23
Feb
Hokey Pokey
Hokey Pokey by Jerry Spinelli Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers, imprint of Random House Children’s Books (January 8, 2013) Recommended Reading Age: 10 & up In a nutshell: I’m fairly certain Jerry Spinelli is a hypnotist. Or a magician. One or the other or both. […]
18
Feb
Open This Little Book
Open This Little Book by Jesse Klausmeier, illustrated by Suzy Lee Find it at: Your library | Amazon | IndieBound Published: Chronicle Books (January 1, 2013) Recommended Reading Age: 3 & up In a nutshell: A book that, upon opening it, will surely make you smile. Open This Little Book is as clever as it […]
16
Feb
Navigating Early
Navigating Early by Claire Vanderpool Find it at: Your library | Amazon | IndieBound Published: Delacorte Books for Young Readers, and imprint of Random House Children’s Books (January 8, 2013) Recommended Reading Age: 10 & up In a Nutshell: A tale of friendship and the unforgettable journey of two boys in their quest for truth, […]
12
Feb
An Awesome Book of Love!
An Awesome Book of Love! by Dallas Clayton Find it at: Your Library | Amazon | IndieBound Published: HarperCollins (December 2012) Recommended Reading Age: 3 & up In a nutshell: Love is in the air. Valentine’s Day is near. Pink and red and hearts all over. Or if you’re Dallas Clayton, the author of An […]
8
Feb
The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Find it at: Your library | Amazon | IndieBound Published: Dutton Juvenile (January 10, 2012) Recommended Reading Age: 14 & up In a nutshell: One of my reading goals for 2013 was to read more YA fiction, so I started out full speed with the heavy-hitter of […]
7
Feb
Throwback Thursday: Blue Moose
Blue Moose by Daniel Manus Pinkwater Find it at: Your library | Amazon Published: Dodd, Mead, & Company 1975 As you may or may not know, L’s favorite animal (at least for now) is a moose. So when I spotted this old Daniel Manus Pinkwater title for a $1 at our library’s local book sale […]
6
Feb
Chickadee
Chickadee by Louise Erdrich Find it at: Your library | Amazon | IndieBound Published: HarperCollins (August 21, 2012) Recommend Reading Age: 8 & up In a nutshell: I have not yet had the privilege to read all the books of Louise Erdrich’s Birchbark House Series, but I did have the pleasure of reading the series’ […]
23
Jan
Splendors and Glooms
Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: Candlewick (August 28, 2012) Recommended reading age: 9 & up In a nutshell: Magic? Check. Intrigue? Check. Disturbing? Double check. One gloomy day in Victorian London, Lizzie Rose and Parsefall, two orphans under the care of master […]
21
Jan
I Have a Dream
I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr, illustrated by Kadir Nelson Find it at: Your library | Amazon| Indiebound Published: Schwartz & Wade an imprint of Random House Children’s Books; Har/Com edition (October 9, 2012) Recommended Reading Age: All ages In a nutshell: Today is a day we honor and remember one of […]
20
Jan
You Are Stardust
You Are Stardust by Elin Kelsy, artwork by Soyeon Kim Find it at: Your Library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: Owlkids Books (September 11, 2012) Recommended Reading Age: 4 & up In a nutshell: You Are Stardust explores the cosmological concept that essentially everything in the universe came from stardust, a concept simplified through […]
