tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91956833857578271402024-03-14T12:09:00.887-07:00All About the Books with Janet SquiresThoughts on writing and sharing children's books and adult novels from an award-winning writer.Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.comBlogger823125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-67679891349268108552024-03-01T18:31:00.000-08:002024-03-01T18:31:37.300-08:00Picture Book Friday Celebrates Read Across America Day!<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: center;"><a name="_Hlk160178163"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>READ
ACROSS AMERICA is Saturday, March 2, 2024.<o:p></o:p></b></span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="color: #741b47;">JOIN THE FUN with some of my favorite picture books!</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeYEbTFYWAGJTm0Qy1lOZsZG_JyWGDITczMOLIpjlqqv9Yxqxb4kq1rluC-RZ3docXuPYzZAyhZuUXQsPuHyjcjYwzsTOmIlnTN6ZGVRg7Civ_-UNqEJcigoBT4BaQbc9BXSscOM4mpm9mk1nym76qUXiZx4ZFHpZ3RmhW0inlB-JEKSopMNVJ69CO80/s466/little%20hearts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="466" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQeYEbTFYWAGJTm0Qy1lOZsZG_JyWGDITczMOLIpjlqqv9Yxqxb4kq1rluC-RZ3docXuPYzZAyhZuUXQsPuHyjcjYwzsTOmIlnTN6ZGVRg7Civ_-UNqEJcigoBT4BaQbc9BXSscOM4mpm9mk1nym76qUXiZx4ZFHpZ3RmhW0inlB-JEKSopMNVJ69CO80/s320/little%20hearts.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">“The
world is full of little hearts. Each one a sign of love. Some are found upon
the ground. Some are up above.”</span></i></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></p><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">This
opening stanza from <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Little-Hearts-Finding-Nature/dp/1636550304/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3V4Y6FCQU4LAI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.r44TOnGUhzkolO6cqILg0W0K8kw5Bhz-jdSf4XQE2sqEl_1rkcZzB_5HqDi4Xo6R7_zLmYCX03N52uefp7c5m9L-FL8C4BchPQnn493cXIQ4mNUNh7L5Jt8Y2Cm63DDIZuffzJPBg8ntXIOiGGtYcbqoqUSBtgJKpnpQKGFvblFJkOE8ky0DidMnoi9WzuKutravK2Wws9Php5KIqIYmktq-lh_dlmWH7Vic5TW8RU0.MaEtkcLa4RyqgCNzAuKO4CTkYjZCxe_n0cxGxtpyKx0&dib_tag=se&keywords=little+hearts&qid=1709345912&s=books&sprefix=little+hearts%2Cstripbooks%2C155&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Little Hearts</a> </b>by Charles Ghigna sets forth the
gentle tone and thoughtful mood for the delightful story that follows four
adorable animal friends in their exploration of nature. A map on the end paper
at the back of the book conveniently maps their day-long trek through varied
environments from Sand Bay to Clover Corner.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnVaKzvwC2_nJ2JQpatUJ8qgWYyUWKE_0p0w36RHpbx5kkLoUnCp35B1V_z4gFuL0RXO0e2wGIV11O7itUQWLItkzHSR2vE1DnVU5qedO8OLEihNE7kHttBYqJPgKUB-T-G8Ub2DQhsScDRgq6cs2szScEucRRgrAfHulHnrpjvtkI8vj5rdhP7tbHUc/s421/gingerbread%20cowboy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="342" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggnVaKzvwC2_nJ2JQpatUJ8qgWYyUWKE_0p0w36RHpbx5kkLoUnCp35B1V_z4gFuL0RXO0e2wGIV11O7itUQWLItkzHSR2vE1DnVU5qedO8OLEihNE7kHttBYqJPgKUB-T-G8Ub2DQhsScDRgq6cs2szScEucRRgrAfHulHnrpjvtkI8vj5rdhP7tbHUc/s320/gingerbread%20cowboy.jpg" width="260" /></a></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><br /></b></span></b></span></p><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gingerbread-Cowboy-Janet-Squires/dp/0060778636/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HRGDZCMTB449&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.84t3pXhVeuJneappby6XMfNq-HNDANR02-BNNRItma1zpsw8a6nF1P0vWnXi8HaRaNDkO3zs2m3NNFGppcL_8A_G47dDfbstvig2_bE0KResbTpOd8ccT9ps-a1s1qLzvTToXl1QH2vBTiv5ayimpIHjyrbGM4YjwkBWa21wSEGZeMQxT8dpg0SsBWB9Tg2qYmGa50EP-d8LdUkwWZNcXlHakOdYAMXvCa0hJSXe6kQ.vkAZt5i0g5CFsXUa00u2pVVPNG9JP9NKW3B0QVRwsPc&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+gingerbread+cowboy&qid=1709345812&s=books&sprefix=the+gingerbread+cowboy%2Cstripbooks%2C139&sr=1-1" target="_blank">The Gingerbread Cowboy</a> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">by Janet Squires </span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">He can run from the rancher's wife, he can dash
past the javalinas and he can giddy-up right by the cattle grazing on the
mesa. But what happens when he meets a coyote sleeping in the sun? A
lively Western version of the classic read-aloud tale. Named the Arizona
Governor's 2007 First Grade Book with a special edition of 100,000 copies
distributed to every first grader in the state. (Ages 4-8)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8KLLBbhXHjtNbgcBd63wiOH0avUQvE8Ay8p9WBALct3zKlmPHmQZbmwOCyqw9KxCYKXBX4sSKGRNYJAWtwDebP8nc_iFk7nHwcWMlKgny8IKLEdaR48KoF3vhpqQLyKwtwPxko9PHQ99fsNd6fDvDaj9u_ByfozXvEugnroUjRv4qarU659pObV9SSU/s466/when%20nana%20dances.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="373" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8KLLBbhXHjtNbgcBd63wiOH0avUQvE8Ay8p9WBALct3zKlmPHmQZbmwOCyqw9KxCYKXBX4sSKGRNYJAWtwDebP8nc_iFk7nHwcWMlKgny8IKLEdaR48KoF3vhpqQLyKwtwPxko9PHQ99fsNd6fDvDaj9u_ByfozXvEugnroUjRv4qarU659pObV9SSU/s320/when%20nana%20dances.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><div><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></span></div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-Nana-Dances-Jane-Yolen/dp/143383684X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2EFA6883GNJCT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.y-i7uEzZ-vW0EK3Ndz4k12PGeRqoL7vsZ-D30Bma6v3GjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.9W09BEo-1Kkz4NrMQe98M7PVY2N3r4R0IHCrK2LDoy4&dib_tag=se&keywords=when+nana+dances&qid=1709345743&s=books&sprefix=when+nana+dances%2Cstripbooks%2C142&sr=1-1" target="_blank">When Nana Dances</a> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">by <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Jane Yolen and Maddison Stemple-Piatt<b> </b></span></span></span><p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Each
Nana in this story has a wide experience in moving to music from ballet and tap
to salsa and swing. She can dance to any music and with most anything. But her
best dancing happens when she shares the fun with her grandchildren.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzAOtwsFF-D07i7kYdxu2WautALZoXRrss5EVdQ2wZmNn7lg3t8fJL744v4xdx54OsW5snB8mfBe9mmA1T7JNMhrGKrFLPFKC7GfC0zHDOxitI9F2sR4N_D_WBJDNbxwrWBeCt6dujaa28Np1gZVSV-HFhLClZmwKgZsHH-XCW2Xznp1HzoZ04S8GBqM/s360/Ten%20cuddly%20pandas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="342" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzAOtwsFF-D07i7kYdxu2WautALZoXRrss5EVdQ2wZmNn7lg3t8fJL744v4xdx54OsW5snB8mfBe9mmA1T7JNMhrGKrFLPFKC7GfC0zHDOxitI9F2sR4N_D_WBJDNbxwrWBeCt6dujaa28Np1gZVSV-HFhLClZmwKgZsHH-XCW2Xznp1HzoZ04S8GBqM/w304-h357/Ten%20cuddly%20pandas.jpg" width="304" /></a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ten-Cuddly-Pandas-Then-There/dp/1886730121/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LEZENGMTHV7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.HiTj7I_rsxO1OxSnblRAQnoYnTHbV6ZqA8nSud7CE_jOrnN3io9rC7KrsTCCAcFj6vdCryWkkYNLuq0T-Ny0KgKQAM71r2L4pDugnpGzqpcxA6B0j51KPdWxxI03fhGpRbhsYMYlACiFVYGGweaH6myTSdCG5vyvq5fwKil00bc.WwToe7fWpfoSnhfhUKDnAtzz2EqbFlSU-6z4Jjh8Ghk&dib_tag=se&keywords=ten+cuddly+pandas&qid=1709345673&s=books&sprefix=ten+cuddly+pandas%2Cstripbooks%2C140&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Ten Cuddly Pandas</a><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">by Paula D. Golden<b> </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">This is an engaging countdown quest built around
subtraction. Ten pandas go on a playful journey through the mountains of China
where curiosity lures each into an adventure until only one remains. Written in
rhyme, this story introduces young readers to simple subtraction word problems
with matching numerical equations. (Ages 3-5)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl40hHDqKOwe-C-_e2u8qL0wdVIC7VfJGGq2fU39aep-9Mmh7o3ZPm0lpGn9_7LPASJiNrmmU8IyVJ9yaY-I1pw5SJ7Z8ExH5765pLyoJdKuRXMhQwDM-qwF5sgsFbUFHkd3FRG9k6Y0u5w4GXmn_ULOXJVk5s6cuh6gFk0hyYY17os4YH_4VEkd4Lo0o/s379/hot%20dog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="342" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl40hHDqKOwe-C-_e2u8qL0wdVIC7VfJGGq2fU39aep-9Mmh7o3ZPm0lpGn9_7LPASJiNrmmU8IyVJ9yaY-I1pw5SJ7Z8ExH5765pLyoJdKuRXMhQwDM-qwF5sgsFbUFHkd3FRG9k6Y0u5w4GXmn_ULOXJVk5s6cuh6gFk0hyYY17os4YH_4VEkd4Lo0o/s320/hot%20dog.jpg" width="289" /></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><br /></b></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><br /></b></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><br /></b></span></b></span></p><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Dog-Doug-Salati/dp/0593308433/ref=sr_1_1?crid=FWV1ZT8MUXLT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CmvGGF3gPuwP1PCUiIEPdRULSiz3-5THANBXAJdcR3GWFxYIltoepJYBkpODWOtOR8S58RRAjfjZruVIc1HRUnGvoOuuiVfr0BPcar7PdJ3V_CkTUvr_jZFjPK5IFcm9YwXi1hm5m7woJJ2sll76kv4aIX_Au7ogCOv3e7TgwgRIsrd_rPUwH1aqh9dy-chd--tJZ89VSkXWlLdaXIXQf30ck_5cJF4IgE4jYtkdWDE.vo2h5ghua7h21s56aa_UQb2t7MAaFS7xUANrYThi7kw&dib_tag=se&keywords=hot+dog&qid=1709345603&s=books&sprefix=hot+%2Cstripbooks%2C150&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Hot Dog</a> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">by Doug
Salati </span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">This
2023 Caldecott Medal Winner is an energetic romp with a little dog who’s had
enough of city crowds, sizzling sidewalks, and blistering skies. When he
decides enough is enough and refuses to take another step, his owner comes to
his rescue with a fabulous trip to the beach. Vividly colored illustrations
filled with and bold movement are paired with a clever narrative. (Ages 2-7)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7lzwznjI2Ll_81_75xBoYpFBSikwitzUkOM67bFaAaSWUkLyNwNarFLyqCrqfOt_TBLVoXlSC9tZJshY2uBO06O6rhGwLVYOsGVPKmoUsLUuaOaUMX1i9JOoPFS92Y4cxDEVec-ri4AqcUoxeerhyfaFzvltlukpSC9C1z6n7nsgmM_iknJv-611-Tk/s342/gracie%20jane.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="342" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7lzwznjI2Ll_81_75xBoYpFBSikwitzUkOM67bFaAaSWUkLyNwNarFLyqCrqfOt_TBLVoXlSC9tZJshY2uBO06O6rhGwLVYOsGVPKmoUsLUuaOaUMX1i9JOoPFS92Y4cxDEVec-ri4AqcUoxeerhyfaFzvltlukpSC9C1z6n7nsgmM_iknJv-611-Tk/s320/gracie%20jane.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><br /></b></span></b></span></p><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=gracie+jane&i=stripbooks&crid=XRUDJZTPK0BX&sprefix=gracie+jane%2Cstripbooks%2C144&ref=nb_sb_noss_1" target="_blank">Gracie Jane</a></span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> has a heart as
big as the Western sky, and she's always ready to lend a helping hand. So,
she doesn't think twice about rescuing Fifi La Rue and taking the lost pup
home. After all, how much trouble could one little dog be on a great </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">big ranch?
