The Cool Bean by Jory John
The Cool Bean is part of Jory John’s series that includes The Good Egg, The Bad Seed and The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! (coming in February 2020). The Cool Bean is just like the other stories in this group. There are more than a few puns about being “a cool bean” and bean puns in general. The story is simple: Our narrator used to hang out with a handful of beans in olden times (as long ago as last year), but this year […]
The Thank You Letter by Jane Cabrera
A book I would like to see as a holiday gift for everyone is the book The Thank You Letter by Jane Cabrera. This is a fantastic story about what one little girl does after receiving some lovely gifts for her birthday. But she also takes it one step farther and shows all the things she is thankful for. Then, she gets another lovely gift in return. This is not only a great practice to get your child into (writing thank you notes) but also […]
Sophia wants one thing for her birthday. It is her One True Desire. She wants a pet giraffe. The problem is she has four roadblocks: her mother the judge, her father the businessman, her uncle Conrad the politician and her Grand-Mama who is strict. Presenting her case to each person one at a time, Sophia does not get any closer to her goal as she is informed that they are “too long” (or they are too effusive, loquacious or verbose) or have missing or incomplete […]
