It’s October already and this month the ReaderKidZ will be sharing books about our natural world. We’re kicking it off with the gorgeous and informative, STAR STUFF: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos (Roaring Brook Press, 2014), which hits bookstore shelves October 14th. Coming up on Friday, Stephanie Greene shares an interview with STAR STUFF author/illustrator, Stephanie Roth Sisson. In the… Read more »
September 2014
Mix It Up!
In previous posts, we’ve recommended two of Hervé Tullet‘s books – PRESS HERE and DOODLE COOK, both of which inspire readers to enjoy the magic of color, shape, and imagination. Tullet’s newest, MIX IT UP, (Chronicle Books, 2014) introduces young learners to primary and secondary colors, color mixing, tints, tones, and shades and makes an excellent addition to a young child’s library or… Read more »
COLORS OF THE WIND
COLORS OF THE WIND is a picture-book biography with startling paintings that open your eyes, and also a true story about an Olympic champion runner and award-winning artist who is blind: George Mendoza. The author, J.L. Powers, tells us: “To me, it’s an amazing story of someone who has persisted and found such an incredible… Read more »
Unexpected Friendships
A dutiful farmer toils away at daily chores. In the distance, a circus train crosses the barren countryside. As the farmer looks on, a small passenger flips and spills, unhurt, onto the soft ground. As the farmer approaches, a baby clown with a tall red cap, white face, and painted-on smile greets him. The young clown leaps and… Read more »
YES! WE ARE LATINOS
YES! WE ARE LATINOS By Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy, pictures by David Diaz Voices! The power and pride singing throughout this book is felt in each of the thirteen distinctive narrative poems. Each poem is told in the first-person voice of a Latino child who introduces his or her unique cultural background… Read more »
You’ve Got a Friend…
Stick Dog Chases a Pizza by Tom Watson is not your everyday book about friends. It’s fun through and through and features “Stick Dog,” as protagonist, along with a crazy crew of canines buddies – Karen, the dachshund who chases her tail, Stripes, the dalmatian, Poo-poo, the poodle, and Mutt who is, “you know, a mutt.” This follow-up to… Read more »
Librarian’s Corner: Picture Books for Greeting Friends Around the World
Kids love to learn words and phrases in languages that are not native to them. These three picture books will help early elementary schoolers learn to pronounce and translate greetings and phrases in a variety of languages from around the world. Madlenka by Peter Sis shows how one little girl explores a world of cultures… Read more »
