Holiday House | 978-0823453580 If you haven’t already read ZOONI TALES, let me introduce you to the second book, Zooni Tales: A Friend to the End, a delightful early reader graphic novel by Vikram Madan. Full of vim and vigor, Zooni is the adorable lead in this collection. In three full-length stories and two… Read more »
Neal Porter Books | 978-0823456420 This week, I’m enjoying THE TABLE by Winsome Bingham and Wiley Blevins. It’s a story of all that matters most – family and community, the people we gather together with, and the table (literal and figurative) around and upon which we create and build our lives. “Dawn sneaks through the curtains,… Read more »
Neal Porter Books | 978- 0823456666 In Belle’s class one day, the teacher announces that the kids will be drawing an owl. A round head and oval body; talon feet and a small hooked beak; folded wing and two big eyes.” Every child’s owl turns out slightly differently, but the owl that Belle draws has… Read more »
Abrams Books for Young Readers | 978-1419767210 “At Ameena’s school, it was always a play-by-herself day. It had been so ever since she arrived a few months ago. Kids had looked her up and down like she was something strange.” Feeling out of place is an experience many of us have known at one time or another…. Read more »
Hippo Park | 978-1662640049 Sometimes I read a picture book and I’m very curious to know how the author came up with the idea. Such was the case with HOW TO DRAW A HAPPY CAT. What was the inspiration behind a book about drawing when the author didn’t illustrate his words? I have no idea,… Read more »
Rocky Pond Books | 978-0593529812 A friend recently told me about a new picture book — SMALL THINGS MENDED by Casey W. Robinson and Nancy Whitesides – and because there’s something about “small things” that has always appealed to me, I knew I’d need to pick up a copy from the library. This tender book… Read more »
Schwartz & Wade | 978-0375836152 WHAT IS GIVEN FROM THE HEART by Patricia C. McKissack and April Harrison is a beautiful story about finding gratitude in very difficult circumstances and then sharing what little you have with another. Things had been tough for James Otis and his mama, but when Daddy passes, they go from bad… Read more »
