My Dog’s a Chicken, by Susan McElroy Montanari, illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf published in 2016 by Schwartz & Wade Books Lula Mae’s life on her family’s hardscrabble farm would be ever so much better if she could have a puppy, …
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ten to while away the dog days
be fascinated by a bee Bee Dance, written and illustrated by Rick Chrustowski published in 2015 by Henry Holt and Company Minnesota author/illustrator alert! Rick Chrustowski’s bold, colorful cut paper collage will magnetize young children to these pages, while his …
words as tasty morsels…five for National Poetry Month
In the smorgasbord of literature, poetry is the lemon sorbet; the salted caramel truffle; the Thai curry. All the meh discarded; just juicy words and ideas remaining. If you have never sampled children’s poetry, now is the time to try …
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just one word…five books with really, really short titles!
Some books have long, ticklish titles that pique our curiosity: The Wedding Procession of the Rag Doll and the Broom Handle and Who Was In It Madame Lagrande and Her So High, To the Sky, Uproarious Pompadour On the other …
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one darling mouse; one curious cat
Cute pets. That’s what’s scampering through my blog today. Both of these stories charmed the socks off of me. I Wish I Had a Pet, written and illustrated by Maggie Rudy published in 2014 by Beach Lane Books Look at …
nonfiction nuggets…a capybara is a rodent of unusual size!
Capyboppy, written and illustrated by Bill Peet Ever heard of a capybara? It’s something like an oversized guinea pig. Very oversized. As in 200 pounds of guinea pig. Capyboppy is Bill Peet’s warm, humorous story of their pet capybara, brought …
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