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You crusty ol’ sea dog!

Swashby and the Sea by Beth Ferry

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A young girl and her grandmother move next door to one ol’ poop of an ex-sailor in Swashby and the Sea. And while that sounds horrible, things turn out for the best with humor, much love and the sea providing only what is needed. On the surface the book seems serious, but the overall atmosphere is light-hearted. The antics of the girl and ol’ sea dog will amuse. I found this story of love and friendship sweet and comforting with a dash of not sadness, […]

Born a Slave Became a Botanist, Scientist, Inventor

The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver by Gene Barretta

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While The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver is a lovely snapshot of one piece of Carver’s life, I wish there was a little “more” to it. I do not mean Carver’s life as a whole. I was not looking for a biography, but I was looking for more about the growing plants in his garden and learning about them. Gene Barretta has strong text telling a good story. Everything that is told and shown is nice. It is poetic with Rank Morrison’s lyrical illustrations. […]

That one could time travel within his own lifetime…..

Big Papa and the Time Machine by Daniel Bernstrom

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Big Papa and the Time Machine had an odd journey to my reading stack. Daniel Bernstrom’s story was not in play (yet) it was that cover by Shane W. Evans. It looked surreal, awkward, ironically a combination of extremely young and a lot of text. It actually did no look “fun” or that I would “like” it. Then, the other night, it found its way back on the stack. I still was unsure but decided to give it a shot. And as the old say […]

Quickest, tallest, most fearless athlete

Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis’ Fleet-of-Foot Girl by Megan Reid

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I knew of Althea Gibson but did not know much (if anything) about her. In Althea Gibson: The Story of Tennis’ Fleet-of-Foot Girl, Megan Reid uses highlights of Gibson’s life to tell her story. Gibson was not only a female pioneer but a black female pioneer as well. What you might know is that she had many firsts in tennis (winning Wimbledon as the first black, male or female, person; winning in doubles with a Jewish woman at Wimbledon) but also in golf as well. […]

Rocking your love

Love and the Rocking Chair by Diane Dillon

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According to the jacket, Love and the Rocking Chair was the last collaboration of husband and wife team Leo and Diane Dillon. I am not exactly sure how that happened, as Leo Dillon passed in 2012, but I am sure it is true. After all, the signature style of both is plainly there. While the story is simple and we have seen parts of it before, the illustrations are pure gold. They outdid themselves again! The story is a young couple who got married, soon […]



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