FINDING HOME by Estelí Meza is a warm and comforting picture book about losing one’s home that doesn’t shy away from the sadness, but also reminds the reader how sometimes small joys and smiles can keep us going in difficult times. The themes of moving on but bringing some of your home with you are […]
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Finding Home
June 7th, 2021 · No Comments · Books
Tags: elementary readers·Friendship·immigration·Picture Book
What’s The Matter, Marlo?
June 14th, 2020 · No Comments · Books
WHAT’S THE MATTER, MARLO? by Andrew Arnold addresses how children can tackle difficult emotions and recognize the strength between friends. The narrator and her best friend Marlo do everything together, including their favorite game hide-and-seek. Marlo’s dog Hooper is often with them, wagging and chasing and fetching. When conflict occurs, their friendship is tested and […]
Tags: Andrew Arnold·children's book·Early Elementary·Friendship·Grief·preschool·What's The Matter Marlo?
Little Robot
September 28th, 2015 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM When I received a publisher’s review copy of Ben Hatke’s hardcover graphic novel Little Robot, it was first on the list to read that night at bedtime with my almost 5- and 7-year-olds. The artwork is beautiful, much like Hatke’s last book, Julia’s House for Lost Creatures, but the style of storytelling […]
Tags: Ben Hatke·Friendship·Good for Toddlers·Graphic Novels·Homa Woodrum·Robots
Jane and the Dragon
December 22nd, 2013 · No Comments · Television
Review By JENNIFER KALI There once was a lady in waiting Let’s call her Jane. That girl wasn’t ordinary- No way for me a lady stuck in waiting I’d rather battle fire-breathing dragons I knew I could prove that a girl could be a Knight Though my friends all laughed at me but… I wouldn’t […]
Tags: Courage·Early Elementary·Feminism·Friendship·Jennifer Kali·Loyalty·Preschoolers·Princess·Television