjoyed the movie, the book was much more difficult to get through. Between…
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#blogbookaday: Up the Mountain Path
Summary: “Mrs. Badger, an avid collector and naturalist, takes a weekly journey up to Sugarloaf Peak, greeting her friends on the way and sharing her discoveries with them. One day she meets Lulu, a very small cat, who wants to go with her to the top of the mountain. On…
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#blogbookaday: Door
Summary: “What’s on the other side of the door? There’s only one way to find out: You’ll have to go through it. JiHyeon Lee’s debut book, Pool, was lauded as a wordless masterpiece. Here she takes readers on another journey into an unexpected world. Delicate drawings transform from grays to vivid…
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#blogbookaday: The Crocodile and the Dentist
Summary: “Oh, it’s time to go to the dentist! Crocodile has a toothache, but he’s afraid of the dentist. The dentist wants to help, but he’s afraid of Crocodile. Never fear! Bestselling author-illustrator Taro Gomi cleverly and humorously presents both sides of the story, as the crocodile and the dentist…
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Polar Bear Island
Summary: “When Kirby, a fun-loving penguin, arrives on Polar Bear Island, she shakes things up—much to the dismay of Parker, the mayor. Will Parker learn to see how great it is to make new friends? Or will he chase Kirby away . . . forever? ‘Welcome to Polar Bear Island.…
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#blogbookaday: Stumpkin
Summary: “From the critically acclaimed author and illustrator of A Hungry Lion comes a unique Halloween story about a stemless pumpkin who dreams of becoming a jack-o-lantern. Stumpkin is the most handsome pumpkin on the block. He’s as orange as a traffic cone! Twice as round as a basketball! He has no…
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My Bed Is an Air Balloon
Summary: “When night falls my bed is an air balloon.I sail through the slipsiverse, close by the moon.I float above treetops where fluttertufts are sleepingAnd flowering hills where the whifflepigs go creeping;Ponds strung with starlight that glitter like glass,A floog with her velvet nose bent to the grass. Such treasures I…
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#blogbookaday: Kitten and the Night Watchman
Summary: “The night watchman hugs his wife and kids and drives to work. All night he is alone. Every hour he makes his rounds. Meeeoooow. When he is joined by a stray kitten, the night suddenly seems different. Has the kitten found a new home? Kitten and the Night Watchman is inspired by…
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#blogbookaday: Thank You, Omu!
Summary: “Everyone in the neighborhood dreams of a taste of Omu’s delicious stew! One by one, they follow their noses toward the scrumptious scent. And one by one, Omu offers a portion of her meal. Soon the pot is empty. Has she been so generous that she has nothing left…
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#blogbookaday: The Dreamer
Summary: “Once, there was a pig who admired birds. But he could never join them. Or could he? Thus begins the journey of a pig with big dreams, and the perseverance to make them come true. He develops flight plans, builds experimental contraptions, and has far-flung adventures, but at the…