It's nonstop fun and excitement when one good deed turns this cowgirl's life
upside down! Here's some wild West fun from award-winning author, Janet
Squires (Ages 4-8)</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqvXt4LnJKfXBcA25zC5SbV66Vm9hZn6cad6BQuBoje6rNmnCq0nv1Hqc_gnNhmUCOZIZxfqsWwVfmTnOmYNg-kBsRNVviHA7rTJBua0CEf_82N-7kfLbT-yhOIuhM23X5xL1s7XbX8ejwYvW1M-y6diNJWWenLwOk8dMuYDNssI5A-iGu02pPSKqCcQ/s342/bear%20says%20thanks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="342" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqvXt4LnJKfXBcA25zC5SbV66Vm9hZn6cad6BQuBoje6rNmnCq0nv1Hqc_gnNhmUCOZIZxfqsWwVfmTnOmYNg-kBsRNVviHA7rTJBua0CEf_82N-7kfLbT-yhOIuhM23X5xL1s7XbX8ejwYvW1M-y6diNJWWenLwOk8dMuYDNssI5A-iGu02pPSKqCcQ/s320/bear%20says%20thanks.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bear-Says-Thanks-Books/dp/1665942444/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1SNFK5GMN2KMM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2jtE_jUd-jTnNpAXMK1YO2N6omIy1jcLj3vioqIVjfdt_Ij7p_M5-SgSPNk86ibeOlzJ8ObrvWA6B5OBeooX_JYYN30-D789sHyLqboFMbmjdej9vxpDsQiAXlhiADzKL8eI9Mu-WsigFb6sd3lg_Smxi8xvKdQy0ei1FYevjmEy533pkuTx_yV-9HtV_ehFQnE6izbbduVWTIGrcTWqgLywHz3JkxNBrIMSS1KQLOU.NIWLHrmwkHy6tRNNvmF_b1jInHL8_a_RA4SLIFwCL2w&dib_tag=se&keywords=bear+says+thanks+book&qid=1709345465&s=books&sprefix=bear+says+%2Cstripbooks%2C149&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Bear Says Thanks</a> </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">by Karma Wilson and
Jane Chapman. </span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Bear
is bored!!! Until…</span><u style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">His</u><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;"> woodland friends arrive one-by-one with tasty
treats. But Bear’s cupboard is bare and he has nothing to share. That’s when
his friends remind him that the gathering isn’t just about the food. It’s about
their friendship and the delightful stories Bear can tell. Chapman's charming
illustrations fill each page with warmth and movement.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk160178163;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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way in which children boldly confront common fears — darkness, creatures, or
sounds — and an acknowledgement that no matter how brave we are — we each have
fears to face. An Author's Note at the end provides thoughtful questions for
opening conversations about fears. (Ages 4-8)</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLvYfMU-7nYm1k9riuRx88OPRSC2G3q8AtD2WNSgP_mgN6lzMUCr30kwk0ksZu1oaHWDKPQqVLDhVO1s6U40m8lse5VfjI8tlTKjHcU85t1eckyxZcQHLLLgZM9rQVlwVvEVRLXCfAkdJO_pDPoFPvAVPpf36FOSeaisiZ3WzW4-WYoWRLamSFWlGZ-U/s440/me%20and%20ms.%20too.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="342" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLvYfMU-7nYm1k9riuRx88OPRSC2G3q8AtD2WNSgP_mgN6lzMUCr30kwk0ksZu1oaHWDKPQqVLDhVO1s6U40m8lse5VfjI8tlTKjHcU85t1eckyxZcQHLLLgZM9rQVlwVvEVRLXCfAkdJO_pDPoFPvAVPpf36FOSeaisiZ3WzW4-WYoWRLamSFWlGZ-U/s320/me%20and%20ms.%20too.jpg" width="249" /></a><span style="background: white; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></div><span style="background: white; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><div><span style="background: white; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></div><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Me-Ms-Too-Laura-Ruby/dp/0062894331/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3PE3EJQ0E9BXA&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vs6sYXLzvlOtizhRw102WWtVJ5mRP84YAsqBH_cGjmc0_3z4unWH_OjZqEIrvVHsdD-iOptANR9eOD7EqRqKicnQHrQJOHuc-igS_CMfXy5gMefL6h7dixkZm5dKnuPqP9rNsht3bme2Z4KfRjr-jSM6ZWanybGWOoKvl1YCkzc4T1qxVv2RCnJOYdx4S0PLXlbd4l780DKX3EKaSKanE25IF_5lYP6WbCY3mb6gLMQ.5WjnB-junil18a9DqzTTEnN-ssZ_lHJFPeqofvINKww&dib_tag=se&keywords=me+and+ms+too&qid=1709345325&s=books&sprefix=me+and+ms%2Cstripbooks%2C142&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Me and Ms. Too</a></b> by Laura Ruby<br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Young Molly can’t recall a time when family wasn’t just her
and her father. They were always together. Suddenly, that all
changes when he marries Molly’s favorite librarian. A thoughtful, empathetic
story that is reassuring and hopeful as it reminds us that families can come in
many forms. (Ages 4-8)</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-b3kW3_9IeiR89KjuDyPtGhIfWNNkWIfshJdofN79v7rZyef2TwCFBiZesMJPcVAbSosCSUHQT6lvsuyQmJYsSGYTh_mbUOuCx5Blo1QUUtO4Fosq-rQG2ma2XI1xnuuBmh9HE1lO-j1-dOcNI0sA4yySaFYQfRelyhVP_Nh-xgWK270G_rA4nP58E4/s342/cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="342" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-b3kW3_9IeiR89KjuDyPtGhIfWNNkWIfshJdofN79v7rZyef2TwCFBiZesMJPcVAbSosCSUHQT6lvsuyQmJYsSGYTh_mbUOuCx5Blo1QUUtO4Fosq-rQG2ma2XI1xnuuBmh9HE1lO-j1-dOcNI0sA4yySaFYQfRelyhVP_Nh-xgWK270G_rA4nP58E4/s320/cat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/They-All-Saw-Brendan-Wenzel/dp/1452150133/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PBLORDJDEB8S&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hUtowuijvLT9O0V4Yu1w6XfA9D8pXSP8iXUTQ1Z89OzyDxvc_rj4HfEvU2_BnwlLI3Qq90cfy-11P_woQvivB_sHC1tX1tmmCJIqkmEZJ4YupkLpy2m8Kz718aXRHKRHwZNBG-VA-PXmHZbYN_QeC8_sXI2OuBaBZxoJW5cBjElO5z_C959OU3dDHSCwiFVIdC8g57Dni2Z4Pdo6CX5ZQIWMuUoR94jEcNMaikbwVCE.lIuH-ul8v80QXFZ0S_3zDwLpG8mBayF0Q2LchsGLXbE&dib_tag=se&keywords=they+all+say+a+cat&qid=1709345246&sprefix=they+all+say%2Caps%2C160&sr=8-1" target="_blank">They All Saw A Cat</a></b> by Brendan Wenzel</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">“The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears
and paws…” and so begins the cat’s journey through a series of encounters with
a diverse collection of creatures – from bee to bat, fox to flea. In each
instance, Wenzel treats readers to an imaginative impression of what those
creatures might observe from their varied points of view: a bird in flight, the
blurry distortion of a fish bowl. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">This 2017 Caldecott Medal Honor book
would be a great introduction to a conversation about observation and perception.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-37142407650724770692023-12-11T10:30:00.000-08:002023-12-11T10:30:00.921-08:00Nonfiction Monday<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stone-Story-Leslie-Barnard-Booth/dp/1534496947/ref=sr_1_1?crid=238403C46WUC1&keywords=a+stone+is+a+story+leslie+barnard+booth&qid=1702319118&sprefix=a+stone+is+a+%2Caps%2C241&sr=8-1" target="_blank">A Stone Is a Story</a> </span></b><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">by Barnard Booth with illustrations by Marc Martin offers young readers
an absorbing introduction to geology. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2a3ik0EP70xKpwL41jqRsvorCDHYeb-v3b8nm__Lfojw2jj3Vsr43A_hYr2xY-kUEfKIafG6YkDpBp2_-u9-C4bdxUH9pZi05h9HfkmCpJxwqPxpRiBzZmhsodj9IHiNkXV2BLe3jjjRlrcXukLmeTeZDHZaZ5KrBsLEHg5KMiRsOyPi5Z71wAbh0tfo/s1488/a%20stone%20is%20a%20story.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1488" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2a3ik0EP70xKpwL41jqRsvorCDHYeb-v3b8nm__Lfojw2jj3Vsr43A_hYr2xY-kUEfKIafG6YkDpBp2_-u9-C4bdxUH9pZi05h9HfkmCpJxwqPxpRiBzZmhsodj9IHiNkXV2BLe3jjjRlrcXukLmeTeZDHZaZ5KrBsLEHg5KMiRsOyPi5Z71wAbh0tfo/s320/a%20stone%20is%20a%20story.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Booth imagines
a stone’s journey from its birth as magma through a wide variety of
environmental experiences—dragged by a glacier, ground to sand, deposited as
sediment, buried deep within the earth, transformed, uplifted, until finally
it’s held in a curious youngster’s hand. </span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The tale is
told against the backdrop of earth’s evolutionary history from primordial seas to
the time of dinosaurs, the ice age, and on to present day.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Straight-forward
vocabulary and simple sentences make the content easily accessible. The
narrative is followed by a more detailed discussion of igneous, sedimentary,
and metamorphic rocks that includes a glossary of terms. The author also provides
a URL for additional resources.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Martin’s richly
colored illustrations create a dramatic atmosphere for the powerful forces at
work throughout…then shifts to a more subtle tone on the final double-page
spread as it reflects a moment of unexpected playfulness that is a perfect
conclusion to this tale.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">I can easily
imagine this book serving as an entertaining and thought-provoking introduction
to the study of geology with children.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ages 5-8</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Recommended for
home and school libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><br /></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-54405278586962841192023-12-08T10:46:00.000-08:002023-12-08T10:46:02.495-08:00Picture Book Friday<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Does-Santa-Down-Chimney/dp/153622376X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ZRP98U6NGRGS&keywords=how+does+santa+go+down+the+chimney&qid=1702060733&sprefix=how+does+%2Caps%2C210&sr=8-1" target="_blank">How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> by Mac
Barnett with illustrations by Jon Klassen. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcXafcB6J7IB8DELOc4pWdas5vJ7q1DMMXCVTdJLXr2R1j4XrQbHTclUlc0_bM_kH0HuNxpUkQNNxfCbvQsXrsOK0c6FRFljC3Dr4OGAhpwKXvMzA6wNUfnXqHmKm_06xxqsQsbklj1dGerMG01pT7aBA7XNqskyizgMnfrlGOoH1PGGyKkf4qAq7aA0k/s466/how%20does%20santa%20go%20down%20the%20chimney.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="344" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcXafcB6J7IB8DELOc4pWdas5vJ7q1DMMXCVTdJLXr2R1j4XrQbHTclUlc0_bM_kH0HuNxpUkQNNxfCbvQsXrsOK0c6FRFljC3Dr4OGAhpwKXvMzA6wNUfnXqHmKm_06xxqsQsbklj1dGerMG01pT7aBA7XNqskyizgMnfrlGOoH1PGGyKkf4qAq7aA0k/s320/how%20does%20santa%20go%20down%20the%20chimney.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Barnett tackles this mystery with ingenuity and humor as he
proposes a series of scenarios. Head first? Feet first? Can Santa body
morph—shrinking or stretching like taffy? And what if there is no chimney?
