It’s here! A Recommended List of picture books published during this very crazy year…2020 You know…that year when there were no in-store events, or story times & book signings, no school visits or in-person conferences… *Please note that many of the wonderful titles herein fit into multiple categories. Feel free to mix and match, and… Read more »
It’s a Book Birthday Party/ Blog Takeover for DEAR EARTH…From Your Friends in Room 5 by Erin Dealey, Illus. Luisa Uribe (Harper Collins) “A well-thought-out presentation of an important environmental message.” —Kirkus We are Mrs. Howard’s AWESOME 5th/6th graders from room FIVE04 –here to celebrate! We met up with Erin Dealey on Zoom, showed her…
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Since November means #hockey, and we had such fun celebrating Angie Bullaro’s debut picture book BREAKING THE ICE, (Simon & Schuster / Paula Wiseman Books / Illus. C.F.Payne) why not kick off the season with Part 2 of her interview? BREAKING THE ICE is a nonfiction picture book about Manon Rhéaume, the first and only woman… Read more »
It’s PARTY time, friends. Gretchen McLellan’s latest picture book, NO PARTY POOPERS! (Little Bee Books / Illus. Lucy Semple) deserves a celebration and EVERYONE’S invited! “In line with [McLellan’s]…wordplay, Semple loads the bright, simply drawn illustrations with partying animals amid scenes of either imagined disaster or, at the end, festive conviviality… The paws-itive point here: …regarding… Read more »
I had the pleasure of getting to know Susan Eaddy at a recent event for Children’s Environmental Health Day and can’t WAIT for you to meet her too. Plus a #Halloween book + repurposing + imagination = win-win-win! Right? Check out this STARRED KIRKUS review: Deciding what to wear for #Halloween can be tough. “Eenie… Read more »
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