WHAT COLOUR IS YOUR WORLD? by Bob Gill Look at the world in a new way. What colors do you see? What color is your world? What colour is your world? To a gardener, the world is shades of greens. Ask a bricklayer and he’ll say, “My world is red.” And if you asked a… Read more »
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The Promise of Adventure
THE UNWANTEDS by Lisa McMann (Aladdin, 2011) The day of the Purge has finally arrived and Alex knows he’ll have to say goodbye to his family once and for all. It’s the way things are in Quill when a child reaches the age of thirteen. Alex’s twin brother, Aaron, is one of the “Wanteds.” Bright… Read more »
Chinese New Year!
On January 23, 2012, millions of people around the globe will be celebrating the arrival of the first new moon of the year, a celebration known as Lunar New Year or more commonly, Chinese New Year. It is a time where families and friends gather to enjoy feasts and festivals with fireworks, dragons, and lanterns…. Read more »
The Other Felix by Keir Graff
Graff’s intriguing The Other Felix is a metaphorical menagerie exploring the fine line that divides the dream world and its counterpart. The story unfolds as Felix, a isolated, somewhat lonely school boy, experiences nightmares so authentic that he’s unsure where reality ends and fantasy begins. In the dream world, Felix not only encounters fearsome gnashing and snarling monsters, he also… Read more »
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
ReaderKidZ is pleased to celebrate Dr. King through several of the wonderful books that capture the boy, the man, and the pastor who inspired us to stand up and lead with words, not fists. MARTIN’S BIG WORDS: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport, illustrated by Bryan Collier (Hyperion Books for… Read more »
In a Land of Ice and Snow
ICE FALL by Matthew Kirby (Scholastic Press, 2011) Adventure comes in all shapes and sizes. For Solveig, adventure arrives unexpectedly. Accompanied by her siblings, she’s been sent by her father, the king, to a steading in the cold Nordic North. While they wait, believing that their father will defeat the enemy and call them to… Read more »
Red Sled
A little bundle of a girl in a white coat and a red hat leans a red sled against a small cabin surrounded by snow, and a glorious, heartfelt journey begins. A brown bear spots it and takes it for a ride. He’s joined by a rabbit, and a porcupine, and a moose … using… Read more »