Would a faucet do the trick? Or perhaps he can slide under the door or slip
through the mail slot. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Once he’s inside—what about navigating in the dark and dealing
with the family dog? There’s a wealth of creativity and fun here as we follow
Santa through his holiday routine of leaving presents and enjoying snacks. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The narrative voice perfectly brings to mind the endless
imaginings that children are capable of and sets the stage for some wonderfully
inspired conversations with young readers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In the end, Barnett concedes he really doesn’t know how Santa
manages his extraordinary challenge. But that’s okay. What matters is that
Santa finds a way.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Klassen’s illustrations are a perfect pairing with the text
adding an extra level of understated absurdity to enrich every page. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ages 4-8. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Highly recommended for home and school libraries.</span> </p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-15129231516040706492023-12-06T17:38:00.000-08:002023-12-06T17:58:07.151-08:00HOLIDAY SHOWCASE OF BOOKS<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"> </span></b><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">GIFT IDEAS FOR YOUNG READERS</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Books are always a happy surprise!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Here are some fun children’s picture books by some of my favorite authors<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>(and a few by yours truly) for you to consider.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>Click on the titles to go to Amazon to learn more or buy books.</b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>Click on the author's name to visit their website.</b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><a name="_Hlk152260914"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Father-Goose-Treasury-Poetry-Favorite/dp/076436569X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1KNJM18YNUMDV&keywords=the+father+goose+treasury+of+poetry+101+favorite+poems+for+children&qid=1701902626&sprefix=Father+goose+treas%2Caps%2C203&sr=8-1" name="_Hlk152260914" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">The Father Goose Treasury of Poetry</span></b></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLctmmryLfq1-qj4fapMEra5C-1m1HbuCowhF4Kdwq5YJxot4Mp3CpwmqmVjae3lFbdIDxyLeLnlTHM3oMnz_XXbdpnZCn_orkiIphgxVfTR6VTgozChqrNfOkGJ7uoJHiwOPCAUVzQuV6iGmuQnBJLsaZPVZR0fVfdFqHynPTwSLcZIjC-kRwgEYkIZs/s1500/Father%20Goose.jpg" style="clear: right; 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Goose®, is a master at creating poetry for children. Lively, thoughtful,
nurturing—his language speaks directly to young readers. This anthology collects
101 of his most delightful works in a fabulous collection of poems celebrating
the natural world.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;">(Ages 5-9)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gingerbread-Cowboy-Janet-Squires/dp/0060778636/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3K5O90CFNFI0I&keywords=Gingerbread+cowboy&qid=1701903420&s=books&sprefix=gingerbread+cowboy%2Cstripbooks%2C223&sr=1-1" target="_blank">The Gingerbread Cowboy</a> </b>by <a href="http://www.janetsquiresbooks.com/home.html" target="_blank">Janet Squires</a> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvSz9kWLkpkg9bSo8remH89HRppTIrio0kIa5p5b17DcO4RdZEp8ugTfyjsYadUVc3OR2EegbdPqrW_N1gqe1uAnVWPDZc80rNWS6c-9_ZO16v8irEpVsxT_JlROhs9L3bI01mrP2SqSZh03DFUV3Hg6ZOmE5Y_Dd5a5ZqlJ4BOhiwpca7znsO7RBiKM/s220/Gingerbread%20cowboy1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="179" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvSz9kWLkpkg9bSo8remH89HRppTIrio0kIa5p5b17DcO4RdZEp8ugTfyjsYadUVc3OR2EegbdPqrW_N1gqe1uAnVWPDZc80rNWS6c-9_ZO16v8irEpVsxT_JlROhs9L3bI01mrP2SqSZh03DFUV3Hg6ZOmE5Y_Dd5a5ZqlJ4BOhiwpca7znsO7RBiKM/w260-h320/Gingerbread%20cowboy1.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">He</span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"> can run from the rancher's wife, he can dash
past the javalinas and he can giddy-up right by the cattle grazing on the
mesa. But what happens when he meets a coyote sleeping in the sun? A
lively Western version of the classic read-aloud tale. Named the Arizona Governor's 2007 First Grade Book with a special edition of 100,000 copies distributed to every first grader in the state. (A</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;">ges 4-8)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ten-Cuddly-Pandas-Then-There/dp/1886730121/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OHQBQA7PPIYW&keywords=ten+cuddly+pandas&qid=1701913909&s=books&sprefix=ten+cuddly+pandas%2Cstripbooks%2C141&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Ten Cuddly Pandas</a> </b><a href="https://pauladgolden.com/" target="_blank">by Paula D. Golden</a> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArpkbbjLxs1Z0NSsKCvnz1SQvrjTGWpOTSjKLHfX-giDb52EQXlcmoJ8Bx2wm5gBPXHWt7DlVQoTfBh5HBal_0gOflyQ-IA2BNWvF1h1-jVbUslJBNHCwd8gEl9k1up859UetqUAMSuLW5hhLIIXZBStv3mN414Ypfyvv3w_LzdmUFdT99bv_TSgms1c/s1360/pandas.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1292" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArpkbbjLxs1Z0NSsKCvnz1SQvrjTGWpOTSjKLHfX-giDb52EQXlcmoJ8Bx2wm5gBPXHWt7DlVQoTfBh5HBal_0gOflyQ-IA2BNWvF1h1-jVbUslJBNHCwd8gEl9k1up859UetqUAMSuLW5hhLIIXZBStv3mN414Ypfyvv3w_LzdmUFdT99bv_TSgms1c/s320/pandas.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><b><o:p></o:p></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">This is an engaging countdown quest built around
subtraction. Ten pandas go on a playful journey through the mountains of China
where curiosity lures each into an adventure until only one remains. Written in
rhyme, this story introduces young readers to simple subtraction word problems
with matching numerical equations. (Ages 3-5)</span><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hot-Dog-Doug-Salati/dp/0593308433/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2RURYKHT95VWD&keywords=hot+dog+book&qid=1701909045&s=books&sprefix=HOT+DOG%2Cstripbooks%2C146&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Hot Dog</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px;">by <a href="https://dougsalati.com/" target="_blank">Doug Salati</a> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAdh7YhalqoFti91zXB5UpsZ015B6VWZeWIZ31M0H7CJquBBEijfHvcreRH7dDGKh1NTgxaMzZa-5ThiV8NOVNgu0-1DEEqHlTaWG5Ax_NGCLSDTxs5JMHI4ja0gadBfFCQ21MB0l7-Qhhlcd1raBtCb2rLeVq1a6EgX2OTg4Zstm-iUetu-UG-Ts1UU/s1500/Hot%20Dog.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1352" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAdh7YhalqoFti91zXB5UpsZ015B6VWZeWIZ31M0H7CJquBBEijfHvcreRH7dDGKh1NTgxaMzZa-5ThiV8NOVNgu0-1DEEqHlTaWG5Ax_NGCLSDTxs5JMHI4ja0gadBfFCQ21MB0l7-Qhhlcd1raBtCb2rLeVq1a6EgX2OTg4Zstm-iUetu-UG-Ts1UU/s320/Hot%20Dog.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">This 2023
Caldecott Medal Winner is an energetic romp with a little dog
who’s had enough of city crowds, sizzling sidewalks, and blistering skies. When
he decides enough is enough and refuses to take another step, his owner comes
to his rescue with a fabulous trip to the beach. Vividly colored illustrations filled
with and bold movement are paired with a clever narrative. (Ages 2-7)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p>
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helping hand. So, she doesn't think twice about rescuing Fifi La Rue and taking
the lost pup home. After all, how much trouble could one little dog be on a
great big ranch? It's nonstop fun and excitement when one good deed turns this
cowgirl's life upside down! Here's some wild West fun from award-winning
author, <a href="http://www.janetsquiresbooks.com/home.html" target="_blank">Janet Squires</a> (Ages 4-8)</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tS2Wozfu8FlEt3WBGnP5xcOZIFukgt3SD3tZyxg1CjfsY0Vo81jdCdN0BmssV3r6VJVaP12SWdZ9Xsja9dSPIa_6YqfkGGUgKvZSxnbKltmHP6h3e9GvuP5AORgdIMp9hJlo2dNmNUMQc0cs_bqEQsjaUtMnVUILGdCS2Yn1TuMWHO6HPc43-14CPxc/s342/Bear%20says%20thanks.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="342" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tS2Wozfu8FlEt3WBGnP5xcOZIFukgt3SD3tZyxg1CjfsY0Vo81jdCdN0BmssV3r6VJVaP12SWdZ9Xsja9dSPIa_6YqfkGGUgKvZSxnbKltmHP6h3e9GvuP5AORgdIMp9hJlo2dNmNUMQc0cs_bqEQsjaUtMnVUILGdCS2Yn1TuMWHO6HPc43-14CPxc/s320/Bear%20says%20thanks.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bear-Says-Thanks-Books/dp/1665942444/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2L2QPZN7F287Q&keywords=BEAR+SAYS+THANKS&qid=1701908813&s=books&sprefix=bear+says+thanks%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Bear SaysThanks</a> </span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">by <a href="https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tLP1TcwLSuvzDIzYPTiyU4syk1UKM_MKc7PAwBsNQia&q=karma+wilson&oq=karma+wilson&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBEC4YgAQyCggAEAAY4wIYgAQyBwgBEC4YgAQyBwgCEAAYgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBwgGEAAYgAQyBwgHEAAYgAQyBwgIEAAYgAQyBwgJEAAYgATSAQk1MjA2ajBqMTWoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">Karma Wilson</a> and Jane Chapman. </span><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Bear is
bored!!! Until…his woodland friends arrive one-by-one with tasty treats. But
Bear’s cupboard is bare and he has nothing to share. That’s when his friends
remind him that the gathering isn’t just about the food. It’s about their
friendship and the delightful stories Bear can tell. Chapman's charming illustrations fill each page with warmth and movement.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Just-Like-Gulliver-Janet-Squires/dp/0997357584?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.SuiWXIzHwEbs8S6fnRAnN5qDgkI3w686GZQlLDfDCFKdQr_m1meqy-D_yqpXmv8Se7AU8mTA5clz2-JPamOht63Pew1T4laTHxuvQskEqvk.SzazXZwR-vgLs73GqOzfKzQ_VxJR4FUmD8BrcReN67Y&dib_tag=AUTHOR" target="_blank">Just Like Gulliver</a> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">by <a href="http://www.janetsquiresbooks.com/home.html" target="_blank">Janet Squires</a> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXY4y9PlL-jUrMJ859hyPndPkdpdkyi17Zue6e3xl5rfp9appb5Dy49MSyPQzvwoB-aJEUWleNvbfdhU_BVnQttJsQ4gfJFbU67onRRWpXPx-FX3TkZRHPy4XWbX7B2yeYCaMeifdjhOMw9WS4ttRdvvRpZZ5gm-PwmlJgMoL_uATp-td_MZfLmwEAsk/s2815/Gulliver%20Gold%20Seal.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="2815" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXY4y9PlL-jUrMJ859hyPndPkdpdkyi17Zue6e3xl5rfp9appb5Dy49MSyPQzvwoB-aJEUWleNvbfdhU_BVnQttJsQ4gfJFbU67onRRWpXPx-FX3TkZRHPy4XWbX7B2yeYCaMeifdjhOMw9WS4ttRdvvRpZZ5gm-PwmlJgMoL_uATp-td_MZfLmwEAsk/s320/Gulliver%20Gold%20Seal.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Dive into the adventures of a young groundhog
who is frightened of his shadow until a fun-filled journey through the woods
and farms surrounding his burrow allows him to discover his courage on
Groundhog Day. An author's note provides factual information about Groundhogs. (Ages
4-8)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Am-NOT-Scaredy-Cat-Paula-Golden/dp/1886730059/ref=sr_1_1?crid=29EXJ5LB9CO6&keywords=I+am+not+a+scaredy+cat&qid=1701908530&s=books&sprefix=i+am+not+a+scaredy+cat%2Cstripbooks%2C135&sr=1-1" target="_blank">I Am NOT A Scaredy-Cat</a> </span></b><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">by <a href="https://pauladgolden.com/" target="_blank">Paula D. Golden</a> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yeNFeEVl2efbDy3EA3n03Mf0JAljYc1GXyfRSaojekVAS48FcnJHTkt1PtQTrf8o_oTfUEkXicHWU9KFVnf553zo3Wrbo3NS2uuD9EiVD-xicvZ7tP8qj_XrGxhwBdbOtTg59Y1DJh2gA1gHFK2LJiaZAb_ruzVFZ0nQUOlaBSvQw7FT4CiO6HUrpjA/s1360/scaredy%20cat.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1292" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yeNFeEVl2efbDy3EA3n03Mf0JAljYc1GXyfRSaojekVAS48FcnJHTkt1PtQTrf8o_oTfUEkXicHWU9KFVnf553zo3Wrbo3NS2uuD9EiVD-xicvZ7tP8qj_XrGxhwBdbOtTg59Y1DJh2gA1gHFK2LJiaZAb_ruzVFZ0nQUOlaBSvQw7FT4CiO6HUrpjA/s320/scaredy%20cat.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Here is a playful look at the way in which
children boldly confront common fears — darkness, creatures, or sounds — and an
acknowledgement that no matter how brave we are — we each have fears to face.
