Archive for September 2023
Children’s Book Review: Two New Years by Richard Ho
In this family, Two New Years are celebrated, Rosh Hashanah in the fall and Lunar New Year in the spring.
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Memo and the Unexpected Gift shares the joy of a new friendship and the sadness of letting it go.
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: My Art Book of Adventure by Shana Gozansky
My Art Book of Adventure allows you to introduce your toddler to the adventures of life by exposing them to fine art at the same time in this board book.
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: Ruby and Lonely By Patrice Karst
Ruby feels alone and ignored at home, at school, and at recess. When she adds Lonely to her life, suddenly everything changes.
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: Ode to a Bad Day by Chelsea Lin Wallace
In an Ode to a Bad Day, a young girl feels that everything possible that could go wrong has happened. Tomorrow has to be a better day.
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: Nothing Ever Happens on a Gray Day by Grant Snider
A young girl sets off on her bike to find something fun on such a gray day. What she finds surprises her and reminds all of us to find the joy in the dreary days of life.
Read MoreBook Reviews: The Royal Governess and The Princess by Wendy Holden
Wendy Holden’s Royal Outsider’s series gives a fictional yet based on
Read MoreBooks that Came My Way in August 2023
Books that Came My Way in August 2023 including fiction, cookbooks, middle-grade fiction, board books, and picture books.
Read MoreSummer Read-to-Learn: Is There Life on Your Nose? by Christian Borstlap
All summer I’ll be sharing books for kids of all ages on topics that will interest them or offer them a new interest to learn about. Most of the time these will be nonfiction books, but sometimes we can learn from fictional stories too. I frequently learn from books sent during a historical period because…
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