Review By KRISTIN WALD What the world needs now is hugs — taken from one person only to pass it on or return it in an improved state. The wonderful picture book The Runaway Hug, written by Nick Bland and illustrated with luscious drawings by Freya Blackwood, will leave you feeling warm, fuzzy, and wanting to […]
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The Runaway Hug
February 3rd, 2014 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags: Early Elementary·Families·Freya Blackwood·Good for Toddlers·Kristin Wald·Love·Nick Bland·Preschoolers
Pizza Kittens
July 11th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Holy Guacamole, Pizza Kittens is a hilarious book! Please picture your devoted reviewer sitting cross-legged on the floor of her local library snorting louder with laughter with each turn of the page, surprising the young patrons around her. It happened. What drew me in was the title. Pizza? Kittens? Two of our favorite […]
Tags: Cats·Charlotte Voake·Early Elementary·Families·Food Choices·Healthy Choices·Jennifer Gannett·Preschoolers
Fred Stays With Me!
May 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Finding stability after a divorce, especially one involving shared custody, isn’t all that easy, but having a canine friend like Fred certainly helps. In Fred Stays with Me!, a young girl tells of her two different homes and routines and the one constant in her life: Fred. “Fred is my […]
Tags: Carolyn M. Mullin·Companion Animals·Divorce·Dogs·Early Elementary·Families·Female Protagonist·Nancy Coffelt·Preschoolers·Problem Solving·Tricia Tusa