Wolf in the Snow, by Matthew Cordell published in 2017 by Feiwel and Friends My top pick for Valentine’s Day might seem unusual at first glance, but believe me — this is a book about love! Love within a family …
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when learning and life are one lovely jumble
This is My Home, This is My School, written and illustrated by Jonathan Bean published in 2015 by Farrar Straus Giroux Okay. This is a book I’ve been waiting for. Jonathan Bean has delivered an authentic, marvelously-chaotic, loving glimpse of …
fiction favorites…Red Butterfly
Red Butterfly, by A.L. Sonnichsen, illustrated by Amy June Bates published in 2015 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Belonging. Such a yearning in the human heart — to belong someplace. To belong to someone — a family; …
love that baby…five affectionate books for big brothers and sisters
There are a lot of older-sibling stories out there riding the “babies-are-such-a-pain” train. I am sure many of them hit the sweet spot, but honestly, in our household the new babies were warmly welcomed, kissed, doted on, sung to…most of …
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kids caring about the world…a sampling of kids’ lit with a humanitarian heartbeat
How big is your world? Those of us living in the U.S., sadly, really have to work at pushing the boundaries of our world past local affairs and celebrity gossip. News headlines omit much real, often painful, news of the …
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