Adventure… Reading Report for Northern, Central Texas: March 2024 1 May 2024 March moved in like a lamb. March 1st was a lovely spring day, warm in the upper 70s. I hope it is not a bellwether for the rest of the…
Book gifts… The Word Collector 11 Apr 2024 Reynolds, Peter H. (2018). The Word Collector. New York: Orchard Books. Fellow word collectors of the world unite! The Word Collector is the perfect read for you and any budding…
Adventure… The Night Library 8 Apr 2024 Zeltser, David. (2019). The Night Library. Illustrated by Raul Colón. New York: Random House. I purchased this book last summer during my visit to the National Center for Children’s Illustrated…
Adventure… Reading Report for Northern, Central Texas: February 2024 6 Apr 2024 I know it is late, but here is the February Reading Report. It was a wonderful month for reading. The weather was pleasant. My plants leaped out of the ground. …
Children's Books… Robin’s Random Rambling: School Book Fair Joy 12 Mar 2024 Have you seen Mychal Threets's Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok posts? He is a bundle of Library and Book Joy! I relish each post. Refreshing and engaging, his love for libraries…
Adventure… Sector 7 3 Mar 2024 Wiesner, David (1999). Sector 7. New York: Clarion Books. Here’s a look at today’s clouds brought to me by the work of Sector 5. Did you know the sky above…
Caldecott Medal… Mirandy and Brother Wind 28 Feb 2024 McKissack, Patricia C. (1988). Mirandy and Brother Wind. Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. “Swish! Swish!It was spring, and Brother Wind was back. He came high steppin’…
Adventure… The Girl Who Loved the Wind 16 Feb 2024 Yolen, Jane. (1972). The Girl Who Loved the Wind. Illustrated by Ed Young. New York: HarperTrophy. Near the sea is a girl in a walled garden.Kept there not by troll,…
Adventure… Reading Report for Northern, Central Texas: January 2024 9 Feb 2024 Here is what I read in January. Chambers, Becky. (2021). The Galaxy, and the Ground Within. New York: Harper Voyager. Colfer, Eoin. (2013). Screwed. New York: Overlook Press. Osman, Richard.…
Adventure… Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti 4 Feb 2024 McDermott, Gerald. (1972, 1993). Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti. New York: Scholastic. “Anansi. He is ‘spider’ to the Ashanti people. In Ashanti land people love this story…