I am borrowing the publisher description here “A child and his beloved best friend go on a grand sea adventure in this magical picture book by the creators of “If I Had a Little Dream.” And that is what Yellow Kayak by Nina Laden and Melissa Castrilllon (illustrator) is about. It is a straight forward story with the only surprises being the ones the boy finds on his magical journey with his magical best friend. The adult reader will pretty much know what will happen […]
The United States v. Jackie Robinson
A non-fiction book about Jack Robinson. Or better known as Jackie Robinson. The United States v. Jackie Robinson is not a typical biography of a baseball player. They start out with him being a child growing up as the only black family on their street. His mother’s strength and finally Jackie’s strength in the military. Few probably know that Jackie would not give up his seat on a bus either and it lead to a historic ruling, too. Finally, it ends with some of his […]
The Glory of my Favorite Illustrator
The end of March 2018 saw a reissue of a Tomie dePaola classic Big Anthony and the Magic Ring (now called Strega Nona’s Magic Ring). The beginning of March saw a reissue of The Clown of God (last night was the first time I could read without crying my eyes out). And early April saw a rare site: dePaola’s text and illustrations by Doug Salati with, In a Small Kingdom. It is a miracle I can tear myself away from reading them! (Yes, my friends, […]
A House That Once Was
Julie Fogliano (of When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons fame) and Lane Smith (illustrator of The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs and I’m Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups) have combined their talents for A House That Once Was. It is hard to describe this book outside of the basic a boy and girl explore an abandoned house and imagined the people and things that might have lived there. They do this by […]
Llama Llama Loves to Read, Do You?
Anna Dewdney’s beloved Llama Llama is back. Unfortunately, while the tone of Dewdney is still here, Llama Llama Loves to Read is one of the first books done after her death. Reed Duncan (Dewdney’s partner) is now creating the tale of our Llama hero. This time Llama cannot wait to tell Mama Llama how much he has learn about becoming a reader! The things the Llama Llama’s teacher shows him, the library, reading to him and the class, showing how to do their letters, are […]
The Big Umbrella of Love
The big umbrella is a slightly hard book to get behind in some ways. The fact that the umbrella magically grows to fit everyone it needs to under it, can be a bit hard for the brain that takes things literally. I know this is a symbol of love. The umbrella is love and there is room for everyone. But my first reading had me saying, “What! Hold on there! I’ve never had an umbrella big enough for me, let alone all those people, that […]
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