Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Two powerhouses team up to bring young readers a sweet and inspiring autobiography of one girl who made her dream a reality. Vegbooks contributors Jennifer and Jessica (not once, but twice!) have fawned over Patrick McDonnell’s work, but now they and you too can appreciate his artistic style and prose […]
Entries Tagged as 'Cybils Award'
Me … Jane
June 27th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Books
Tags: Africa·ALSC Notable Childrens Book·Animals·Biography·Caldecott Honor·Carolyn M. Mullin·Charlotte Zolotow Award·Chimpanzees·Cybils Award·Early Elementary·Eggs·Female Protagonist·Jane Goodall·New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2011·Patrick McDonnell·Preschoolers
How to Heal a Broken Wing
May 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN “High above the city, no one heard the soft thud of feathers against glass.” And so begins this literary and pictorial short story for little ones. In the drab bustling city no one notices nor stops to help an injured bird, except young Will, who is partly the source of […]
Tags: Activities·Animal Care·Animal Rescue·Birds·Bob Graham·Caretaking·Carolyn M. Mullin·Coloring Pages·Cybils Award·Early Elementary·Empathy·Hope·Lesson Plans·Preschoolers·Wildlife·Wildlife Rehabilitation
All the World
February 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Liz Garton Scanlon and Marla Frazee teamed up to create All the World,a book so beautiful that it received the Caldecott Honor last year. (The Caldecott Medal went to The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney.) Capturing the magic of everyday moments, this book boasts several scenes that vegetarian and […]
Tags: Beach·Bedtime·Caldecott Honor·Cooking·Cybils Award·Depictions of Dairy in Books·Diverse Families·Early Elementary·Family·Garden·Gardening·Honey·Liz Garton Scanlon·Marla Frazee·Nature·Preschoolers·Shore·Summer