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 …
Tag: fishing
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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fishing in Jamaica
Gone to Drift, by Diana McCaulay first published in the UK in 2016; first US edition 2018 by HarperCollins Lloyd is a young boy living in Kingston, Jamaica, where fishing has been the lifeline for generations of men in his …
ten to read on a summer’s eve
what?! it’s a Dylan and Arnosky collaboration Man Gave Names to All the Animals, lyrics by Bob Dylan, illustrations by Jim Arnosky published in 2015 by Sterling Children’s Books Bob Dylan’s 70’s folk song about the naming of the animals “in …
orange marmalade 