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Age: Toddler-Kindergarten
Body: Hair
Identity, author: African American
Black boy joy on every page that pairs 12 hairstyles with uplifting words, various skin tones, and clothing styles. The uniformity of the images and the popping colors create an excellent read-aloud and an enjoyable lapsit for younger audiences.
Body: Hair
Identity, author: African American
Black boy joy on every page that pairs 12 hairstyles with uplifting words, various skin tones, and clothing styles. The uniformity of the images and the popping colors create an excellent read-aloud and an enjoyable lapsit for younger audiences.
Age: Preschool-2nd grade
Having found a coin that provides one wish, a girl asks her classmates and teacher what they would do with a wish. An excellent demonstration in thoughtfulness and weighing one's options. Ultimately, the girl decides to allow everyone's wish to come true.
The large format, attractive illustrations for a group setting, and overall purpose of this story will make for an excellent read-aloud paired with extension questions for a writing assignment or other related activities.
Having found a coin that provides one wish, a girl asks her classmates and teacher what they would do with a wish. An excellent demonstration in thoughtfulness and weighing one's options. Ultimately, the girl decides to allow everyone's wish to come true.
The large format, attractive illustrations for a group setting, and overall purpose of this story will make for an excellent read-aloud paired with extension questions for a writing assignment or other related activities.
Age: 4th-6th grade
First line: "'I know you love unicorns, Rowan, but please stop staring at mine. You're making him nervous.'"
What a fun read with a delightful concept! Twelve-year-old twins Rowan and her brother Rhydd are on their way to becoming Queen and Royal Monster Hunter. Trouble is that Rowan has a knack for managing the monsters of the land and a passion for adventure whereas her brother has a talent for leading, inspiring, and providing compassion to his people. Trying to flip the roles before they are announced, Rowan gets into more trouble than she may be ready for, but maintains a fighting spirit to persevere.
Rowan's character is complex and extremely well-written and the adventuring quest adds excitement and suspense. Fans of The Familiars, Land of Stories, and any other animal-based fiction will eat this one up.
First line: "'I know you love unicorns, Rowan, but please stop staring at mine. You're making him nervous.'"
What a fun read with a delightful concept! Twelve-year-old twins Rowan and her brother Rhydd are on their way to becoming Queen and Royal Monster Hunter. Trouble is that Rowan has a knack for managing the monsters of the land and a passion for adventure whereas her brother has a talent for leading, inspiring, and providing compassion to his people. Trying to flip the roles before they are announced, Rowan gets into more trouble than she may be ready for, but maintains a fighting spirit to persevere.
Rowan's character is complex and extremely well-written and the adventuring quest adds excitement and suspense. Fans of The Familiars, Land of Stories, and any other animal-based fiction will eat this one up.
This would be a hard sell to the audience it is marketed towards (grades 4-8) due to the ill-defined artwork (it's beautiful but a bit of a mess for younger readers), brief and slightly lackluster stories, and stagnant plot progression. A better read for an adult audience that are already invested in John Muir's story.
Age: Toddler-Preschool
Concepts: Colors, counting, sizes and differences
A fun recap for a preschooler about all the concepts that they have been learning. Although there is no actual story told through the words, the rhyming text, questions for the listener, and spotting a mouse throughout were excellent ways to keep my preschooler engaged. Simple and effective.
Concepts: Colors, counting, sizes and differences
A fun recap for a preschooler about all the concepts that they have been learning. Although there is no actual story told through the words, the rhyming text, questions for the listener, and spotting a mouse throughout were excellent ways to keep my preschooler engaged. Simple and effective.
Age: Preschool-Kindergarten
Body: Skulls!
Skulls get a bad wrap as spooky Halloween decorations, causing uneasiness in children. But they are quite useful! Thornburgh does an excellent service to sweep away prejudices against our v. important head bone with some basic, useful facts. An excellent body book for the younger crowd.
Body: Skulls!
Skulls get a bad wrap as spooky Halloween decorations, causing uneasiness in children. But they are quite useful! Thornburgh does an excellent service to sweep away prejudices against our v. important head bone with some basic, useful facts. An excellent body book for the younger crowd.
Age: Preschool-2nd grade
Animals: Pet turtle
School: First day of school
It's Sarah's first day of school, but her pet turtle doesn't know that. As the day stretches on, and Truman begins to connect the suspicious dots, he makes a valiant effort to go downstairs and take the Number 11 bus to wherever Sarah went. But before he manages to leave the apartment, Sarah returns home. Large, not overly-complex words make this a suitable early reader for children accompanied by a heart-warming story.
Animals: Pet turtle
School: First day of school
It's Sarah's first day of school, but her pet turtle doesn't know that. As the day stretches on, and Truman begins to connect the suspicious dots, he makes a valiant effort to go downstairs and take the Number 11 bus to wherever Sarah went. But before he manages to leave the apartment, Sarah returns home. Large, not overly-complex words make this a suitable early reader for children accompanied by a heart-warming story.
Age: High School
LGBTQ: Gender nonconforming, female-female romance
Cute, but the writing felt a little sloppy at times. Still a very appealing graphic novel for fans of Witch Boy, Harry Potter, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
LGBTQ: Gender nonconforming, female-female romance
Cute, but the writing felt a little sloppy at times. Still a very appealing graphic novel for fans of Witch Boy, Harry Potter, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.