An Author's Note at the end provides thoughtful questions for opening
conversations about fears. (Ages 4-8)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gray-Fox-Moonlight-Isaac-Peterson/dp/1685550320/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YMKJ0DGGI3P&keywords=gray+fox+in+the+moonlight&qid=1701908712&s=books&sprefix=GRAY+FOX+IN+THE+MOONLIGHT%2Cstripbooks%2C134&sr=1-1" name="_Hlk152260836" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Gray Fox in the Moonlight</span></b></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsmUksdRfA7BpJrqemjavxDU4HEAz6kmIdp3cjadBB9BXgGYxRWSk76oxAIyAGATanjXzP_EhIVtcaJ7S-GymIQHGCf39OkNkJYHfNQiXA8-oVLiTw7hV8ljE24WTAvOZRBX8qYH-mXMvdXYPSDKVsU5ABC_j2lXJ3CudgDB6tqi9Y_05fP1augotP_w/s1500/Gray%20Fox.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1060" data-original-width="1500" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsmUksdRfA7BpJrqemjavxDU4HEAz6kmIdp3cjadBB9BXgGYxRWSk76oxAIyAGATanjXzP_EhIVtcaJ7S-GymIQHGCf39OkNkJYHfNQiXA8-oVLiTw7hV8ljE24WTAvOZRBX8qYH-mXMvdXYPSDKVsU5ABC_j2lXJ3CudgDB6tqi9Y_05fP1augotP_w/s320/Gray%20Fox.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152260836;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk152260836;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Isaac-Peterson/212792964" target="_blank">Isaac Peterson</a> takes readers on a nighttime
trek as Gray Fox leads the audience through her world of forest and stream and
makes note of the beauty around her. The gentle fall of autumn leaves, the
starry sky, the moonlit branches, and her reflection in the river are all
worthy of her notice. But she cannot remain long in thought. A powerful call
draws her home to care for her hidden kits as the sun rises. (Ages 2-8)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: medium;"><b></b></span><p></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-41990922085568660822023-12-04T10:53:00.000-08:002023-12-04T10:53:51.726-08:00Nonfiction Monday<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Book-Dogs-other-canines/dp/1510230386/ref=sr_1_1?crid=39490QPPOUW49&keywords=a+book+of+dogs+and+other+canines&qid=1701715828&sprefix=%2Caps%2C224&sr=8-1" target="_blank">A Book of Dogs (and other canines)</a> </span></b><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">by Katie Viggers offers young readers and
entertaining and informative look at canines—familiar and exotic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62p0A0-k9Fj0UnWitf1spTdhnbI1hN5GtaV0buuwSGSCkuuuqeCTlnJxlIMN_KyGTqtdQiBiIx99NXjWbCMv6zz3p608ywVmbJlLHjkjhsoBhXaT1oN8t18t3BwO2ULQLJ35Ma0uDvmheHgf2L6F3doKQZH_obidT7KE7wWik7uecxesJuUnBhko4_Xk/s1500/Book%20of%20Dogs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1109" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62p0A0-k9Fj0UnWitf1spTdhnbI1hN5GtaV0buuwSGSCkuuuqeCTlnJxlIMN_KyGTqtdQiBiIx99NXjWbCMv6zz3p608ywVmbJlLHjkjhsoBhXaT1oN8t18t3BwO2ULQLJ35Ma0uDvmheHgf2L6F3doKQZH_obidT7KE7wWik7uecxesJuUnBhko4_Xk/w296-h400/Book%20of%20Dogs.jpg" width="296" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">An introduction
reminds readers that while all dogs are canines; not all canines are dogs. In
fact, there are 30 species ranging from those we keep as pets to wolves,
coyotes, jackals, foxes and wild dogs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Pet dogs
receive the most attention in six double-page spreads that discuss breeds by
group: Working, Herding, Hound, Sporting, Toy, and Terriers. These are six of
the seven groups recognized by the American Kennel Club. I’m curious as to why
the author omitted the non-sporting group which includes the easily recognized poodle,
bulldog, Dalmatian, and other breeds that readers would find less-familiar.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The second half
of the book addresses several other interesting topics. First there’s a
exploration of wild canines with a look at representative species like gray
wolf, arctic wolf, black-backed jackal, and coyote. The author features 9 of
the 30 breeds of fox and devotes attention to wild dogs—dingo, African painted
dog and others. She also offers a humorous look at racoon dogs vs racoons, and
reminds the audience not to be confused by the term prairie dog.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The book
concludes with a variety of useful topics. There’s information on the
importance of the many different jobs dogs perform for people such as rescue or
therapy and service in the military. The many different ways in which dogs
communicate through body language and vocalization receives thoughtful
attention. Agility training receives a nod and the book closes with a map
showing the general ranges of wild canines.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The language is
both informative and the conversational tone makes it an easy read. The
illustrations utilize sidebars, and colored text boxes to hold reader attention
and provide visual interest.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">For ages 4-6.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Recommended as
an introduction to the subject for young readers. </span></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-23258787522596686322023-12-01T10:25:00.000-08:002023-12-01T10:36:49.609-08:00Picture Book Friday<p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Author
and illustrator Mo Willems celebrates the holiday season with his unique take
on Santa’s special night with </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Let-Pigeon-Drive-Sleigh/dp/1454952776/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TZG0RZIBDU4&keywords=don%27t+let+the+pigeon+drive+the+sleigh&qid=1701454990&sprefix=don%27nt+let+the+pigeon+drive+the+sleigh%2Caps%2C169&sr=8-1" target="_blank">DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE SLEIGH!</a></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Tt-iyYBjdp4LFU-YeHU7hR-St05aUE3SgixiZcL1ecmZeb6XwrC5feIHsT0M-K-3U8sutTfdT34aJqvlHvCVW_evxWBdNUZRjkmML8LRPbosbFO5pGBOLwqkWvkr5G-1slOqUl61T7LgRFMxaDcQjUN710tXDA1SWGYxLp-g2otuDdun6QRX6c0iSK4/s466/Don't%20let%20the%20pigeon%20drive%20the%20sleigh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="466" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Tt-iyYBjdp4LFU-YeHU7hR-St05aUE3SgixiZcL1ecmZeb6XwrC5feIHsT0M-K-3U8sutTfdT34aJqvlHvCVW_evxWBdNUZRjkmML8LRPbosbFO5pGBOLwqkWvkr5G-1slOqUl61T7LgRFMxaDcQjUN710tXDA1SWGYxLp-g2otuDdun6QRX6c0iSK4/s320/Don't%20let%20the%20pigeon%20drive%20the%20sleigh.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Yes,
pigeon is back with a new goal in mind. And why not? After all, pigeon knows the
drill—eat cookies, wrap presents, drop down a chimney—how hard can it be? As it
turns out—it’s lot harder than pigeon thought.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Pigeon’s
problems make for hilarious fun as Willems employs his signature silliness and
over-the-top graphics to delight his audience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For ages
4-7 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Recommended
for your holiday bookshelf.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-49847246465174510332023-11-27T17:28:00.000-08:002023-11-28T08:46:50.156-08:00Nonfiction Monday<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Thank-Farmer-Maria-Gianferrari/dp/1324015799/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2DZY29ZQYJ4J8&keywords=thank+a+farmer&qid=1701134559&sprefix=thank+a+farmer%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-2" target="_blank">Thank a Farmer</a> </span></b><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">by<b> </b>author Maria Gianferrari with illustrations by Monica Mikai is
a celebration of the many ways farmers provide for our communities. Wheat,
milk, vegetables, fruits, and wool are obvious choices for attention, but that's only the beginning!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND5tI-syKcSO6ExYzqDvJ63sHSLncQ4QY4RviAmLyYoU71NusXx788bkqSrAm-Eq5RaP47z1XsVANQeXonDG_ddVsVtSkX2gd0mjOhTSF43YZKqMEJwzOKy3O_WGVzfUVOT7FUyTdRUrghAWAh7_zwN52PvTqUScsjeQ2jdRay9Vhi7TtEM6V5G1D0qU/s466/Thank%20a%20Farmer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="465" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiND5tI-syKcSO6ExYzqDvJ63sHSLncQ4QY4RviAmLyYoU71NusXx788bkqSrAm-Eq5RaP47z1XsVANQeXonDG_ddVsVtSkX2gd0mjOhTSF43YZKqMEJwzOKy3O_WGVzfUVOT7FUyTdRUrghAWAh7_zwN52PvTqUScsjeQ2jdRay9Vhi7TtEM6V5G1D0qU/s320/Thank%20a%20Farmer.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Gianferrari
takes the content to a new level by providing clear details about many of the
varied elements essential to the process of growing and harvesting nature’s
bounty. The narrative is informative for children and adults. Double-page
spreads illustrate how tree shakers collect cherries, delves into peanut
picking, shows both the mechanized cultivation of rice, and the hand harvesting
of wild rice. Readers can explore mushroom culture and the tapping of maple
trees for syrup.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">In addition,
the author illuminates new farming methods such as rooftop gardens and hydro-aero-aquaponics
being employed in cities, schools, and backyards.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mikai’s vividly
colored and detailed illustrations are rich in detail to perfectly compliment the
text.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">For readers
4-8.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Highly
recommended for home and school libraries.</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-37469805362324282642023-11-24T17:20:00.000-08:002023-11-24T17:20:12.678-08:00Picture Book Friday<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bear-Says-Thanks-Books/dp/1665942444/ref=sr_1_1?crid=MIDFM8F488E1&keywords=bear+says+thanks&qid=1700874904&s=books&sprefix=bear+says%2Cstripbooks%2C146&sr=1-1" target="_blank">BEAR SAYS THANKS</a>—</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">another
delightful Bear Book from the wonderfully talented Karma Wilson (author) and
Jane Chapman (illustrator) is my share for today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicT1Yh6EDthPuXJypWpWKgtGxTG5PVpmQiEilQvXF-P1OaGfaG4nGXyMFxt-c8SqoYEZlJ7nVctKeArzDSRoGDFNxWzi1bc8CobpEMfNUPs-MbE5Xr-9rRUnfQOhj8bH6SU1Y6uR6yoFBjZwvbQWpV0SHbebFxRb_1msum1j7TIbXYSfDuOFf4ewfoT8M/s342/Bear%20says%20thanks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="342" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicT1Yh6EDthPuXJypWpWKgtGxTG5PVpmQiEilQvXF-P1OaGfaG4nGXyMFxt-c8SqoYEZlJ7nVctKeArzDSRoGDFNxWzi1bc8CobpEMfNUPs-MbE5Xr-9rRUnfQOhj8bH6SU1Y6uR6yoFBjZwvbQWpV0SHbebFxRb_1msum1j7TIbXYSfDuOFf4ewfoT8M/s320/Bear%20says%20thanks.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">All alone in his cave on a windy day, good-hearted Bear is
bored!!! Until…his woodland friends arrive one-by-one with tasty treats. Mouse brings
pie. Rabbit has muffins. With each addition, Bear says, “Thanks.” Soon the cave
is full of friends and delicious foods to share.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But Bear is sad. His cupboard is bare and he has nothing to
contribute. That’s when his friends remind him that the gathering isn’t just
about the food. It’s about their friendship and the delightful stories Bear can
tell. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Wilson’s talent for storytelling through the use of rhyme is
perfectly on display. The word choice and rhythm make the narrative a
comfortable read-aloud experience and keep the storyline moving along.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Chapman’s charming illustrations fill each page with warmth
and movement. Fun details provide interesting talking points.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">For ages 2-5.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Recommended for home and library shelves.</span> </p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-73110546843279934972023-11-23T08:45:00.000-08:002023-11-23T08:45:53.593-08:00<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #660000; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Thanksgiving . . .</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br />
<br /></span><b><span style="background: white; color: #660000; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">It's not just about
the beauty of the season . . .</span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCAS5KRDMuW51AR9HEGNR61cZIczdSVIBCxrDuVtpMDgzp6G_AFjmVTMUms4vdRs3WxXBwKFBQ-BtYdqkgo1dJs_iuBK9mdZATubcmJ6Cj3l4c4FK5F2pKJJeCsrUZ3qGD5qrl3w_ut7toPK0ohVZyBHlvofKkyMIXP0TGsuxCnGbzboELbRECnCN_cv0" style="background-color: white; clear: right; display: inline !important; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="501" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCAS5KRDMuW51AR9HEGNR61cZIczdSVIBCxrDuVtpMDgzp6G_AFjmVTMUms4vdRs3WxXBwKFBQ-BtYdqkgo1dJs_iuBK9mdZATubcmJ6Cj3l4c4FK5F2pKJJeCsrUZ3qGD5qrl3w_ut7toPK0ohVZyBHlvofKkyMIXP0TGsuxCnGbzboELbRECnCN_cv0" width="301" /></a></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Or the delicious food
in abundance . . .</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8Z3PD7AjKH5PJtV5tuMiVYswiVUzhaCxWQafCkidUuxp0cwxcZDzTZ3QbPP6D4innfbWmRJosbtH7g2mAPCg_lfnGYXZKmj0aGU2CUpD2oxoXnV3ky1ablwEOCXVRPUetFfk-Ue1ITmy89nV28BOtg_h1U5kWlpfZAxgEFT741EuzOTPJwC8v0gAvXXQ" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="398" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8Z3PD7AjKH5PJtV5tuMiVYswiVUzhaCxWQafCkidUuxp0cwxcZDzTZ3QbPP6D4innfbWmRJosbtH7g2mAPCg_lfnGYXZKmj0aGU2CUpD2oxoXnV3ky1ablwEOCXVRPUetFfk-Ue1ITmy89nV28BOtg_h1U5kWlpfZAxgEFT741EuzOTPJwC8v0gAvXXQ" width="191" /></a></div><br /><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background: white; color: #660000; font-family: "Georgia",serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">It's about the family
and friends who share these blessings with us.</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br /></span><br /></p>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #003300; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">A family that respects and supports my need to write.</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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comments.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0in;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><b style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #003300; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">and Fans who read my books and ask for more.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><span style="font-size: large;">Happy Thanksgiving!</span></span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-43302162226245777622023-11-21T09:17:00.000-08:002023-11-21T09:17:45.892-08:00Today is NATIONAL GINGERBREAD COOKIE DAY<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">CELEBRATE with your favorite Gingerbread Cookie. Here’s mine—</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7InLW-QvsttLQgXJ-rJNFNIN1MZmCraeutC4YdBtP9ZnKaNBgeuI4d9zd-5ykYtSDG0zD3hUPHq4N_bSe2vQefk8GYkO2iX-Y9fHyGKI_2AioGGS_Cf402fXOFSN1Fk9__cCDH2EX5t6uEGwEZlVIhCSSwqScGZdJqdyE4HlV08-KBAgBAz-JvHwTKyQ/s220/Gingerbread%20cowboy1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="179" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7InLW-QvsttLQgXJ-rJNFNIN1MZmCraeutC4YdBtP9ZnKaNBgeuI4d9zd-5ykYtSDG0zD3hUPHq4N_bSe2vQefk8GYkO2iX-Y9fHyGKI_2AioGGS_Cf402fXOFSN1Fk9__cCDH2EX5t6uEGwEZlVIhCSSwqScGZdJqdyE4HlV08-KBAgBAz-JvHwTKyQ/w325-h400/Gingerbread%20cowboy1.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><b><span style="background: white; color: maroon; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gingerbread-Cowboy-Janet-Squires/dp/0060778636/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NBAVG5AQ4G8O&keywords=the+gingerbread+cowboy+by+janet+squires&qid=1700586900&sprefix=THE+GINGERBREAD+COW%2Caps%2C158&sr=8-1#customerReviews" target="_blank">THE GINGERBREAD COWBOY</a></span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> -- can run
from the rancher's wife, he can dash past the javalinas and he can giddyup
right by the cattle grazing on the mesa. But what happens when he meets a
coyote sleeping in the sun?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
Gingerbread Cowboy was the 2007 Arizona Governor’s First Grade Book. A special
edition of 100,000 copies was distributed to every first grader in the state.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Here
are a handful of reviews:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">5.0 out of 5 stars "super” Reviewed in
France on May 5, 2021 </span></strong><span style="color: #80745b; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: #80745b; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;"></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Five Stars "A
great contrast to the traditional English version. Used it in KS1." </span></span></strong></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-weight: normal;">—Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2015</span></strong></span><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<p style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background: white; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">"A
delightful, infectiously cheerful, Southwestern rendition of a familiar story.
