7
Mar
Throwback Thursday: The Big Jump and Other Stories
The Big Jump and Other Stories by Benjamin Elkin, illustrations by Katherine Evans Find it at: Your library | Amazon Published: Random House Books for Young Readers (September 12, 1958) Do you follow NPR’s Backseat Book Club? If not, Backseat Book Club is a series that selects one kid-friendly book per month, and airs a […]
21
Feb
Thowback Thursday: Thingy Things
Thingy Things by Chris Raschka Find them at: Your Library | Amazon | IndieBound Published: Hyperion Books for Children (2000) Came across these little gems a few weeks back while at work. Over a decade ago, Caldecott Award winning illustrator, Chris Raschka created this delightful series of books for beginning readers, the Thingy Things. They’re […]
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 […]
3
Jan
Throwback Thursday: Numbears
Numbears: A Counting Book By Kathleen Hague, Illustrated by Michael Hague Find it at: Your Library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: Henry Holt and Co. an imprint of Macmillian (May 1986) My husband was recently having a conversation with his twin sister about a book that has plagued them since early childhood: Numbears: A Counting […]
26
Jul
Throwback Thursday: The Snow Spider
The Snow Spider by Jenny Nimmo Published: Dutton Books, 1986, Orchard Books (Imprint of Scholastic), 2006 Recommended Age: 9 & up In a Nutshell: On Gwyn’s 5th birthday, his older sister, Bethan, tragically disappeared. Four years later, still ridden with guilt over her disappearance, his slightly cooky grandmother gives him five unusual presents. Presents she […]
