Thank you to everybody who visited the Maw Books Blog in January! This past month I had a lot of first time commenters. Too much fun! I hope I keep you entertained enough to return again (and again and again and again . . .). Like always, I’m amazed with all those who make me [...]
Today it’s my pleasure to interview both Carmela and Steve D’Amico, author and illustrator of the Ella the Elephant series, Ella the Elegant Elephant, Ella Takes the Cake, Ella Sets the Stage, and Ella Sets Sail. I’ve just reviewed these adorable books and suggest that you read the reviews prior to this interview so you’re [...]
Today you are getting four book reviews in one post! The focus is on the wonderful Ella picture book series which are: Ella the Elegant Elephant, Ella Takes the Cake, Ella Sets the Stage, and Ella Sets Sail by Carmela and Steven D’Amico. In this delightful series, Ella, a sweet little elephant, lives on Elephant [...]
Ken Mochizuki is the author of the picture books Be Water, My Friend: The Early Years of Bruce Lee (reviewed here), Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story (reviewed here), Baseball Saved Us (reviewed here), Heroes, and the young adult novel Beacon Hill Boys. Having spent the past few days with Ken Mochizuki and his books, [...]
Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki and illustrated by Dom Lee is a wonderful picture book for younger readers to introduce them to a part of American history, particularly the relocation of Japanese Americans from their homes to internment camps after the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II.
“Shorty” was thus nicknamed because he [...]
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