Book Review
Olive
In this wordless retelling of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” a young girl meets a giant—and discovers the giant within herself. When a towering beanstalk sprouts overnight in Olive’s yard, she climbs into the world of a giant;...
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Book Review
In this wordless retelling of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” a young girl meets a giant—and discovers the giant within herself. When a towering beanstalk sprouts overnight in Olive’s yard, she climbs into the world of a giant;...
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by Ali Ortiz
In the inspiring picture book "Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals", a veterinarian’s daughter dreams about treating animals in need herself. Jennifer Welborn’s picture book "Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals" encourages awareness of animal...
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by Karen Rigby
Bright art with whimsical embellishments enhances this nostalgic tale, which brings a mother’s memories of book-lined market stalls and constellation-filled skies to life. In Miral Azam Khalil’s sweet bilingual picture book Meeru’s...
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"Sunny and the Border Patrol Companion Coloring Book" is a complementary text whose expressive black-and-white line drawings are opportunities for coloring along to the tale that inspired it. This coloring-book companion to Maureen...
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by Karen Rigby
A plucky, ignored little girl on the beach makes her own fun in the upbeat picture book "Famous Seaweed Soup". In Antoinette Truglio Martin’s sunny picture book "Famous Seaweed Soup", a young beachcomber dishes up a make-believe...
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Splotches of color are sprayed across scratchy ink lines in this whimsical take on the origin and legacy of bagpipes. Charlie McCandlewick is a nightsweep, but not of the chimney variety; his quarry is the bogle creatures responsible for...
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An unnamed narrator has a cheery conversation in the darkest depths of the sea in this humorous tale that sheds some light on the midnight zone. The brightly colored text and a parade of curious creatures stand out against dark backdrops...
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Spreckle, a dragon hatched near chickens, loves her life on the farm, with one notable exception: the snacks are terrible. Tired of dried corn and slugs, Spreckle branches out—to hay, to pig slop, even to ice cream—but nothing hits...
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