Phrases used to describe biscuits, such as "plump as pillows, soft as
clouds and tasty as a big Texas Barbecue," just roll off the tongue
..." The lively text demands to be read aloud ... A fresh version of an
old favorite."</span></span></span></span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);" />
<strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-weight: normal;">
</span></strong></span><strong><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"> — School
Library Journal, August, 2006</span></span></span></strong><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);" />
<br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);" />
<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-weight: normal;">"Sure to delight
youngsters, as well as introduce them to the flora, fauna and geography of the
west ... A welcome change of setting for the Gingerbread Man, sure to find a
spot on the library shelf."</span></strong><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);" />
<strong><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-weight: normal;">
</span></strong></span></span><strong><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">— Kirkus
Reviews, July, 2006</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></span></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in;"><br /></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-2420704207344763672023-11-20T21:11:00.000-08:002023-11-20T21:11:17.805-08:00Nonfiction Monday<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">From
Author/Illustrator Rob Hodgson<b>—<a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-Moon-Became-Rob-Hodgson/dp/0593523628/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RG2EO3UYUSFK&keywords=when+moon+became+the+moon+by+rob+hodgson&qid=1700543323&sprefix=when+Moon%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-1" target="_blank">When Moon Became the Moon</a><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaoDGWE5Y0iALmrD_Afkee4-SeN14fgfhVbgFdtC9SCVbZupjX02xMbq7UUhHtxzEKa0qF_cWFlZ5s7rTe1qyI-Xh8P4zbGYTYR36NSrGq6-WMClZwoFkLibsbWttY7Cp2tijkyKvu5FfU8lehMDeErKW8ihqsK5vSuDZURCK1mLbCa7nCQBl9nLfm6xA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="379" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhaoDGWE5Y0iALmrD_Afkee4-SeN14fgfhVbgFdtC9SCVbZupjX02xMbq7UUhHtxzEKa0qF_cWFlZ5s7rTe1qyI-Xh8P4zbGYTYR36NSrGq6-WMClZwoFkLibsbWttY7Cp2tijkyKvu5FfU8lehMDeErKW8ihqsK5vSuDZURCK1mLbCa7nCQBl9nLfm6xA=w325-h400" width="325" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Moon shares the
story of her origin and her many aspects in a lively conversational narrative.
The light-hearted text succeeds in imparting an abundance of scientific detail
in language that is easily accessible to youthful audiences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The content is
organized into brief chapters featuring colorful, cartoon-style illustrations
that offer visual emphasis for the narrative points. The entire book employs an
entertaining and whimsical tone that is evident even in the chapter headings
where Hodgson inserts a chapter 5 ½ into the list. Chapters 1-5 ½ take a
chronological look at Sun, Earth, Baby Moon, Orbit, Craters, and Moon Today.
Chapters 6-11 explore a variety of lunar features titled: Light, Moon Phases,
Moon Helps Earth, Solar Eclipse, Visitors, and The Future.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">For ages 3-5.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #0f1111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Recommended for
aspiring young astronomers at home and in classrooms.</span></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-84504961115469869862023-11-17T20:32:00.000-08:002023-11-17T20:32:13.476-08:00Picture Book Friday<p><span class="a-text-bold"><b><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Walkers-Micha-Archer/dp/0593109643/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32WBWTQPI9TO4&keywords=wonder+walkers+by+micha+archer&qid=1700281771&sprefix=wonder+walkers%2Caps%2C231&sr=8-1" target="_blank">WONDER WALKERS</a>—</span></b></span><span class="a-text-bold"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A
Caldicott Honor book by Micha Archer is a thoughtful invitation to explore the
marvels of nature.</span></span></p><p><span class="a-text-bold"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkriFpzpbUqB4RAyOA_ZTyqhAMtKi1gcE7PZlgGllQAffXpbiZH2TMpPpU4OJL3jFR1HQnjymzPRhAdos1o4xYKpD0x6q0RAckt3TfTVJ-VBIsByMU01VOinN4ndThbJkbLhXoHX0G9NULtxnTeA6ZSPlYB3gnClZMgFdrVivnkI034iAlSNVt0vU5LlM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="2062" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkriFpzpbUqB4RAyOA_ZTyqhAMtKi1gcE7PZlgGllQAffXpbiZH2TMpPpU4OJL3jFR1HQnjymzPRhAdos1o4xYKpD0x6q0RAckt3TfTVJ-VBIsByMU01VOinN4ndThbJkbLhXoHX0G9NULtxnTeA6ZSPlYB3gnClZMgFdrVivnkI034iAlSNVt0vU5LlM=w320-h264" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A young girl and boy
set out on a “wonder walk” that is filled with questions. Is the sun the
world’s light bulb? Do mountains have bones? Are trees the sky’s legs? Their
trek takes them from meadow to mountain, river to sea shore.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span class="a-text-bold"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The short sentences
carry a single focus reminiscent of a child’s inquisitive voice. This minimalist
language invites readers to focus on the fascinating details of the illustrations
composed of a medley of intricately patterned papers in rich colors. The visual complexity and movement is an excellent contrast with the brief text.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span class="a-text-bold"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Archer has captured
the essence of a childhood that is filled with one “why?” after another. This
charming book could easily inspire young audiences to ask a host of their own
questions—or better yet, pursue their own nature explorations.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span class="a-text-bold"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Additionally, the
illustrations could provide a model for readers to create their own collages of
varied materials.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span class="a-text-bold"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">For ages 3-7<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span class="a-text-bold"><span style="background: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Recommended for home
and school libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-63285328537662384222023-02-03T16:19:00.000-08:002023-02-03T16:19:00.531-08:00Picture Book Friday<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“The world is full of little
hearts. Each one a sign of love. Some are found upon the ground. Some are up
above.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">This opening stanza from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Little-Hearts-Finding-Nature/dp/1636550304/ref=sr_1_1?crid=35WJP1U20MRQU&keywords=little+hearts&qid=1675469762&s=books&sprefix=little+hearts%2Cstripbooks%2C240&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><b>LITTLE HEARTS</b></a> by Charles Ghigna sets forth the gentle tone and thoughtful mood for the
delightful story that follows four adorable animal friends in their exploration
of nature. A map on the end paper at the back of the book conveniently maps
their day-long trek through varied environments from Sand Bay to Clover Corner.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxZZnk5TthCItrLe0uATWFdOLcoPMc0zZi4PrBty4Ix3N6EtwomhKt16hPFJH5XAYN3lcR8LdzmLK0OuurHb-WGSvkgP8hZvM3xv17heAeEIc1Uas7RIgTlaoGgUKBL9e5hls4veRRwDz6dy3tV3Gk6Sv6bSFywJVu3uRH6RXunS08sGmm4rgajPR/s2400/Little%20Hearts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxZZnk5TthCItrLe0uATWFdOLcoPMc0zZi4PrBty4Ix3N6EtwomhKt16hPFJH5XAYN3lcR8LdzmLK0OuurHb-WGSvkgP8hZvM3xv17heAeEIc1Uas7RIgTlaoGgUKBL9e5hls4veRRwDz6dy3tV3Gk6Sv6bSFywJVu3uRH6RXunS08sGmm4rgajPR/s320/Little%20Hearts.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The rhyming stanzas invite
readers to join the young adventurers as they attempt to find and identify as
many hearts as possible. And the opportunities are many—from Redbud Hill to
Emma’s orchard, Blue Hills to Swan Lake and a myriad of localities in between. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The pastel water color
illustrations by Jacqueline East are an inspired reflection of the text. Some
of the hearts are clearly evident like the seashells or clouds—perfect for very
young observers to find. Others are subtle—a heart created out the paired
images of a rock and its reflection in a puddle or the tiny wings of bees—to
encourage readers to take their time and truly see all the varied elements on
the page. East’s imaginative eye for shapes found in the variety of nature’s
offerings will have readers discovering new depths with each reading.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The lilting rhythm and melodic
voice of LITTLE HEARTS makes for easy listening and enhances its appeal as a read
aloud story for youngsters from 3-6.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">I can easily imagine a story time
followed by a nature walk where the listeners are encouraged to indulge their
curiosity, discover their own “little hearts” and learn to marvel at the
amazing natural world that surrounds us. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">As an educator, I can envision a
simple map that we follow and then mark with our various “discoveries” at the
end of our journey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Highly Recommended for home and
school libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-65270172612506190422023-01-02T21:03:00.001-08:002023-01-03T08:44:24.738-08:00Nonfiction Monday<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gifts-Africa-Continent-People-Changed/dp/1633887707/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LU03CJVG1ZF1&keywords=gifts+of+africa&qid=1672721949&s=books&sprefix=gifts+of+africa%2Cstripbooks%2C305&sr=1-1" target="_blank">The Gifts of Africa: How a Continent and Its People Changed the World</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> by Jeff Pearce is a wonderful look
at the history and cultures of Africa. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheP-cxkQUQD5OE1cn16EW3LThl9tz4IM1zFHNxvI74Xia-238pkXzLA8JfveqeCZltXJ8qjTqzKUNubsORalBN-N1pRjCBBkSP6etCLvJcI2lrla68rPPaZbQDzItJAgh_qmYhVi9Gf43nYPO1ov8OZVICqBkCKH6zVUwtIQlskNVMwBzFWH8Z7H7n/s499/Gifts%20of%20%20Africa%20jpg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheP-cxkQUQD5OE1cn16EW3LThl9tz4IM1zFHNxvI74Xia-238pkXzLA8JfveqeCZltXJ8qjTqzKUNubsORalBN-N1pRjCBBkSP6etCLvJcI2lrla68rPPaZbQDzItJAgh_qmYhVi9Gf43nYPO1ov8OZVICqBkCKH6zVUwtIQlskNVMwBzFWH8Z7H7n/s320/Gifts%20of%20%20Africa%20jpg.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pearce
takes readers from the ancient nomadic people who eventually populated the Nile
valley and gave rise to Egypt—to the feudal kingdoms that rivaled Europe in the
Middle Ages—to the modern era of African countries that are an intricate part
of the global political and economic community. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chapter
One, Building Blocks, sets the tone by reminding the audience that as early as
8000 BCE, “Africans were already fishing, farming, and making pottery.” A
thoughtful discussion shows how nomadic people eventually created a foundation
not only for Egypt, but other kingdoms – Nubian, Assyrian, and others as well. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It’s
beyond the scope of this review to examine the wealth of material chapter by
chapter, but I’ll note a couple that I found personally compelling.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chapter
Five, Church and State…of Mind was a fascinating study of Ethiopia, its history
of Christianity, and its interaction with other faiths. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Chapter
Seven, Immortal Queens, was a chapter I couldn’t put down. The European slave
trade opens the chapter, but the content places the focus on the resistance offered
by African rulers—information that is often missing in the “Africans sold
themselves” rationale. The portrait of Njinga, warrior queen of Ndongo, is a
vivid depiction of her confrontations with Portugal’s Governor, Joāo Correira
de Sousa that threatened to bring down Portugal’s entire colonial system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This
512-page study is divided into 21 chapters prefaced by an introduction you
don’t want to skip. A Comparative Chronology highlights events in Africa
alongside Europe, Near East, Asia and the U.S. from 4.4 million years ago
through 2021. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
book is completed by Acknowledgements, Notes providing numbered sources
referenced chapter by chapter, a 22-page Selected Bibliography, and an Index.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pearce’s
enthusiasm for his topic and the thorough scholarship makes for an engrossing
page-turning read. My curiosity drove me along, but I discovered that reading
in small increments created wonderful opportunities to thoughtfully consider
the material and reflect on the information in depth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Highly
recommended!<o:p></o:p></span></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-49175648368675242532022-12-04T17:26:00.007-08:002022-12-04T17:41:08.494-08:00HOLIDAY SHOWCASE OF BOOKS<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a name="_Hlk89708788" style="color: #800180; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">GIFT IDEAS F</span></b></a><a name="_Hlk89708788" style="color: #800180;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">OR </span></b></a><a name="_Hlk89708788" style="color: #800180;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">YOUNG FRIENDS AND FAMILY</span></b></a></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Books are always a happy surprise!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>Here are some fun children’s picture books by some of my favorite authors<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>(and a few by yours truly) for you to consider.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>Click on the titles to go to Amazon to learn more or buy books.</b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800180; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: medium;"><b>Click on the author's name to visit their website.</b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 24pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-Nana-Dances-Jane-Yolen/dp/143383684X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XGQQFAIAWYTM&keywords=when+nana+dances&qid=1670193816&s=books&sprefix=when+nana+dances%2Cstripbooks%2C121&sr=1-1" target="_blank">When Nana Dances</a></span></b><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="color: blue;"> </span>– </span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.janeyolen.com/" target="_blank">Jane Yolen</a> and Maddison Stemple-Piatt </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNED8SVUW3aureVyuBjeJ2ybMcU4Wb-PKwHdmnbr7o9Reo-6NE93UxHg36vRJ50LDT-3pCFrNzWcNPYFPh_YYYEjfiX99u59suhgVgRVkdUKqJptnNg_wRVugtGWqC74hKdVDFLU0ISP6wCe8ja5g95LUsVkuz6h20krG0TzHZailguRVq3c4v6VJv/w256-h320/nana.jpg" width="256" /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;">Each Nana in this
story has a wide experience in moving to music from ballet and tap to salsa and
swing. She can dance to any music and with most anything. But her best dancing
happens when she shares the fun with her grandchildren.</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><b><span style="background: white; color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span><b><span style="background: white; color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></b></span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="background: white; color: blue; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 24pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gingerbread-Cowboy-Janet-Squires/dp/0060778636/ref=sr_1_1?crid=38X0CAQMLDJFM&keywords=gingerbread+cowboy&qid=1670200873&s=books&sprefix=gingerbread+cowboy%2Cstripbooks%2C148&sr=1-1" target="_blank">The Gingerbread Cowboy</a> </span></b><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 107%;">–</span></b><span style="color: #050505; font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"><b><a href="http://www.janetsquiresbooks.com/home.html" target="_blank">Janet Squires</a></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background: white; font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5glUgvDe4W-Mfld5aNu-41IDut64Caa7vi1D3Y4-NWjbVsTpgp9ucgruWz8KJpR_QI2P3v3X6l8zDGcmmhx6j6vLqJjpb7Z7L3zPU7Oo8HUEZCz5Qo38m6H_Bv47MXuWTKlsaIH8kyZUHj_JetOoEiWMHDPaQ-4bMXXEHY3MVkprzCA9hXZOlPtlZ/s2933/GC%20with%20seal%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2933" data-original-width="2376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5glUgvDe4W-Mfld5aNu-41IDut64Caa7vi1D3Y4-NWjbVsTpgp9ucgruWz8KJpR_QI2P3v3X6l8zDGcmmhx6j6vLqJjpb7Z7L3zPU7Oo8HUEZCz5Qo38m6H_Bv47MXuWTKlsaIH8kyZUHj_JetOoEiWMHDPaQ-4bMXXEHY3MVkprzCA9hXZOlPtlZ/s320/GC%20with%20seal%202.JPG" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;">The Gingerbread
Cowboy can run from the rancher's wife, he can dash past the javalinas and he
can giddy-up right by the cattle grazing on the mesa. But what happens when he meets a coyote
sleeping in the sun? A lively Western version of the classic read-aloud tale.
