I feel so lucky that I caught up with author-illustrator Laura Vaccaro Seeger to talk about her illustration and story process for Red. Red is the much-anticipated (but totally unexpected!) follow up to Green (2012) and Blue (2018) which both explore emotions through their respective color. Red […]
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Myra here. It is that time of the week again where we share a book quote that seemed particularly striking for us. For the month of NOVEMBER, our book quote theme is: FEAR I know Antoine de Saint-Exupery for his […]
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1. Tell us something hardly anyone knows about you. I love my suburb, Elsternwick, and live most of my life within 15 minutes’ driving distance of my house. 2. What is your nickname? Rob or Robbie, but most people simply […]
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We’ve got a case(wrap) of the Mondays! From Make Meatballs Sing: The Life and Art of Corita Kent by Matthew Burgess and Kara Kramer (Enchanted Lion Books, September 2021) This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page. November […]
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Room To Dream by Kelly Yang is a novel where we see the Tang family, visiting their hometown in China, after 5 years of moving to California. Mia’s vacation with her family and Hank to Beijing was what reignited her love […]
Read more →![[BHE 493] Professional Development Texts, Diverse Books, and Arabic Titles from Kalimat Publishing](https://gatheringbooks.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/bhe.jpg "[BHE 493] Professional Development Texts, Diverse Books, and Arabic Titles from Kalimat Publishing")
Myra here. I just received a few titles as part of a research project that I am heading here in the UAE. There are several professional development texts, diverse picturebook titles and quite a number of Arabic titles. Professional Development […]
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Stellarphant is the story of a special elephant. Stella wants to be an astronaut. She tries everything to be accepted to travel into space, but keeps being rejected. Each time Stella is told no, she finds a way to meet […]
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Much of the Western world celebrates—even idealizes—individualism. However, if there is one thing that the events of 2020 made abundantly clear, it’s that we are all strongest when we work together with others and see ourselves not as separate but […]
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Thanks to the extraordinary people of Walker Books Australia, we have the most brilliant collection of non fiction titles guaranteed to captivate. From cookery and curious quirky facts to the really big questions like, why do elephants have long trunks? […]
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Book Review of Farmers Unite!: Planting a Protest for Fair PricesThe Children’s Book Review Written by Lindsay H. Metcalf Ages 8+ | 64 Pages Publisher: Calkins Creek | ISBN: 978-1-68437-908-8 What to Expect: Agriculture, Activism, History. Many picture books portray […]
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