Saying Grace: A Prayer of Thanksgiving by Virginia Krull, Illustrated by Timothy Ladwig

Saying Grace: A Prayer of Thanksgiving by Virginia Krull and illustrated by Timothy Ladwig is a lovely new book on the importance of prayer and gratitude for our blessing.  Although saying grace or blessing our food wasn’t a new idea among early American settlers and the custom was practiced as early as biblical times, this [...]

Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Qué Rico! Americas’ Sproutings, Haiku by Pat Mora, Pictures by Rafael López

Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Qué Rico! Americas’ Sproutings is a fantastic collection of haiku by Pat Mora accompanied by illustrations from Rafael López.
Have you ever thought about where some of your favorite foods come from?  This Thanksgiving as you sit down to pumpkin or pecan pie, mashed potatoes, corn, or cranberry sauce, think about if you know [...]

Gracias Thanks by Pat Mora, Illustrated by John Parra

My father-in-law has often joked (but totally serious) that Spanish is the language that we speak in heaven.  He loves the language.   He’s fluent in Spanish and uses it on a daily basis in his work and my mother-in-law recently learned it as well while they attended an all Spanish speaking congregation for church.  [...]

Guest Post: Author Bonny Becker – Have We Gone Too Far In Stripping Bad Things From Picture Books?

I’m excited today to have amazing author Bonny Becker guest posting on my blog. If you don’t know Becker from her adorable new book A Birthday for Bear or from the cute A Visitor for Bear among her other wonderful books including My Brother, The Robot, An Ants Day Off, The Christmas Crocodile, Holbrook, [...]

A Birthday for Bear by Bonny Becker, Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton

When I last  reviewed A Visitor for Bear and interviewed the author, I was ecstatic to know that there were more books about Bear and Mouse in the works and A Birthday for Bear by Bonny Becker and illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton is one of those books that I’m thrilled to share with you [...]