(Ages 4-8)</span></p></span></strong></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background: white; color: #050505;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background: white; color: #050505;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 24pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Theres-Dodo-Wedding-Cake-Bradford/dp/1536208841/ref=sr_1_1?crid=B2TF9P397Q7R&keywords=there%27s+a+dodo+on+the+wedding+cake&qid=1670196643&s=books&sprefix=there%27s+a+dodo%2Cstripbooks%2C167&sr=1-1" target="_blank">There's a Dodo on the Wedding Cake</a></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt;"> –</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"><a href="http://wadebradford.com/home" target="_blank"><b>Wade Bradford</b></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 24pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4nnjfsPAZ7kCxP8hzdYcHQPU2K8gD8k6S7yRPBmiWOftRJ-Uv10wCe0HJXiOs80Pi--K5xhepBN-cQjTjcqxv1sTZHL8bjdUNMmymffo26Zh8fsRtiLbm66fLLkT8Idgaq4wabb7Xk_nz4rQy6Rj0LePBZUKLh8wy-TA3oDV0j1XiwH4PLUcX9L1L/s400/dodo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="345" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4nnjfsPAZ7kCxP8hzdYcHQPU2K8gD8k6S7yRPBmiWOftRJ-Uv10wCe0HJXiOs80Pi--K5xhepBN-cQjTjcqxv1sTZHL8bjdUNMmymffo26Zh8fsRtiLbm66fLLkT8Idgaq4wabb7Xk_nz4rQy6Rj0LePBZUKLh8wy-TA3oDV0j1XiwH4PLUcX9L1L/w275-h320/dodo.jpg" width="275" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;">Bradford’s gift for imaginative story telling takes readers back
to the Sharemore Hotel where a wedding party becomes the victim of Mr. Snore’s
well-intentioned bumbling.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-line-height-alt: 18.0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;">Definitely too much fun not to share. (Ages 4-8)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="background: white; color: blue; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gracie-Jane-Janet-Squires/dp/0998578169/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KZA4CI02WIMM&keywords=Gracie+Jane&qid=1670196880&s=books&sprefix=gracie+jane%2Cstripbooks%2C133&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Gracie Jane</a></span></strong><strong><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: blue; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></strong><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 107%;">–</span></b><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 36pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 107%;"> </span></strong><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.janetsquiresbooks.com/home.html" target="_blank">Janet Squires</a></span></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdUZYE0zU33FeR4sg5y9HjXnfw3oytbANKdRhUF-VIz86S_MtirHRXHehA4Z6Te2S3YZ0E7IXBeunzMpAgr2F95EZ2ptpZFFAB1vomU0pqCW3wHk8OC8O0hGfA9Mh3wpRygylDSeCAs4TjhAZJtWq5VEpyRdCJxbmWNmAX9K3Jl2y2wGoR4UBU8lh/s284/GJ%20medal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="247" data-original-width="284" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibdUZYE0zU33FeR4sg5y9HjXnfw3oytbANKdRhUF-VIz86S_MtirHRXHehA4Z6Te2S3YZ0E7IXBeunzMpAgr2F95EZ2ptpZFFAB1vomU0pqCW3wHk8OC8O0hGfA9Mh3wpRygylDSeCAs4TjhAZJtWq5VEpyRdCJxbmWNmAX9K3Jl2y2wGoR4UBU8lh/w320-h278/GJ%20medal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;">Gracie Jane has a
heart as big as the Western sky, and she's always ready to lend a helping hand.
So, she doesn't think twice about rescuing Fifi La Rue and taking the lost pup
home. After all, how much trouble could one little dog be on a great big ranch?
It's nonstop fun and excitement when one good deed turns this cowgirl's life
upside down! (Ages 4-8)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold;"><b></b></div><p style="font-weight: bold;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></strong></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span><strong style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Just-Like-Gulliver-Janet-Squires/dp/0997357584/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1WREPD0KLLPU6&keywords=just+like+gulliver&qid=1670203050&s=books&sprefix=just+like+gulliver%2Cstripbooks%2C137&sr=1-2" target="_blank">Just Like Gulliver</a></span> </span></span></strong><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: normal;">–</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.janetsquiresbooks.com/home.html" target="_blank"><b>Janet Squires</b></a></span></span><strong style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background: white;"></span></strong><strong style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="background: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background: white;"><span><br /></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7f63Tx6Bs1Kg-Es5jqx0YBx9EIZAj0rxFT7niX1cJURvs536eFv_jMEO5XHCk1geyFgpRhHVWBZLbUcaQGlM9jXhtHdu2bt-jIhQ2NTS8kQGCom65DjtT9-4ujbFffEHGhEDmhpm0k-X85j7PIw_wF3Nc-shCwtgSeM-UrMyub42z1n9UF500XxJ/s2815/Gulliver%20with%20seal.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="2815" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7f63Tx6Bs1Kg-Es5jqx0YBx9EIZAj0rxFT7niX1cJURvs536eFv_jMEO5XHCk1geyFgpRhHVWBZLbUcaQGlM9jXhtHdu2bt-jIhQ2NTS8kQGCom65DjtT9-4ujbFffEHGhEDmhpm0k-X85j7PIw_wF3Nc-shCwtgSeM-UrMyub42z1n9UF500XxJ/s320/Gulliver%20with%20seal.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;">The adventure of a young groundhog who is frightened of his
shadow until a fun-filled journey through the woods and farms surrounding his
burrow allows him to discover his courage on Groundhog Day. An author's note
provides factual information about Groundhogs. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;">(Ages 4-8)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ten-Cuddly-Pandas-Then-There/dp/1886730121/ref=sr_1_1?crid=C75MTT0EM0NP&keywords=ten+cuddly+pandas&qid=1670203185&s=books&sprefix=ten+cuddly+pandas%2Cstripbooks%2C131&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Ten Cuddly Pandas…</a></b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt;"> </span><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 107%;">–</span></b><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></b><span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><span><b> </b></span></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><a href="https://pauladgolden.com/" target="_blank">Paula D. Golden</a></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllfCBjLFvEWt4uqwE3GeSiAQjXjbuMPlZUzIHKMDsL0p5MnKdDIuxmyZRFkuxvOTp8_Vu13QcEjhSDPENhDL1vmkWMUThLXgfPwj7Zz9d2ooK5-Czx97-LIlgWG0moJzliZRfyMMpQ0zSHQX76JkZluGShX5KTrKY0EeWa-jS1HRmXbt2ACLgAAnv/s184/pandas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="184" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllfCBjLFvEWt4uqwE3GeSiAQjXjbuMPlZUzIHKMDsL0p5MnKdDIuxmyZRFkuxvOTp8_Vu13QcEjhSDPENhDL1vmkWMUThLXgfPwj7Zz9d2ooK5-Czx97-LIlgWG0moJzliZRfyMMpQ0zSHQX76JkZluGShX5KTrKY0EeWa-jS1HRmXbt2ACLgAAnv/w320-h320/pandas.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;">This is a delightful
countdown quest built around subtraction. Ten pandas go on a playful journey
through the mountains of China where curiosity lures each into an adventure
until only one remains. Written in rhyme, this story introduces young readers
to simple subtraction word problems with matching numerical equations. (Ages
3-5)</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: start;"><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 107%;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Am-NOT-Scaredy-Cat-Paula-Golden/dp/1886730059/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2YQTVAOBT1N6B&keywords=i+am+not+a+scaredy+cat&qid=1670204181&s=books&sprefix=i+am+not+a+scaredy+cat%2Cstripbooks%2C152&sr=1-2" target="_blank">I Am NOT A Scaredy-Cat</a></span></b><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Georgia",serif; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"> </span></span></span></strong><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 107%;">–</span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"> </span><a href="https://pauladgolden.com/" style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;" target="_blank"><b>Paula D. Golden</b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: red; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjLWYo7woi9Ck2hDoi_cin8jf9s1JvEbav93ie3kLT1ELkTvPNNxca9CDDdBil1ZBXbPlrt6IZ6MbdAsvEd-eaePf92h4Apg5x1oG92WQUCbhAqKsn44iJwA_mbXWLjPCXpGKaRAs4otQHQwyea-VoLO3130dhbht9axAp3fpkblSHyAJdxXs3D1e/s500/CAT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWjLWYo7woi9Ck2hDoi_cin8jf9s1JvEbav93ie3kLT1ELkTvPNNxca9CDDdBil1ZBXbPlrt6IZ6MbdAsvEd-eaePf92h4Apg5x1oG92WQUCbhAqKsn44iJwA_mbXWLjPCXpGKaRAs4otQHQwyea-VoLO3130dhbht9axAp3fpkblSHyAJdxXs3D1e/s320/CAT.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;">Here is
a playful look at the way in which children boldly confront common fears —
darkness, creatures, or sounds — and an acknowledgement that no matter how
brave we are — we each have fears to face. An Author's Note at the end provides
thoughtful questions for opening conversations about fears. (Ages 4-8)</span><span style="background: white; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="background: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 24pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Me-Ms-Too-Laura-Ruby/dp/0062894331/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LHGPX7KH27FD&keywords=me+and+ms.+too&qid=1670196770&s=books&sprefix=me+and+ms.+%2Cstripbooks%2C133&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Me and Ms. Too</a></span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 107%;">–</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"><a href="https://lauraruby.com/" target="_blank"><b>Laura Ruby</b></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18t59XxP_0WkkjW97GYeabMfTRBgRrNfqNXYUxycfBQ8NU-a9hI_zc36WahB7ehdbXjhnDxAgMaiFu4uxWKYPf3j7r-i7gk4xIsge7iXo6iE-UriIW2GmZGYJO8o6TMdEhcMamRYRE4yJcc6Xt1tmVUysG4iL2ozDAO6CrnFg2htOKRh1LQk8mUx4/s500/me%20and%20ms%20too.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="389" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18t59XxP_0WkkjW97GYeabMfTRBgRrNfqNXYUxycfBQ8NU-a9hI_zc36WahB7ehdbXjhnDxAgMaiFu4uxWKYPf3j7r-i7gk4xIsge7iXo6iE-UriIW2GmZGYJO8o6TMdEhcMamRYRE4yJcc6Xt1tmVUysG4iL2ozDAO6CrnFg2htOKRh1LQk8mUx4/w249-h320/me%20and%20ms%20too.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 18pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Young Molly can’t recall a time when family wasn’t just her and
her father. They were always together. Suddenly, that all changes
when he marries Molly’s favorite librarian. A thoughtful, empathetic story that
is reassuring and hopeful as it reminds us that families can come in many
forms. (Ages 4-8)</span></div></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background: white; color: #181818;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=they+all+saw+a+cat+by+brendan+wenzel&i=stripbooks&crid=GMK5735PZZH1&sprefix=they+all+saw%2Cstripbooks%2C137&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_3_12" target="_blank">They All Saw A Cat</a></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"> </span><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 107%;">–</span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"> </span><a href="https://www.brendanwenzel.info/" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;" target="_blank"><b>Brendan Wenzel</b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPzouHVugeH06Vy6fVqWh4JP-qDTlN6EqnYuLaPD0amuAcAD6J5tHCTa5LdBTT5freS1yv4liMjYddTn74euttS4dVlmjz7FU303xHYe1nICNn_29GASeml0AZtBbL-dCv3Qy288Ieqgx7qd-TH2UfmrdVie0RhBTNFjcltSLo3G1cmN68GP87ir1/s485/saw%20a%20cat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="485" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPzouHVugeH06Vy6fVqWh4JP-qDTlN6EqnYuLaPD0amuAcAD6J5tHCTa5LdBTT5freS1yv4liMjYddTn74euttS4dVlmjz7FU303xHYe1nICNn_29GASeml0AZtBbL-dCv3Qy288Ieqgx7qd-TH2UfmrdVie0RhBTNFjcltSLo3G1cmN68GP87ir1/s320/saw%20a%20cat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">“The cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears and
paws…” and so begins the cat’s journey through a series of encounters with a
diverse collection of creatures – from bee to bat, fox to flea. <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">In each instance, Wenzel treats readers to an imaginative
impression of what those creatures might observe from their varied points of
view: a bird in flight, the blurry distortion of a fish bowl. </span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">This 2017
Caldecott Medal Honor book would be a great introduction to a conversation
about observation and perception.</span></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 18pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: bold; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br style="font-weight: 400; text-align: left;" /></p></div>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-25817186814213942052022-10-07T17:37:00.000-07:002022-10-07T17:37:14.629-07:00Picture Book Friday<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Allow me to introduce you to <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bellas-Fall-Coat-Lynn-Plourde/dp/1484726979/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474464982&sr=8-1&keywords=Bella%27s+fall+coat" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #992211;">Bella’s Fall Coat</span></b></a>
