One World, One Day by Barbara KerleyMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
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Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Review: The Problem With Chickens
The Problem With Chickens by Bruce McMillanMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Icelandic women with a problem came up with an ingenious solution!
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Review: I Took My Frog to the Library
I Took My Frog to the Library by Eric A. KimmelMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I always enjoy this book. I love the progression of animals and the shenanigans they get up to. We do need an update though - most libraries don't have a card catalog so the hen needs to lay her egg somewhere else. :-)
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Friday, September 25, 2020
Review: Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems
Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems by Judy SierraMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
My only criticism is the poem that talks about the fish swimming for 2 months doesn't indicate that this is the female penguin after she has given birth. It refers to "mother" and "father" in other poem so I'm not sure why it was excluded here.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Review: Let the Children March
Let the Children March by Monica Clark-RobinsonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I had no idea the marchers were so young. Such an eye opening book.
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Review: Yo Soy Muslim: A Father's Letter to His Daughter
Yo Soy Muslim: A Father's Letter to His Daughter by Mark GonzalesMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I felt moved to read this one out loud in my living room to the dust bunnies. This father wants his daughter to be proud and to be strong and you can feel his love for her in every word.
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Review: Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions by Chris BartonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Once upon a time I was a counselor at resident camp. We had a lot of international counselors at camp. One week we went to the store on our off time. They found the super soakers which they didn't have in their home countries. They were like kids in the candy shop with all of the different kinds. That next week we had an end of the camp party like never before with water being sprayed everyone and the screams of laughter being heard all over the Sassafras river.
This book took me right back there to that summer but it also opened a window into the dedication of Lonnie Johnson's long path to getting the super soaker made.
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Review: Imagine
Imagine by Juan Felipe HerreraMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Imagine. Here is my story. Here is how I grew and changed. Now imagine what you your story could be. Isn't this a great gift to hand to a child?
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Review: We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands
We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands by Rafael LópezMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Another book I can sing! And a version of this traditional hymn I can sing in story time that is accessible for all! And the illustrations! Oh the illustrations! Such a great color palette. And the string that runs through every page spread could be Incorporated into story time to show how connected we all truly are regardless of the things we think might separate us.
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Review: Mixed: A Colorful Story
Mixed: A Colorful Story by Arree ChungMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
So many ways to use this book!
I can see extending the reading with this activity: https://www.learning4kids.net/2015/08...
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Review: The Scrambled States of America
The Scrambled States of America by Laurie KellerMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I liked that the states wanted to try something new. I'm not sure how I feel with the idea that ultimately they decided they belonged in their "old" spot and change wasn't for them. Am I putting too much responsibility on a picture book?
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Review: The Monkey and the Crocodile: A Jataka Tale from India
The Monkey and the Crocodile: A Jataka Tale from India by Paul GaldoneMy rating: 1 of 5 stars
Before posting my review I wanted to go looking for some background information about this tale as it felt a little stilted to me in this telling. Every other re-telling of this story I can find includes the monkey and the crocodile becoming friends and the crocodiles wife becoming jealous and demanding the heart of the monkey. None of this is present in this retelling. I won't be recommending this version of this tale.
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Review: Anno's Journey
Anno's Journey by Mitsumasa AnnoMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
A word less picture book of a traveler going across Europe fashioned after the journeys of the author. Is the story one of progress or exposure or something else. The reader gets to decide. Very detailed illustrations. Particularly because the book is wordless could lead to lots of conversation about what is going on in the pictures and what the backstory of the people might be.
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Monday, September 21, 2020
Review: 1919 The Year That Changed America
1919 The Year That Changed America by Martin W. SandlerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Enjoyed the connection at the end of each section to the impact 100 years later of these major historical events.
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Review: So This is Love
So This is Love by Elizabeth LimMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Cinderella is my favorite fairy tale and I always enjoy a twisted tale. I liked that this extended the story line past the ball. Extended and changed the story but didn't lose the essence of the connection from the first meeting.
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Review: Race to the Sun
Race to the Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. I liked this peek into Navajo culture. I loved that it was set in current time and that the kids had mainstream concerns, being liked by their classmates, standing up to the school bully, being horrible at sports.
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Review: You're On Your Way!
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