Heroes by Ken Mochizuki and illustrated by Dom Lee is the story of a Donnie who wished his father wouldn’t drive him to school each morning. It was embarrassing. The other kids who walked would turn around and stare at them. most of the time, they’d point their fingers and pretend to shoot them. They [...]
Unite or Die, How Thirteen States Became a Nation by Jacqueline Jules and illustrated by Jef Czekaj is a perfect book to sit down with this holiday weekend with your kids and learn exactly how the constitution was created. And trust me, perhaps my own recollection of history is rusty but as an adult I [...]
Everything that Laurie Halse Anderson touches turns to gold. Her newest novel, Wintergirls is no exception. Picking up this book and simply thumbing through it, I immediately knew that it was different. From the three page spread that says nothing but “Must. Not. Eat. Must Not Eat. Must. Not. Eat. Must. Not. Eat.” over and [...]
If you have not picked up A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker and illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton then I highly recommend that you go find it next time you’re out. It is so cute! No one ever comes to Bear’s house. And he quite likes it that way. He doesn’t like visitors and [...]
The Year the Swallows Came Early by Kathryn Fitzmaurice is a very sweet debut novel. Eleven-year-old Eleanor Robinson, better known as Groovy, loves to cook. Her perfect day consists of creating the perfect menu with the perfect food. Certain foods for certain moods. Even at eleven Groovy knows what she wants most out of her [...]
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