by <a href="http://www.lynnplourde.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #992211;">Lynn Plourde</span></b></a>. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWzNeSvbbS0tkaIwk0U0kEXQw7vjFcEYvzp40d4goD4HT7hN8c8q5_p93uEObuTFZz3gVZniNRp5AGlL_L9JKXztLwCWS1Ym_ydB2O51lmQzbPilrN1vWobckjf4FU81knVGtF7FjYydEGQob54XWk9yLsmqUpWbWWOkCQMfPolGxcz0djihoMRmM/s401/Bella's%20fall%20coat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="401" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWzNeSvbbS0tkaIwk0U0kEXQw7vjFcEYvzp40d4goD4HT7hN8c8q5_p93uEObuTFZz3gVZniNRp5AGlL_L9JKXztLwCWS1Ym_ydB2O51lmQzbPilrN1vWobckjf4FU81knVGtF7FjYydEGQob54XWk9yLsmqUpWbWWOkCQMfPolGxcz0djihoMRmM/s320/Bella's%20fall%20coat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bella’s Fall Coat is a charming look at one of childhood’s
dilemmas -- the desire to have the joys of our youth remain unchanged. This is
a perfect time for this heart-warming story that celebrates the marvels of fall
and invites us to experience this special time of year through the eyes of an
adorable little girl.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">The language is as crisp and bright as a fall morning. The illustrations
by Susan Gal are rich with autumn’s colors and fill the pages with warmth and
movement.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Sure to become a read-aloud favorite.</span></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-65882587379249311322022-07-20T13:17:00.000-07:002022-07-20T13:17:26.559-07:00NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY JULY 23rd <p> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">THE NATIONAL DAY OF THE COWBOY IS JULY 23</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">
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Celebrate with one of these fun picture books: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGkR7JeQcyuuPtb_puhwi9VKIHbK2gMWt3mDvEuKj_-FRd2Mx3KfawaLhEK_9K8TFx5nxfNsL4AeQ-BLuAuQdBZflHxk31hJBbhuQD7pR4hqNIZpA0eKFi0-9dKNQiuBPrwJ2KK4yPNOkc45iCx4pSyiU-XyTPfESdWW2NP4t8NE9PNnWWORcFjBN/s82/MCA%20gold.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="82" data-original-width="82" height="82" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWGkR7JeQcyuuPtb_puhwi9VKIHbK2gMWt3mDvEuKj_-FRd2Mx3KfawaLhEK_9K8TFx5nxfNsL4AeQ-BLuAuQdBZflHxk31hJBbhuQD7pR4hqNIZpA0eKFi0-9dKNQiuBPrwJ2KK4yPNOkc45iCx4pSyiU-XyTPfESdWW2NP4t8NE9PNnWWORcFjBN/s1600/MCA%20gold.png" width="82" /></a></div><br />Mom’s Choice Awards® honoring
Excellence Gold Seal recipients 2019<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></strong></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">THE GINGERBREAD COWBOY –</span></strong></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Y25cHKSHEkGs9i0T3NwLyvF3ydq6wk-GuYTQ45hvTPb1iJgrQ7DQrLTSGiftSSo0JiHfoGbQx8ZFFmXIg-yzVaWvNtqSIb2luR307Enoo-A0T9JiEAjbtJXuwJ34Cl47J7I9_vH7NrCJofNIDpUF_RLvnAtGv0g1BfbO4TNOpcnDFrlS8i6wXwv3/s615/Gingerbread%20cowboy1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Y25cHKSHEkGs9i0T3NwLyvF3ydq6wk-GuYTQ45hvTPb1iJgrQ7DQrLTSGiftSSo0JiHfoGbQx8ZFFmXIg-yzVaWvNtqSIb2luR307Enoo-A0T9JiEAjbtJXuwJ34Cl47J7I9_vH7NrCJofNIDpUF_RLvnAtGv0g1BfbO4TNOpcnDFrlS8i6wXwv3/w325-h400/Gingerbread%20cowboy1.jpg" width="325" /></a></strong></div><strong><br /><o:p></o:p></strong><p></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">The Gingerbread Cowboy -- can run from the rancher's wife, he can dash past the javalinas and he can giddyup right by the cattle grazing on the mesa. </span></strong></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></strong></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">But what happens when he meets a coyote sleeping in the sun?</span></strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="background: white; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #80745b; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
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big as the Western sky, and she's always ready to lend a helping hand. So, she
doesn't think twice about rescuing Fifi La Rue and taking the lost pup home After all, how much trouble could one little dog be on a great big ranch?</span></strong><span style="color: #80745b; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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fun and excitement when one good deed turns this cowgirl's life upside down.<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"></span></span>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-307642306671208302022-07-20T13:09:00.004-07:002022-07-20T13:09:54.676-07:00Payson Book Festival July 23rd<p><span style="font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Two of my books featured at the Seventh Annual Payson Book Festival</span></b></span></p><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Book lovers of all ages are invited to attend the annual Payson Book Festival for a day filled with books, authors, prizes and surprises. The festival will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at the Mazatzal Hotel and Casino in Payson, Ariz.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="font-family: inherit; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gracie Jane and Just Like Gulliver will be among the over 30 featured titles that attendees can request to review as part of a co-op book display at the Story Monsters Booth. There will be prizes and a special surprise for young readers, too.</span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For more information about the Payson Book Festival, visit: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 py34i1dx" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpaysonbookfestival.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2d-t-qIiXezGt4cOj9KcZBe0EoKuOycpT2Y3k8taIYJL6tjJ_HbURCAK8&h=AT3xzljDKjSHsl1wf56Bhz30yKuPrMCQukCB1773MHnDDfIdyLr_EhXCGNlciRDCYV1qW6TrH3-MhU5vbfHKvT_hv7y9WTp0KsPf6PnRYxIAAxfKBamhAx5njosM_kgs6XFpWom33eLfQ_jHePLw&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0cZDtdS5cLzesOevjZf-OwWpBnSUUcpZs4qsmBOiVsjh4_fiqBEbVyTWsG15_12zjVqtMKOmCXlUOhOEPyrWzQ1liK9Q-LwZqk-RRL7dAAZMy9EYWIjjM0LxBhU5MeOvIAffz9BQLwQSm1X3k4LOqslK1yQafaC5xDKvCeL1j6pdQgYijnm_O2uw4BjJ2a-Q49HtER" original_target="http://paysonbookfestival.org/?fbclid=iwar2d-t-qiixezgt4coj9kczbe0eokuoycpt2y3k8taiyjl6tjj_hburcak8" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: white; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank" waprocessedanchor="true" waprocessedid="55xxw">paysonbookfestival.org.</a></span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white; color: #050505; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white; color: #050505; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white; color: #050505; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background: white; color: #050505; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">G</span><span style="background: white; color: #050505; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">RACIE JANE</span><strong style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 107%;"> has a heart as big as<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PxGukRfIjGjZmWMn_XSf8Gfq9LRmRWudFvCZt9mhKFO0URCppEOGX3XaVTdJKtUsAnJx18C0wy3ZQDspPXBcjFQ2M3kwmZKiNlWb498sasFBPEnEC9R_Pci6kHiSEAgr25XlZ8Nr-DGozpx4Mhvdi_Nqpmhdj1EjOFi5ty8K5QniclBEs17DF7GO/s1033/Gracie%20Jane%20Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="1032" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PxGukRfIjGjZmWMn_XSf8Gfq9LRmRWudFvCZt9mhKFO0URCppEOGX3XaVTdJKtUsAnJx18C0wy3ZQDspPXBcjFQ2M3kwmZKiNlWb498sasFBPEnEC9R_Pci6kHiSEAgr25XlZ8Nr-DGozpx4Mhvdi_Nqpmhdj1EjOFi5ty8K5QniclBEs17DF7GO/s320/Gracie%20Jane%20Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></span></strong></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 107%;">the Western sky, and she's always ready to lend a helping hand.</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 107%;">So, she doesn't think twice about rescuing Fifi La Rue and taking the lost pup home. After all, how much trouble could one little dog be on a great big ranch.</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">It's nonstop </span></span></strong><strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;">fun and excitement when one good deed turns this cowgirl's life upside down.</span></span></strong></p><span style="font-family: inherit;">
<br /></span><div style="font-family: inherit;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7IUZWdm-3y81AovnKDKRIZKedngN2Ljx2-i0JoPiIPmWHjeilEeJ7GWstT8nIua7RU4OkiingyfLMV3FNCCSVLclDOIvA6tYNXU76tTMggRPwNs_BQxIxeCnhIfl9IPA62DFrKbLJuAacTB9N6JdKPpDfUF86R9SziUijQkvbcSjoqKxuyOl8Ux6/s1024/just%20like%20gulliver%20cover%20-%20High%20res.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7IUZWdm-3y81AovnKDKRIZKedngN2Ljx2-i0JoPiIPmWHjeilEeJ7GWstT8nIua7RU4OkiingyfLMV3FNCCSVLclDOIvA6tYNXU76tTMggRPwNs_BQxIxeCnhIfl9IPA62DFrKbLJuAacTB9N6JdKPpDfUF86R9SziUijQkvbcSjoqKxuyOl8Ux6/s320/just%20like%20gulliver%20cover%20-%20High%20res.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <strong><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 107%;">The adventure of a young groundhog</span></strong></div><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 107%;">who is frightened of his shadow until a fun-filled journey through the woods
and farms surrounding his burrow allows him to discover his courage on
Groundhog Day.</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);" />
</span></b><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 107%;">An author's note provides factual information about Groundhogs.</span></strong><b><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);" /></span></b><strong><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 107%;">Cross curriculum connections for: Folklore, Shadows, Groundhog Day, and Groundhogs.</span></strong></div>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-21886306543595161682022-06-17T19:36:00.000-07:002022-06-17T19:36:00.934-07:00Picture Book Friday<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lettuce-Trouble-Sara-Little-Maker/dp/1737209802/ref=sr_1_1?crid=21TRCQPTO1SZY&keywords=lettuce+get+in+trouble&qid=1655519511&s=books&sprefix=lettuce%2Cstripbooks%2C127&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Lettuce Get In Trouble</a> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">by Linda Kao with illustrations by
Mariana Rio is the first in a series of children’s picture books that explore the
life of Sara Little through her impact on the concept of design.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfCQ2-sC6KgqoC4EonXEKkv_rHrYUx_qJMnY8UToJ9uV5Rvm7h4G6l2L-AU_u1z28xgY_lOeBcHzPJ2tpIQzcetzoI1krzlB0sy8koSHqvMPu5ZSeCF6Sz-W5M8Oc3ZunT9M-OPu9IGbbk9vgKuql7ARflMlH8BNWu6jM5hlduIegs3MsV2c9S5QN/s412/Lettuce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGfCQ2-sC6KgqoC4EonXEKkv_rHrYUx_qJMnY8UToJ9uV5Rvm7h4G6l2L-AU_u1z28xgY_lOeBcHzPJ2tpIQzcetzoI1krzlB0sy8koSHqvMPu5ZSeCF6Sz-W5M8Oc3ZunT9M-OPu9IGbbk9vgKuql7ARflMlH8BNWu6jM5hlduIegs3MsV2c9S5QN/s320/Lettuce.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">In this instance, the story focuses on
her influence on the eating habits of children in New York City when the
Ministry of Food asks for help in encouraging youngsters to eat more
vegetables. Her imaginative solution is to bring children together to experiment
and discover the miraculous wonders of vegetables when she declares, “The
children will cook, and we shall allow them to play with their food!”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Some
important themes weave throughout – the importance of asking “why,” problem
solving through smart design, and using those designs to create beauty and fun
– all of which are great for childhood growth. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
narrative is an entertaining mix of narrative and dialogue highlighted by Rio’s
imaginative illustrations that combine clean lines and strong colors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">An
author’s note at the conclusion of the story offers a thoughtful biography of
Sara Little Turnball (1917-2015) that includes several vintage photos of this
talented woman.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For
Ages 4-9<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Recommended
for home and school libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-15130781213648175262022-06-03T15:09:00.000-07:002022-06-03T15:09:23.757-07:00Picture Book Friday<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Whitney-Wins-Everything-Ninja-Books/dp/1662908644/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15IZFQCQ14HZ8&keywords=whitney+wins+everything+a+tiny+ninja+book&qid=1654293921&sprefix=Whitney+wins+%2Caps%2C129&sr=8-1" target="_blank">WHITNEY WINS EVERYTHING</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> is the
second Tiny Ninja Book by Sasha Graham. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfWXlSNcFRt6MKsM-LutB8x9bsrDdpeuUBopUmzse630fnS525PWwnFJelY_-4QUiyJ1vI0UN2NUY7wfIJVazC0o2swIOpOLiLZvmkR6eWRDgdRNA_G1P7uVclMBrJqjzqQp3c5Alwj9hepn2w6a1yRg_LWZHP-blBmQVQsHFiK79PRFVSy1Jh-WH/s321/Whitne.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfWXlSNcFRt6MKsM-LutB8x9bsrDdpeuUBopUmzse630fnS525PWwnFJelY_-4QUiyJ1vI0UN2NUY7wfIJVazC0o2swIOpOLiLZvmkR6eWRDgdRNA_G1P7uVclMBrJqjzqQp3c5Alwj9hepn2w6a1yRg_LWZHP-blBmQVQsHFiK79PRFVSy1Jh-WH/s320/Whitne.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Whitney
is a talented, determined little girl who sees every experience as a
competition – eating the most mac and cheese, brushing her teeth, getting
picked first at school. After all, if you can’t be the BEST, then what’s the
point?</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Whitney
soon discovers that winning isn’t everything. First, she doesn’t get invited to
a special birthday party because everyone knows she’ll win all the party
games. Then, her new soccer coach
suggests they not keep score and just play for fun during practice. Ridiculous!
