Alphabet City by Stephen Johnson
This is going to be brief as I try to catch up but I love this book. I could see having this sitting on a coffee table in a house or office even without...
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A Story for Bear by Dennis Haseley, illustrations by Jim LaMarche
This enchanting tale is all about friendship and the wonders of reading. A bear finds a scrap of paper with strange markings on it and fascinated takes it back to his cave. Then he...
Bats at the Library written and illustrated by Brian Lies
Loaned to me by my supervising school librarian/media specialist at my field experience so I could look at her lesson plan with it (man just that sentence makes you tired). This is just too cute. ...
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White, pictures by Garth Williams
“It is not often someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was both.” This final quote from the book makes the writer in me giggle endlessly. Anyway… I...
A Bad Case of Stripes written and illustrated by David Shannon
The school librarian I am doing my field experience with read this to a class. These eye catching illustrations are sure to hold a kid’s attention. This is a story that will tickle young...
Not A Box written and illustrated by Antoinette Portis
Really I should wait and do this when I have to read it for class but truly it is just too cute. At their core I think of picture books as simple and powerful...
