Hey y'all,
I very sadly have decided to change the nature of this blog, so that I can focus on my other blog! I will now be using this blog simply to record books that Mirette, Steve and I love, so that we can remember. I won't be researching or finding out about the author. Thanks for reading it all this time and I do hope that you will continue to check in from time to time.
The House in the Night Scratchboard and watercolor. The pictures are truly unique, they almost look like etchings. Black, white and a touch of yellow.
Jerry Pallotta---He has a gazillion picture alphabet books that are really interesting, appealing to the children's need to LEARN! Boat Aphabet Book, Frog Alphabet Book, Beetle Alphabet Book and on and on. I always learn something new (actually many new things) from these books and he has such an informal way of enlightening us all--almost as if he is giving a talk. Very cool.
May I Bring a Friend by Beatrice Schenk De Regniers. Won the Caldecott in 1964 and I can see why. Very funny poem.
Silly Chicken by Rukhsana Khan--Another very funny one, but in a different way. This is about a Pakistani girl and a chicken. I won't give away the funny ending. I may not have picked this one out as a favorite if Mirette hadn't laughed hysterically and frequently requested it. I also like that it shows another culture and way of life and doesn't feature a mom/dad as so many books do.
Bone Soup-- by Cambria Evans--another one that is Mirette's pick. We frequently take this one out from the library. It's the story of stone soup but with goblins etc. instead of villagers. I am still wondering why this one is a favorite.
Okay, phew, now I can get these overdue books back to our library!
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