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As
with Graham’s first book, there’s a tiny ninja present to act as a subtle voice
of conscience in this story about teamwork. That subtlety is a quality that is
particularly appealing in Graham’s writing. The tiny ninja doesn’t lecture, but
provides an opportunity for conversation that allows Whitney to discover
answers for herself as she talks out her disappointment and confusion. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
lively, humorous text is a delightful read and touches on important themes of
teamwork, kindness, and friendship.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Valieva’s
colorful artwork is action-packed and includes a seek-and-find component
challenging young readers ages 4-8 to locate the tiny ninjas hidden in the
illustrations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">The press release for WHITNEY WINS EVERYTHING indicates that a
portion of each book sale will be donated to Phoenix Rising FC Youth Soccer
Foundation to fund soccer scholarships. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">Recommended for home and school libraries. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;">And be sure to check out <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Milo-Does-Not-Like-Mornings/dp/1642374679/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1920YS1GY2KV&keywords=milo+does+not+like+mornings&qid=1654293971&s=books&sprefix=milo+does+not%2Cstripbooks%2C123&sr=1-1" target="_blank">MILO DOES NOT LIKE MORNINGS</a>, the first in
a series that is sure to be a hit with young readers and parents.</span> </p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-6733986187376464062022-03-25T20:56:00.003-07:002022-03-26T17:41:06.213-07:00Picture Book Friday<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/They-All-Saw-Brendan-Wenzel-ebook/dp/B01EZIRT24/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1A6KJLTMMZ9KS&keywords=they+all+saw+a+cat&qid=1648266825&s=books&sprefix=they+all+saw+a+cat%2Cstripbooks%2C176&sr=1-1" target="_blank">They All Saw A Cat</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> by Brendan Wenzel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">“The cat walked
through the world, with its whiskers, ears and paws…” and so begins the cat’s
journey through a series of encounters with a diverse collection of creatures –
from bee to bat, fox to flea.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOXqukXeBZjne65wIJZEM7aRmkOvtXxRhac-DE_7TLl7VWKrXZGjHjRb33qkb16205gDTtiE2dv1XlnEf_bqUfQXmgLx55VE-Z5fksBO2wh4M4-gMVni_ZUKyPn1DmK9WvFjIcr6C_5XaVsmgDjrVrPunAj9KHn9BARIEFObWFIKP4Gh-Hf6DpZl9/s318/cat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="318" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOXqukXeBZjne65wIJZEM7aRmkOvtXxRhac-DE_7TLl7VWKrXZGjHjRb33qkb16205gDTtiE2dv1XlnEf_bqUfQXmgLx55VE-Z5fksBO2wh4M4-gMVni_ZUKyPn1DmK9WvFjIcr6C_5XaVsmgDjrVrPunAj9KHn9BARIEFObWFIKP4Gh-Hf6DpZl9/s1600/cat.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> In each instance, Wenzel treats readers to an imaginative
impression of what those creatures might observe from their varied points of
view: a bird in flight, the blurry distortion of a fish bowl. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He also explores the emotional impact of the
encounters in the frenzied red and black terror of a mouse who sees only danger
and the contented cat’s smile at the touch of a child’s hand. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Wenzel uses
multiple artistic styles and techniques to represent a host of responses as the
cat is perceived as friend, prey, predator or a simple object of curiosity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">The language is simple with only a handful of words per page. That, combined with the
repetition of the opening phrase at intervals throughout, allows even young
listeners to connect with the narrative.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">This 2017
Caldecott Medal Honor book would be a great introduction to a conversation
about observation and perception.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Recommended for
home and school libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-91616340689284377602022-03-18T20:00:00.000-07:002022-03-18T20:00:31.248-07:00Picture Book Friday<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Duck-Rabbit-Amy-Krouse-Rosenthal/dp/0811868656/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20E3KTKSZ1OV5&keywords=duck+rabbit+by+amy+krouse+rosenthal&qid=1647653953&s=books&sprefix=duck+rabbit%2Cstripbooks%2C128&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Duck! Rabbit!</a> by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom
Lichtenheld <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">This seemingly simple story challenges readers to
answer the question posed by the well-known visual illusion of duck vs rabbit.<b>
</b>Which is it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5vkFx_a7ytk1sywUiu7cHYMDjlk_1ool9xWA_PCjR5m9MqMiQ6OjYi4X69GCZa8e2wSOIqszEAY_xEvN-_oZY3oQvIsjIhpHZrxpWKG2V6WzH9zoomZbYr1okJUtYR8gNKbH02qTP3bBvLoI7wQDi309SSPIa7ZC1YWvA1sDWw5VnQjqvUFo47zJO=s326" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5vkFx_a7ytk1sywUiu7cHYMDjlk_1ool9xWA_PCjR5m9MqMiQ6OjYi4X69GCZa8e2wSOIqszEAY_xEvN-_oZY3oQvIsjIhpHZrxpWKG2V6WzH9zoomZbYr1okJUtYR8gNKbH02qTP3bBvLoI7wQDi309SSPIa7ZC1YWvA1sDWw5VnQjqvUFo47zJO=s320" width="312" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">The narrative flows through two voices that offer
opposing arguments –</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Is it a duck hiding in the swamp or a rabbit hiding in
the grass?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">A duck flying or a rabbit hopping?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">A duck getting a drink or a rabbit cooling its ears?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Each voice tries to make a case for a particular point
of view.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">In the end the speakers begin to see the other’s
position and discover there is no absolute “right” or “wrong” conclusion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">The answer, of course, depends on your perspective!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Rosenthal’s clever dialogue is right on point and
pairs perfectly with Lichtenheld’s strong lines and bold colors. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Here is a fun
board book with a subtle message and a surprise twist at the end. Entertaining to read on its own. It has the added bonus of being a perfect conversation starter for a discussion about recognizing and respecting
differing points of view.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Kindergarten-Grade 2 Recommended for home libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-5075536816404596772022-03-11T17:44:00.001-08:002022-03-11T18:34:22.527-08:00Picture Book Friday<p> <b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Me-Ms-Too-Laura-Ruby/dp/0062894331/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2PNEUPTC4X2HD&keywords=me+and+ms.+too&qid=1647048535&sprefix=me+and+ms.%2Caps%2C188&sr=8-2" target="_blank">Me and Ms. Too</a> </span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%;">written by Laura Ruby and illustrated by Dung Ho</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Young Molly
can’t recall a time when family wasn’t just her and her father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were always together – to splash in the
pool, bake treats, play at the park.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9mpMoXVw---gHQqiWJsvJ3zAjxzGruSGkOEQvK-l7B0YOvYNpTg8puA2MN0KUtiIF_k-6FMiwaps8hkxs4Yg0im4pezizTrJ0zGZuPLgWr-xXpk9KQA9Ty2EU-Y-j5MxTz4AWjmarxFGbBlHNatlB-2MvY1QzuUbpRdiFKMlIymYS72IFb7DitF_0=s500" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="389" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9mpMoXVw---gHQqiWJsvJ3zAjxzGruSGkOEQvK-l7B0YOvYNpTg8puA2MN0KUtiIF_k-6FMiwaps8hkxs4Yg0im4pezizTrJ0zGZuPLgWr-xXpk9KQA9Ty2EU-Y-j5MxTz4AWjmarxFGbBlHNatlB-2MvY1QzuUbpRdiFKMlIymYS72IFb7DitF_0=s320" width="249" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Suddenly, that all changes when he marries
Molly’s favorite librarian. Ms. Blue was great at reading stories and helping
find just the right book. But she doesn’t like to get wet. She’s no good at
making muffins. She can’t even cut the kiwis correctly. Everything has changed!</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Laura Ruby has created a thoughtful, empathetic
story that is reassuring and hopeful as it reminds us that families can come
in many forms. Both Molly and young readers discover that difficult as change
sometimes is, it can also create wonderful opportunities.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The colorful, richly detailed illustrations pair
beautifully with the text. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">For Ages 4-8.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Recommended for home and school libraries.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-69064061732918182182022-03-04T19:58:00.001-08:002022-03-04T19:59:05.986-08:00Picture Book Friday<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Theres-Dodo-Wedding-Cake-Bradford/dp/1536208841/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1DLPDFXYMXKKR&keywords=there%27s+a+dodo+on+the+wedding+cake&qid=1646452477&sprefix=there%27s+a+dodo%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-1" target="_blank">There's a Dodo on the Wedding Cake</a> – </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">by Wade Bradford with illustrations
by Kevin Hawkes</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBAE32jBAJvZ8kyx1trfuaFlNQxk0VomGRHQIA-joJCwCfh7Es99_A_5EwGWMSP6ebLpxwILkVHJeg8POa2YkLF6J7m9a7V9moKUzyocF7XkzHWCCe9TYIsQxtpgst0zUjIqEFSohuIZi8MaAQqeYHVQTDrV-UJle0smI7ltlW6Ejs1A0TI0hJZpFp=s369" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBAE32jBAJvZ8kyx1trfuaFlNQxk0VomGRHQIA-joJCwCfh7Es99_A_5EwGWMSP6ebLpxwILkVHJeg8POa2YkLF6J7m9a7V9moKUzyocF7XkzHWCCe9TYIsQxtpgst0zUjIqEFSohuIZi8MaAQqeYHVQTDrV-UJle0smI7ltlW6Ejs1A0TI0hJZpFp=s320" width="276" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Bradford’s
gift for imaginative story telling takes readers back to the Sharemore Hotel
where a wedding party becomes the victim of Mr. Snore’s well-intentioned
bumbling.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mr.
Snore is hired to play his violin at a wedding, but arrives early – just in
time to chase away the dodo he finds nibbling the wedding cake roses. Hilarious
chaos ensues as Mr. Snore races from room to room with the cake as he’s pursued
by a whacky collection of creatures – bats, boa constrictor, beavers – even a T
Rex. In the end, as improbable as it seems, Mr. Snore appears to have saved the
day…until Bradford surprises readers with an unexpected twist.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hawkes
piles on the laughs with his vivid drawings and bold colors. Clearly, this was
a perfect combination of author and illustrator talents.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Definitely
too much fun not to share.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An enjoyable
read aloud or read alone for ages 4-8.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195683385757827140.post-4077947383854857342022-02-25T16:30:00.004-08:002022-02-25T16:30:51.488-08:00Picture Book Friday<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 1;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-Nana-Dances-Jane-Yolen/dp/143383684X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QFNVAE99OQ02&keywords=when+nana+dances+jane+yolen&qid=1645835113&sprefix=when+Nana+dances%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-1" target="_blank">When Nana Dances</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-Nana-Dances-Jane-Yolen/dp/143383684X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QFNVAE99OQ02&keywords=when+nana+dances+jane+yolen&qid=1645835113&sprefix=when+Nana+dances%2Caps%2C111&sr=8-1" target="_blank"> </a> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The prolific Jane Yolen has
teamed up with Maddison Stemple-Piatt (Jane’s first grandchild, now a
successful adult) to create this delightful story illustrated by Priscilla
Burris.</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4OHSJSVFAAcfv1e9psX3zd86Qgu2pGuGAr6k2gu1G8TeH1_8QhHBWf2ydY99_K-fR_tNHhwucEyrvwNmz894a8w2nA-Enmr4pMOsxzu0dHxG--DUomht0G8C3Dr8tznyMLlH9ZZsoX-NveWpYiVk4Zr5M8TxVojf5jtSCA4dSIiBE6Brwwp0t422P=s398" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4OHSJSVFAAcfv1e9psX3zd86Qgu2pGuGAr6k2gu1G8TeH1_8QhHBWf2ydY99_K-fR_tNHhwucEyrvwNmz894a8w2nA-Enmr4pMOsxzu0dHxG--DUomht0G8C3Dr8tznyMLlH9ZZsoX-NveWpYiVk4Zr5M8TxVojf5jtSCA4dSIiBE6Brwwp0t422P=s320" width="256" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Inspired
perhaps by Yolen’s and Stemple-Piatt’s background in dance, the Nana in this
story has a wide experience in moving to music from ballet and tap to salsa and
swing. She can dance to any music and with most anything. But her best dancing
happens when she shares the fun with her grandchildren.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
lively rhyming text engages readers as it celebrates the joy of dance in its
many forms embodied in a diverse community of Nanas and their grandchildren.
Burris’ vivid colors and bold images fill the pages with movement to mirror
the buoyant language.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14pt;">A
delightful read-aloud that will have children and adults smiling…and maybe even
dancing, too.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ages
4-8 Recommended for home and school libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Janet S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11473549444328276315noreply@blogger.com0