Here is a WOW picture story book and so timely: STRANGE FRUIT, BILLIE HOLIDAY AND THE POWER OF A PROTEST SONG a book for all ages written by Gary Golio and illustrated by Charlotte Riley-Webb. What a woman, Billie Holiday. And now, what a book about Billie and the song she dared to sing about… Read more »
March 2017
“Everybody, sing it!”
Pete Seeger was born with music in his bones. So begins this inspirational picture book biography about one of America’s most famous, beloved folk singers, Pete Seeger, Stand Up and Sing! Folk Music, and the Path to Justice, (Bloomsbury 2017), written by Susannah Reich and illustrated by Adam Gustavson. Seeger came of age during… Read more »
Princess Posey and the First Grade Play
The first graders in Posey’s class are reading about bees and plan a play to share what they’ve learned with the other first grade classes. Caitlyn certainly knows a lot about bees. Her mother’s even given her a small yellow eraser in the shape of a bee. “Who cares about an old eraser?” Posey says… Read more »
THE ROCK MAIDEN, a Chinese Tale of Love and Loyalty
What is loyalty? When you are someone’s friend, what does it mean to be a true and LOYAL friend? THE ROCK MAIDEN, a Chinese Tale of Love and Loyalty, shows us the power of true love and loyalty. In this re-telling of the legend about Amah Rock – a fifty-foot granite formation found in the Sha… Read more »
