I’m excited today to recommend to you another book about the Lost Boys, Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan by Mary Williams, Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. Mary Williams is a name that I have heard often when reading about the Lost Boys of Sudan as she is the founder [...]
I hope that everybody had a great Thanksgiving holiday if you are here in the states! I had a fantastic time sluffing all of my blog responsibilities and not posting a thing! (That’s not to say that I wasn’t working hard on a new reading challenge that I’m helping to host – I’ll be posting [...]
My boys can not get enough of Leonardo the Terrible Monster by Mo Willems which we’ve been reading in anticipation for Halloween although I would stress that although great for Halloween with its monster theme is a great everyday picture book. And I must admit (although embarrassing), that Mo Willems is a new addition to [...]
My boys LOVED A Very Hairy Scary Story by Rick Walton and illustrated by David Clark. As soon as we finished reading it they wanted to read it again. Over and over. I think we read it at least four times in a row the first time. Ann has stayed at her friends house too [...]
I had no idea what Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman was about when I put it on hold at the library. It was chosen for my Children’s Literature Book Club (we were reading all Beehive Award nominees) and being the dutiful member that I am put it on hold but failed to actually look [...]