Recently, I was in the grocery store choosing peaches and standing next to another mom who was also shopping. Beside her stood a very bored, very impatient daughter with braces shining on her teeth, a few powdered-over pimples, and a BIG frown. She was not a happy camper until… a sweaty boy in a soccer uniform sauntered by…. Read more »
Nancy Bo Flood
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING
This book by Arthur A. Levine and illustrated by Katie Kath will bring a beautiful morning to you. The subject of this picture book, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL MORNING, is a difficult one. Noah experiences the sudden and confusing changes in his grandfather as grandfather begins to lose his physical, emotional, and mental abilities. No longer… Read more »
LUIS PAINTS THE WORLD, a picture book of waiting, hoping, connecting
LUIS PAINTS THE WORLD, written by Terry Farish and illustrated with dramatic swirls of color by Oliver Dominguez, presents a story of how confusing and scary it is to have someone in the family deployed. Luis’s big brother, Nico, doesn’t have to join the army and leave home to see the world. “No!” argues Luis…. Read more »
WAKE UP, ISLAND Listen, taste, wander!
WAKE UP, ISLAND (University of Minnesota Press) What a beautiful, engaging combination – Mary Casanova’s lyrical but stirring, “wake-up” language and Nick Wroblewski’s handmade woodcut block prints as illustrations. I can imagine having a little one snuggling close as I read about the slow, sensuous waking up of the many creatures in a Minnesota north woods… Read more »
THE SEAGOING COWBOY, Repairing a Broken World
World War II had just ended. Families in Europe were starving. Many were homeless. Farmers had lost their livestock, their fields, even the seeds needed to be replanted. THE SEAGOING COWBOY describes in simple, effective words and illustrations the relief program, Heifer International, that sent over 200,000 horses, mules, and heifers to families devastated… Read more »
Want to be a monster illustrator? Then read this! I Want a Monster
I was very lucky to meet the author and illustrator of I WANT A MONSTER, Elise Gravel. Elise is very funny and loves all the monsters in her baby monster book. She is the perfect person to adopt many monster babies. I think you will enjoy reading her answers to my questions: Nancy Bo… Read more »
I WANT A MONSTER
I WANT A MONSTER is a hilarious picture book written and illustrated by Elise Gravel Wonderfully quirky, hilarious, unusual, imaginative, exactly what a four-year old loves – but watch out, once you read this book, that four-year old will say, “Again!” Maybe not every parent wants a baby monster, but every child will enjoy reading… Read more »
