Tag: picture book

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Sugar in Milk by Thrity Umrigar and Khoa Le (Review)

December 20, 2020

When I first came to this country, I felt so alone. A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls through their city park, the girl’s aunt begins to tell her an old myth, and a story within the story begins. A long time ago, a group of refugees arrived on a foreign shore. The local king met them… Read More Sugar in Milk by Thrity Umrigar and Khoa Le (Review)

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The Ninja Club Sleepover by Laura Gehl and MacKenzie Haley (Review)

November 5, 2020

We are ninjas and ninjas are brave! Willa and her best friends love ninjas. They have matching ninja backpacks and ninja t-shirts, and at school they even form a ninja club. But Willa has a secret: she’s a werewolf! Worried that no one will understand, she hides the truth from her friends. Until Val has a sleepover for her birthday…and it’s on the night of the full moon. Willa is overcome with nerves. When an accident reveals that her friends were hiding secrets too, she realizes maybe it’s not so important to be a normal ninja. After all, a paranormal ninja can do so many cool things… Read More The Ninja Club Sleepover by Laura Gehl and MacKenzie Haley (Review)

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Happy Llamakkah! by Laura Gehl and Lydia Nichols (Review)

November 5, 2020

Celebrate Hanukkah with the Llama family in this joyful, rhyming picture book. Follow along with the Llama family’s Hanukkah traditions as they light their menorah, spin the dreidel, fry latkes, and more. Laura Gehl’s lively rhyming text and Lydia Nichols’s vibrant illustrations make for a festive read. The book also features kid-friendly back matter, with expanded information on the holiday’s history and traditions… Read More Happy Llamakkah! by Laura Gehl and Lydia Nichols (Review)

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I Am Actually a Penguin by Sean Taylor and Kasia Matyjaszek (Review)

January 6, 2019

When a little girl is given a penguin suit, she decides that living as a penguin is much more fun than just dressing as one. Penguins don’t ride the bus like people do, they don’t talk like people do, and they certainly don’t eat fish sticks like people do. Her family tells her, “You’re not actually a penguin.” But she knows that she ACTUALLY is. A hilarious new picture book about using your imagination — but also knowing that sometimes your costume needs to be washed!… Read More I Am Actually a Penguin by Sean Taylor and Kasia Matyjaszek (Review)

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Pearl by Molly Idle (Review)

October 8, 2018

Sometimes the tiniest light can shine the brightest! Like the other mermaids of the deep, Pearl longs to care for the endless beaches, coral reefs, and towering kelp forests of her vast ocean world. So when her mother asks her to tend to a mere grain of sand, Pearl is heartbroken. It takes all her patience and determination to discover how even the littlest mermaid can transform the world.… Read More Pearl by Molly Idle (Review)

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Otis and Will Discover the Deep by Barb Rosenstock and Katherine Roy (Review)

June 30, 2018

Title: Otis and Will Discover the Deep Authors: Barb Rosenstock and Katherine Roy Type: Nonfiction Genre: Children’s Book, Picture Book, Biography, Science, History Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (Hachette Book Group) Date published: June 5, 2018 A physical copy of this book was kindly provided by the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.… Read More Otis and Will Discover the Deep by Barb Rosenstock and Katherine Roy (Review)