May is the month set apart to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage and today I’ve got some superb titles to help you do just that. I’ve also got a first wash of summer-y stories as the temps …
Category: graphic novels
a fresh and lovely Springtime jumble of great reads
Today’s collection of books is a-bloom with freshness and wonder, the melody of nature, the beauty of words and cultures, with some lighthearted fiction tucked in for good measure. Here in Minnesota we’ve had a slow, chilly spring. I’m celebrating …
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a winter’s tale…frosty favorites for all ages
Welcome to January, a month of fresh starts, frosty weather, and candlelight. Especially this year, it’s a great month to hunker down and protect others by staying cozy at home. To that end, I’ve got a blizzard of books set …
curl up with a good read!…fiction for all ages
It’s time for some transportive, stay-at-home reading!! Little by little my librarians are valiantly making their way through the process of prepping and distributing the tremendous backlog of 2020 titles that made their debut in the middle of a global …
fiction faves…a variety pack
It’s time for another posting of fiction I’ve enjoyed recently. As I mentioned on Monday, today’s mix contains a mix of vintage and contemporary. There’s some fantasy, a bit of humor, and one graphic novel. Hope you find something grand! …
a jumble of fiction favorites
Today’s fiction list jumps all over the place: fantasy, sci fi, historical, contemporary and multicultural titles; graphic novels, imported novels, books in translation. Reading a variety of genres is refreshing and full of surprises. Some books usher me into the …
popping with pictures!… graphic-novel style books for beginning readers
Easy-to-read kids’ books have changed enormously over the years. It makes me so happy to see the range of styles and genres available now to new readers. One of the exciting recent additions is graphic-novel style books — books employing …
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Bonhoeffer: a striking graphic portrayal
The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hitler, written and illustrated by John Hendrix published in 2018 by Amulet Books 167 pages + back matter I’ve read several biographies of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor whose faith-shaped …
a batch of slim novels for young readers
Awhile back I compiled a giant list of short novels — under 100 pages — to suit a variety of readers. You can find that here. I’ve also compiled a list of all the early chapter book titles I’ve reviewed …
pint sized Poirots
Today I’ve got two delightful mysteries for the youngest of sleuths. The first one took me quite by surprise! I picked it up from my hold shelf at the library and the size and heft of it tricked me into …
orange marmalade 