Animal Stories… Bats in the Band 21 Jun 2024 Lies, Brian (2014). Bats in the Band. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. I saved this book to share to celebrate World Music Day. It’s from my southwest road trip last…
Adventure… Owl Girl 15 Jun 2024 Atkinson, Mary. (2015). Owl Girl. Rockland, ME: Maine Authors Publishing. It’s almost time for summer vacation, and I am catching up on books purchased on previous trips. One glorious fall…
Adventure… Reading Report for Northern, Central Texas: April 2024 10 Jun 2024 I am running very late with this post. Without further ado, here is what I read in April! The Anthology of Scottish Folk Tales. (2019). Cheltenham, England: The History Press.…
Astronomy… Finding WondersFinding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed ScienceFinding Wonders 21 May 2024 Atkins, Jeannine. (2016). Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Sarah gifted me this book for Mother’s Day a few years back in…
Adventure… Dogzilla and Kat Kong 16 May 2024 Pilkey, Dav. (1993). Dogzilla. New York: Scholastic. Pilkey, Dav. (1993). Kat Kong. New York: Scholastic. Dogzilla and Kat Kong are two of the funniest books I have ever read. I…
Children's Books… Train Song 12 May 2024 Siebert, Diane. (1981, 1990). Train Song. Illustrated by Mike Wimmer New York: HarperTrophy. Closing line: “Hear the railroad lullaby.” The story, a poem by Diane Siebert, incorporates loads of information…
Animal Stories… Me Too! 7 May 2024 Mercer, Mayer. (1983). Me Too! New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc. If you’ve ever had a younger brother, sister, or cousin who always wanted to do what you were doing,…
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…