Along the road of looking for pleasant graphic novels at my local library, I came across the simple yet profound gem tucked inside in a Little Free Library. I had never before heard of singer and actress Stéphanie Lapointe or … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Picture Book
Chickadee Winter by Dawn L. Watkins (1999)
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Illust. By Gabriela Dellosso I am back into hitting some winter and Christmas books, because ’tis the season. I have had this book in my library for years, yet we left it overseas when we evacuated due to COVID. It’s … Continue reading
Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm By Carla Stevens (1982)
Pictures by Margot Tomes It’s been a month since I last posted a book review, but that doesn’t mean I’ve stopped reading! I’m working on my doctorate and have begun traveling a bit more again, so I viewed this past … Continue reading
One Day in the Woods by Jean Craighead George (1988)
Pictures by Gary Allen I’m an amateur naturalist. I picked up the hobby in my early 30s and, I hope, have passed my love for nature on to my kids. Keeping a book like this in our little library can … Continue reading
If You Lived at the Time of the Great San Francisco Earthquake by Ellen Levine (1988)
Another great offering by Scholastic for my adventures through the turn-of-the-century, this book answers most of the questions anyone might have about the San Francisco disaster of 1906. Having just completed the Scholastic book I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, … Continue reading
Don’t You Dare Shoot That Bear! by Robert Quackenbush (1984)
A Story of Theodore Roosevelt I’ve been on a turn-of-the-century kick, what with my readings about The Wright Brothers and Earnest Shackleton and all, not to mention the entire Laura Ingalls Wilder series and a few books on Theodore Roosevelt. … Continue reading
Wilbur and Orville Wright by Louis Sabin (1983)
Wilbur and Orville Wright: The Flight to Adventure by Louis Sabin (1983) I recently read David McCullough’s The Wright Brothers, a thorough version of the Wright boys’ story written for adults. In keeping with my turn-of-the-century readings as of late … Continue reading
Aunt Clara Brown: Official Pioneer by Linda Lowery (1999)
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Illustrated by Janice Lee Porter This was an enjoyable, if not tear-jerking, informative story of the life of Clara Brown, freed slave whose persistence, love, and work ethic made her a champion of freed slaves following the Civil War. This … Continue reading
The Transcontinental Railroad by John Perritano (2010)
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As I help my children enter this wonderful world of book-selection, I find myself prompting them towards historical-nonfiction works like this, The Transcontinental Railroad, while they’re obviously more drawn to things like Bad Kitty or Junie B. Jones. I can’t … Continue reading
Crow Boy by Taro Yashima
It’s been a strange year, this 2020. But one thing in particular that COVID-19 has impacted—apart from everything else in life—is that no one in the Midwest wants to host garage sales anymore! It’s a sad place to be, sitting … Continue reading