Mr. Alex's Bookshelf

Review: Red (A Crayon’s Story)

June 25, 2020 Alexander Fernández-Pons

The plot is a straight-forward one. A pencil, symbolic in that pencils are generally used to describe everything presented to the eyes, the heart and the mind, tells us the story of a crayon called Red. His name is Red, because he’s wrapped in a red wrapper. But, to anyone who can see beyond the wrappings, he’s a blue crayon with a red label.

Review: Papa, Daddy & Riley

June 25, 2020 Alexander Fernández-Pons

A young girl posits that she should not have to choose between her two Fathers. She shouldn’t have to do so.

Review: Jules vs the Ocean

June 24, 2020 Isabel Suárez

On a special trip to the beach, Jules has one thing on her mind: building the BIGGEST, FANCIEST, MOST EXCELLENT castle that has ever been built–all with the ultimate goal of impressing her big sister. She soon finds out that even the best laid plans do not always work out as intended.

Review: And Then Comes Summer

June 22, 2020 Isabel Suárez

Transitioning from school routines and days that follow schedules, to days with more freedom and less structure, can sometimes cause anxiety in children; even if that anxiety isn’t immediately visible. Brenner follows three friends as they prepare to end their school year and enjoy their summer vacation together.

Of Fathers, Sons & Princess Robots

June 21, 2020 Alexander Fernández-Pons

Are you happy? The question is innocent enough. My four-year-old who is running around the house with his plastic sword in case we get attacked by Princess Robots (year, don’t ask) stops dead in his tracks to ask me.

In Case You Missed It

June 20, 2020 Alexander Fernández-Pons

This week we focused on all things Father. Here’s a rundown; in case you missed anything.

Review: The Haircut

June 19, 2020 Isabel Suárez

It is doubtful that most people remember their very first haircut. However, in the moment, it is a daunting event, and not just for the recipient of the haircut. Anything that causes anxiety or stress in our children does the same for us as parents. A haircut is one of those events that usually happens early in our children’s lives.

Review: Baking with Dad

June 19, 2020 Alexander Fernández-Pons

“Baking with Daddy,” Cacciapuoti’s light-hearted look at baking a cake with Dad, is a frothy meringue of a book filled with cute doodles and vibrant illustrations.

Everybody’s Different (Even Fathers)

June 19, 2020 Trey Graham

“But I didn’t know the first dad-gum thing about raising one,” says my dad, who still talks like that, Southernish, with a twinkle. For her part, my mom likes to tell the story of the maternity nurse at Touro Infirmary who—after my folks gathered their things and Mom settled into the wheelchair for the short discharge trip to the car—winked at my mother and grandmother, then turned to my startled dad and offered him the 21 tightly swaddled inches of his firstborn.

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