Published by Scholastic Summary: Celeste is apprehensive about spending two weeks at her grandparents’ lake house with her brother and cousins. She’s just had a bad experience with swimming lessons and is still afraid to get in the water. Her […]
Read more →![[Nonfiction Wednesday] Bana Alabed’s “Qawia” and “Amal”](https://gatheringbooks.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/typorama-5.jpg?w=300&h=300 "[Nonfiction Wednesday] Bana Alabed’s “Qawia” and “Amal”")
Myra here. We are delighted to dedicate our Wednesdays to featuring nonfiction titles, as per usual. We would also be linking our nonfiction choices with our reading theme throughout the year, when we can. This year, we hope to feature […]
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Book Review of Lucy & Dee, The Silk RoadSponsored | All opinions are our ownThe Children’s Book Review Lucy and Dee: The Silk Road Written by Kirsten Marion Ages 9-12 | 220 Pages Publisher: Common Deer Press Incorporated | ISBN-13: […]
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Book Review of A Girl of ColorSponsored | All opinions are our ownThe Children’s Book Review Written by Vikki Young Illustrated by Seitu Hayden Ages 0-9 | 27 Pages Publisher: Self-Published | ISBN-13: 9798587762237 What to Expect: Diversity, Inclusion, Color, […]
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After Emmie reveals her crush toward Tyler, no one can leave either of them alone. Especially when Tyler starts to hang out with her. He has to decide how he should avoid embarrassment before he becomes the laughing stock of […]
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Published by Random House Books for Young Readers Summary: Gina and her friends Edgar, Elena, and Kevin are dismissively referred to as GEEKs by a classmate. Each one has a passion that some consider geeky: Gina’s an aspiring investigative reporter; […]
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An interview with Marc BrownThe Children’s Book Review In this episode, I talk with Marc Brown, the creator of the bestselling Arthur Adventure book series which has over 160 million Arthur books in print. Marc Brown is the executive producer […]
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Amah Faraway, written by Margaret Chiu Greanias and illustrated by Tracy Subisak, about is a story many children and families can relate to right now. With people scattered throughout the world, many children have not yet had a chance to meet important […]
Read more →![[Book Quote Tuesday] A Kiss Is Like Warm Honey](https://gatheringbooks.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/typorama-7.png?w=950&h=1267 "[Book Quote Tuesday] A Kiss Is Like Warm Honey")
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 February, our book quote theme is: KISS. While I own a copy of Melina […]
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1. Tell us something hardly anyone knows about you.I have a webbed toe, but I think it actually impairs my swimming ability instead of helping (based on results). 2. What is your nickname? My Dad calls me Shorty, Mum calls […]
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