Published by HarperCollins Summary: Can you be like a dog? Dogs are always in the present, not the past or the future. They stretch when they wake up, then greet the day and the people they love. Dogs feel […]
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This week’s crushes: Wait and See by Helen Frost and Rick Lieder (Candlewick Press, May 2022) The Beach by Sol Undurraga and translated by Kit Maude (Tapioca Stories, May 2022) Luli and the Language of Tea by Andrea Wang and Hyewon Yum (Neal Porter Books, May […]
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Miimi Marraal Mother Earth is a truly stunning picture book about land, culture and motherhood. Miimi Marraal, she created us, you and me. She birthed the nyami; she’s the giver of life and created all that we see. Brought to […]
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Book Review of Ancient World MagnifiedThe Children’s Book Review Written by David Long Illustrated by Andy Rowland Ages 5-10 | 48 Pages Publisher: Wide Eyed Editions | ISBN-13: 9780711249721 What to Expect: History, technology, civilization, ancient mysteries. Evocative of a […]
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Published by Candlewick Summary: Lily is a little sailboat who is excited to be greeting a visiting fleet of tall ships. To get to the harbor, she needs the lift bridge to raise itself and let her through. She calls […]
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From Whose Bones Are Those? by Chihiro Takeuchi (Candlewick Studio, June 2022) This post contains affiliate links. For more information, visit my policies & disclosures page. June 3, 2022 at 10:38AM noreply@blogger.com (Mel Schuit)
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Today is World Bicycle Day. Yes, it’s a thing! And if you love(d) your bike the way I loved mine (Treated it like a pony, Ed.) then this will make you want to climb back onto the saddle and whizz […]
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Published by Katherine Tegen Books Summary: When scientists on Earth discover that a pack of evil rats is eating away at the moon, they realize they only have three days to fix the problem. The solution? Send a microchipped cat […]
Read more →![[#DecolonizeBookshelves2022] The Tyranny Of Gratitude in Dangarembga’s “Nervous Conditions” from Zimbabwe](https://gatheringbooks.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/typorama-5.jpg?w=300&h=300 "[#DecolonizeBookshelves2022] The Tyranny Of Gratitude in Dangarembga’s “Nervous Conditions” from Zimbabwe")
Myra here. Nervous Conditions [Amazon | Book Depository] Written by Tsitsi Dangarembga Published by Faber Faber (2021, first published 1988) ISBN: 0571368123 (ISBN13: 9780571368129) Literary Award: Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book in Africa (1989) Bought a copy of the book. Book quotes […]
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Book Review of The Alphabet Grand PrixSponsored | All opinions are our ownThe Children’s Book Review Written by Andy Cox Illustrated by Richard Kinsey Ages 0-5 | 28 Pages Publisher: Wet Duck Publishing | ISBN-13: 9788985633900 What to Expect: Alphabet, […]
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