Today I’ve got some choices that are just right for sturdy, young listeners. Most can also be handed to young, capable readers. Vintage and new, books in translation, all brimming with peppy adventures. Pleasant Fieldmouse, written by Jan Wahl, illustrated …
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a flurry of books to curl up with in December
Today I’ve got one last whack of any time, any day books for 2019. If your time and reading stacks are overfull now, be sure to check out these gems after the holidays. Saturday, written and illustrated by Oge Mora …
snow had fallen, snow on snow
We’ve had a good start to winter here in Minnesota with a snowy Thanksgiving and blizzards of snow up on the glorious North Shore. It’s high time to get the hot chocolate steaming and snuggle up with stories celebrating this …
a dozen treats for October
I’ve got scads of delicious stories to dish out to you just now, rising in stacks on my family room floor, so I’m going to tempt you with a dozen at one go and try to keep my comments brief. …
awesome August options
August is a transitional month for many of you. Still full on summer, yet school routines hover just around the corner. The titles I’ve chosen for this month’s batch of books range the spectrum: some rejoicing in make-believe and fresh …
a second batch of fantasy!
Earlier this year I decided to devote some time to reading a bit more fantasy, looking for gems to recommend. In January, I posted one batch of titles which you can find here. Over the past months I’ve tackled quite a …
things spring brings
It is a little ironic that I’m writing this post on an April day buffeted by a winter storm here in Minneapolis! The view outside my window is decidedly wintery today! But that’s the thing about spring. It’s a season …
just imagine!
Today’s five books are an exuberant celebration of imagination! Check out these fizzing titles! Imagine! a wordless book by Raúl Colón published in 2018, a Paula Wiseman Book, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers With his drop-dead gorgeous illustrations, …
a jumble of jolliness
Today we’re leaning into silliness and razzle-dazzle, rambunctiousness and wagging tails, books that’ll spread a ray of sunshine in your little reading circle! Our Car, written J.M. Brum, illustrated by Jan Bajtlik published in 2018, a Neal Porter Book, Roaring …
a sad farewell to one of children’s literature’s greats
Yesterday the news arrived that one of the geniuses of children’s literature, John Burningham, has died. When I heard, I was brokenhearted, for he has gifted us with so many treasured stories and all the fond memories of reading them, …
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