Catch a snowflake – on the flat of your hand, or maybe on the tip of your tongue. Remember what it is like to stand on the edge of the woods on a snowy evening and feel the chill, sense the hush. Robert Frost’s STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING is a beautiful book… Read more »
Beyond Boundaries
Monsieur Marceau by Leda Schubert
MONSIEUR MARCEAU by Leda Schubert and illustrated by Gérard DuBois At night on stage in Paris, Marcel Marceau, the greatest mime of all time, delighted crowds with his silent drama. But before he created silent magic on stage, Marcel used a different and dangerous type of silence to save many lives. During World War II… Read more »
EDDIE’S WAR by Carol Saller and PLAYING WAR by Kathy Beckwith
Families in Transition Perhaps nothing disrupts families more deeply than war. Young people go off leaving siblings and sweethearts behind. Parents return from war, changed. When a soldier is deployed, his entire family is affected. Our country has been in military conflict for over ten years. As children experience the many transitions that are part… Read more »
HOPE AND TEARS, ELLIS ISLAND VOICES
Ellis Island’s very first “processed” immigrant was fifteen-year-old Annie Moore from Ireland. She arrived on January 1, 1892 after two years of separation from her parents as they worked to save enough money to pay for her passage. Her story is one of many told with narrative, verse and photographs in this remarkable book, HOPE… Read more »
MOOSHKA, A QUILT STORY
MOOSHKA, A QUILT STORY written and illustrated by Julie Paschkis, Peachtree Publishers, 2012, ages 4 – 8. A quilt can be many things besides a cozy coverlet. In this picture book, MOOSHKA, A QUILT STORY, for Karla, her very special quilt that was sewn by her grandmother, is a friend, a companion and a story-teller. … Read more »
Glamorous Glasses and a Silent Star
Summer ending and school starting means new crayons, new books, and oh-oh, sometimes, new glasses. That’s what Bobbie wants most – glamorous glasses like her cousin, Joanie, gets to wear, “has to wear.” But Bobbie doesn’t need glasses. How is she going to look as glamorous as her cousin if she doesn’t have glasses? GLAMOROUS… Read more »
Ostrich and Lark by Marilyn Nelson
Some books are extraordinary, even haunting. OSTRICH AND LARK is one of these books. This picture book by Marilyn Nelson with illustrations by the San artists of Botswana is unforgettable. The story of Ostrich and Lark is a variation of the universal story of finding one’s own voice regardless of the physical limitations and physical… Read more »
