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Age: Middle-High School
"Emily Bell believes in destiny. To her, being forced to sing a solo in the church choir--despite her average voice--is fate: because it's while she's singing that she first sees Sam. At first sight, they are connected.
Sam Border wishes he could escape, but there's nowhere for him to run. He and his little brother, Riddle, have spent their entire lives constantly uprooted by their unstable father. That is, until Sam sees Emily. That's when everything changes.
As Sam and Riddle are welcomed into the Bells' lives, they witness the warmth and protection of a family for the first time. But when tragedy strikes, they're left fighting for survival."
A fast, suspenseful read with a unique set of well-defined characters.
"Emily Bell believes in destiny. To her, being forced to sing a solo in the church choir--despite her average voice--is fate: because it's while she's singing that she first sees Sam. At first sight, they are connected.
Sam Border wishes he could escape, but there's nowhere for him to run. He and his little brother, Riddle, have spent their entire lives constantly uprooted by their unstable father. That is, until Sam sees Emily. That's when everything changes.
As Sam and Riddle are welcomed into the Bells' lives, they witness the warmth and protection of a family for the first time. But when tragedy strikes, they're left fighting for survival."
A fast, suspenseful read with a unique set of well-defined characters.
Age: K+
Familiar Experience: understanding that people may not say what they are thinking
Familiar Experience: understanding that people may not say what they are thinking
Age: Preschool+
A fun take on the "I love you" stories for parents that want a break from too much sweetness.
A fun take on the "I love you" stories for parents that want a break from too much sweetness.
Age: K+
Fairy tale: fractured
When the Big Bad Wolf is bored of his doldrum life in the Three Little Pigs, he bullies his way into other fairy tales. But does he really want to get kissed by a handsome prince? Does he really want to face off against a fee-fi-foe-fumming giant? The ending is short-winded but this picture book would make an excellent end-cap to a unit on fairy tales.
Fairy tale: fractured
When the Big Bad Wolf is bored of his doldrum life in the Three Little Pigs, he bullies his way into other fairy tales. But does he really want to get kissed by a handsome prince? Does he really want to face off against a fee-fi-foe-fumming giant? The ending is short-winded but this picture book would make an excellent end-cap to a unit on fairy tales.
Age: Preschool+
When the clock strikes 12 every night, Eliot Jones leaves his quiet, pleasant life and becomes a midnight superhero skiing down glaciers, saving towns from prides of escaped lions, and returning stolen jewels back to the queen. But Eliot is up for his most difficult mission: saving Earth from an approaching meteor. The artwork was very well done with interesting detail without being overwhelming.
When the clock strikes 12 every night, Eliot Jones leaves his quiet, pleasant life and becomes a midnight superhero skiing down glaciers, saving towns from prides of escaped lions, and returning stolen jewels back to the queen. But Eliot is up for his most difficult mission: saving Earth from an approaching meteor. The artwork was very well done with interesting detail without being overwhelming.
Age: K+
Familiar experience: moving, fear of the unknown
"Posy feels lonely in her new house. She doesn't know anyone, and worries about making friends. One day, while exploring the garden, she come across a red boat. Posy and her dog George have lots of fun in the red boat. They decide to visit it one night when they can't sleep, and that's when something magical happens..."
The storyline was cute but the description was lack luster.
Familiar experience: moving, fear of the unknown
"Posy feels lonely in her new house. She doesn't know anyone, and worries about making friends. One day, while exploring the garden, she come across a red boat. Posy and her dog George have lots of fun in the red boat. They decide to visit it one night when they can't sleep, and that's when something magical happens..."
The storyline was cute but the description was lack luster.
Age: K+
Art: Painting, music
Tough issue: Death
A unique representation of the impact one animal (or person) can have on a group of friends and family. The contrast between rabbit habits and unrabbityness was enjoyably striking and beautifully illustrated. Although the amount of words is suitable for a younger audience, the premise of the rabbit "disappearing" without closure (did he die?, did he just leave?) will be hard for younger children to understand.
Art: Painting, music
Tough issue: Death
A unique representation of the impact one animal (or person) can have on a group of friends and family. The contrast between rabbit habits and unrabbityness was enjoyably striking and beautifully illustrated. Although the amount of words is suitable for a younger audience, the premise of the rabbit "disappearing" without closure (did he die?, did he just leave?) will be hard for younger children to understand.
Age: Preschool+
A happy celebration of imagination and letting something go that wants to be free. A unique telling of imagination because the artist draws the stone birds as if they are real and Abby invests heavily in their believability but Tsiang gives us subtle hints to remind us that they are not.
A happy celebration of imagination and letting something go that wants to be free. A unique telling of imagination because the artist draws the stone birds as if they are real and Abby invests heavily in their believability but Tsiang gives us subtle hints to remind us that they are not.