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Perfect Pairing: The Day War Came & Tomorrow
I chose today’s paired picture books because both published this month in the United States. Then I looked at the calendar. For those who read my Perfect Picture Book posts, it’s not surprising that I’d highlight two more serious books … Continue reading
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PPBF – Tomorrow
Regular readers may recall that I reviewed The Jasmine Sneeze, written and illustrated by Nadine Kaadan, in March 2017. When I learned that she had written and illustrated a new picture book set in Syria, her homeland, I reached out … Continue reading
Saving Halloween – a Halloweensie Tale
What a week it’s been! And it’s all leading up to the most important day of the year for many of you dear readers…the day I post my Halloweensie entry. While many of you have been busy choosing a pumpkin, … Continue reading
Perfect Pairing is Abuzz about Bee Books
It’s Earth Day tomorrow and a month when flowers blossom and insects reappear near my house. To celebrate, I’m pairing two recent non-fiction picture books that focus on a very important creature in our world: the honeybee. Honeybee: The Busy … Continue reading
PPBF – The Seed of Compassion: Lessons from the Life and Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
During this unprecedented time of stress and worry, a gentle reminder of the power of compassion may be just what we need. Thankfully, there’s a new picture book releasing next week written by and about a world expert in that … Continue reading
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Tagged autobiography, Buddhism, compassion, peace, Tibet
Perfect Pairing – is Bicycling
Tomorrow is my husband’s birthday, and he loves to bicycle. So I thought I’d share two picture books featuring children who also love to cycle. In a Cloud of Dust Author: Alma Fullerton Illustrator: Brian Deines Publisher/Date: Pajama Press/2015 … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, compassion, disappointment, Diversity, education, imagination, multicultural, North Africa, play, poverty, resourcefulness
PPBF – When the Horses Ride By: Children in the Times of War
April is National Poetry Month, so I’ve chosen a poetry collection this week, by a wonderful writer, Eloise Greenfield, whose picture book, Thinker: My Puppy Poet and Me, I reviewed last year (and it’s now available for US readers to … Continue reading
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Tagged diverse books, dreams, imagination, peace, resilience, war
Perfect Pairing of Poetry Picture Books
I’ve been serving as a Round 1 panelist for the Cybils Awards poetry section these past few months, reading almost 50 picture book, middle grade and young adult books of poetry and novels in verse. I had known about the … Continue reading
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Tagged family history, haiku, intergenerational, Nature, poetry
Hester Saves Christmas – Susanna Hill’s 8th Annual Holiday Contest
Dust off the decorations. Strike up the band. Bake, bake, bake and bake some more (especially if it’s chocolate). It’s time for Susanna Hill’s 8th Annual Holiday Contest! The Contest: Write a children’s holiday story (children here defined as age 12 and under) … Continue reading
Picture Books that Explore the Refugee and Migrant Experience in the Americas for World Refugee Day 2018
In honor of #WorldRefugeeDay2018 and in solidarity with the “20 people [who] leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror” every minute (according to the United Nations), I’m posting this list of several Picture Books that I’ve reviewed in … Continue reading
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Tagged #WorldRefugeeDay2018, Immigration, migrants, Refugees
