A Smart, Smart School, by Sharon Creech
When it comes to Sharon Creech, I feel there are two categories of fans. Those who love everything she does, and those who mostly like her work. Oh, I am sure there are a few people who do not like her at all, but those people are wrong. I am in that second category. I have liked most of the things I have read, but have found a few special ones. I like A Smart, Smart School, but it is not my favorite. However, if […]
Jeffrey Loves Blue by Lorretta Garbutt
Step by Step by Kat Boger
I was not going to pair these two picture books together, but then realized that even if I could do a 250 worded review on each, they have the similar theme of doing hard things, of stepping outside their comfort zone. The way each character does the hard thing is different, but good for today’s contemporary audience. (Please note both titles were read via online reader copies). Both books would work well as a one-on-one read or for a classroom setting. At first, I thought […]
Tree Spirits by Louise Wannier
I thought when I saw the title, Tree Spirits that the book would be either a story about tree spirits with animals and maybe a child or two for an environmental book; or it would be about the mythology and legends of tree spirits in a non-fiction format. It is neither. It is photographs that have hidden images. The author gives you some ideas of what they see, but you could see what you want as well. And I liked almost all of Louise Wannier […]
The Museum of Nothing by Steven Guarnaccia
I have read several picture books of late as they are fun and easy to read. I like to say I have accomplished something. You might think it is nothing, but trust me, it is something. Yet, when you read about about Nothing, have you read something? You have if it was the book The Museum of Nothing. Steven Guarnaccia shows us that there is a lot of something in nothing. Not only are there words (some of which are explained in the afterwards at […]
Cindy and Panda by Benson Shum
I am trying to find all the Benson Shum books I can easily find. There looks like there are several titles that they only illustrated and one or two they have solo written that I will not find, but in the meantime, I have found several others. Such as Cindy and Panda. However, the story was not my favorite, but I adore the illustrations. Panda is so pandorable! I want to make a Panda Pie… I mean make a pie with Panda. Like Cindy does. […]
Hello, Tiny Bear by Yusuke Yonezu
Going Home by Seymour Chwast
My round up of books that should be talked about, but are not for me, is below. Both were read via online reader copies, and both are future publications. The first is Hello, Tiny Bear. At first, I was okay, Yusuke Yonezu made a cute bear cub as their main character. I then saw that it was a board book (or would be, remember online reader copy, due late August/early September 2023). And I was, “Okay I am not a toddler; therefore, this simple text […]
