Still working through my pile of 2017 books. Today I have three American stories. They’re from differen time periods, about different characters, and written in widely differing styles. Independence Cake by Deborah Hopkinson is another of her books inspired by fact but fueled by fiction. I love how she lays out the fictional aspect of […]
Today I’m reading four STEM picture books published in 2017. They vary widely, but I enjoyed all of them. The Hidden Life of a Toad is a straightforward account of the life cycle of a toad, from egg to tadpole to toadlet to adult toad capable of reproduction. Every spread is headed by a date stamp: […]
I’m still scrambling to catch up with 2017 books (though maybe that will give my library time to get a few 2018 titles in…). Here are three 2017 nonfiction picture books I’m just now reading. All three titles have beautiful art depicting nighttime scenes: Nile Crossing is a surprising first-day-of-school book. The main character, Khepri, is […]
Yesterday was Girl Running‘s book birthday! I couldn’t be a prouder mama. Girl Running by Annette Bay Pimentel, illustrated by Micha Archer (Nancy Paulsen Books: 2018).