Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McCloskey is one of my most favorite picture books of all time.
Category: Book Reviews
Our Reading Life – July, 2024
Welcome to our July 2024 episode of Our Reading Life where we chat with our dear friends, Tanya Arnold and Sarah Kim from Biblioguides about our reading lives.
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
Swallows and Amazons, written by Arthur Ransome in 1930, is one of the most perfect children’s adventure novels I have ever read.
Hidden Yellow Stars – WWII Belgian Resistance
Hidden Yellow Stars is the inspiring account of the efforts of the WWII Belgian Resistance movement to hide Jewish children from the Gestapo, in plain sight.
Keeper of Hidden Books – Warsaw Librarians’ Resistance
Inspired by true events, Madeline Martin’s novel, The Keeper of Hidden Books, depicts Warsaw librarians’ resistance during WWII, protecting cultural treasures.
The Hickory Chair
Gran was the best at hide-and-seek and loved to hide messages for her loved ones to find. Her will-reading is no different.
Cathedral: A Caldecott Honor Award Winner
Part historical account, part engineering explanation, and part artistic expression, Cathedral takes the reader from the foundation to the dedication.
Frog and Toad Are Friends
Such a simple, lovely friendship – it is no wonder that so many people today have such a fondness for these two friends.
Locomotive by Brian Flocca is Amazing
Locomotive by Brian Floca is a completely marvelous invitation into the romance of trains, how they work, and why they matter.
Show Notes: Our Reading Life – June, 2024
Welcome to our June 2024 episode of Our Reading Life where we chat with our dear friends, Tanya Arnold and Sarah Kim from Biblioguides about our reading lives.
A Mathematician’s Lament by Paul Lockhart
If, like me, you feared and resented math in school because it made you feel stupid, perhaps you will understand why A Mathematician’s Lament had me crying.
The Birthday Present by Patricia Miles Martin
The Birthday Present by Patricia Miles Martin is a sweet long-ish picture book that is ideal for any child but boys especially.
Greased Lightning by Sterling North
Greased Lightning by Sterling North and illustrated by Kurt Wiese is a little bit Rascal, a lot Charlotte’s Web, and everything good about a boy picture book.
Code Breaker, Spy Hunter by Laurie Wallmark
The Friedman code breaker story is absolutely compelling and worthy of our attention. They lived storied lives and changed the course of two world wars.
Nora’s Chicks by Patricia MacLachlan
Nora’s Chicks by Patricia MacLachlan is a not to be missed picture book that celebrates friendship after moving to a new place.