The text is simple, but the subtext vast. This book is a warm optimistic conversation between two little girls about challenging one’s perspective.
Tag: Picture Book
REVIEW: Teaching Mrs. Muddle
It’s the first day of kindergarten and Kayla is not sure she’s ready. Mrs Muddle, who has already lived up to her name whispers assurances to the parents as they say goodbye. Even though it seems daunting, and even though her mom seems hesitant, Kayla notices Mrs Muddle making another big mistake and she know she must help her teacher!
Review: Turn, Seek, Find – Habitats
Anytime you have a child interacting with the pages of a book, you are encouraging reading!
REVIEW: The Old Woman
This is a very serene book about an old woman and her dog, clearly in the twilight years of their lives. They live in a house “with not much in it.” One day they go for a walk through the hills because the old woman wanted to “hear the crunch of the dry leaves under her feet…” Implying the notion that it is the autumn season both literally and figuratively.
Review: Bugs and Other Little Critters
Ranging from “at the pond” to “in the dark,” the environments were suitably interesting to capture the imagination of child and parent alike.
Review: Home for a While
This gentle book about caring for a child in the foster care system is beautifully illustrated and delicately written.
REVIEW: No More Plastic
A word to the wise, this book is not for the faint of heart. It deals with what happens when plastics end up in the ocean and it does not pull any punches.
REVIEW: Dear Moon
Max and Ely are two little boys working hard to get the moon to stay in place. They send a rocket up to try to lasso it, they even try to scold it into submission. Each night the moon comes and goes, bringing closer the day that Ely must leave for the hospital.
REVIEW: Angelina and the Princess
Originally published in 1984, for the most part it holds up beautifully.