Review By JESSICA ALMY Prolific children’s author Lesléa Newman has penned a poignant tale of love and loss — themes that are familiar to readers of her work — that will help children grieve the death of a companion and learn to love again. Told from the point of view of a young boy named Victor […]
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The Best Cat in the World
October 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Cats·Companion Animals·Death·Early Elementary·Grief·Lesléa Newman·Loss·Preschoolers·Ronald Himler
Just Like Mama
May 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Lesléa Newman, author of Hachiko Waits, wrote a lovely book entitled Just Like Mama that hit bookstores last month. She collaborates with illustrator Julia Gorton on a tribute to motherhood, which is narrated by a little girl one summer day. My daughter, who is just beginning to read, loves the use of […]
Tags: Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Frogs·Gardening·Julia Gorton·Lesléa Newman·Mothers·Preschoolers·Vegetarian
Hachiko Waits
March 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN I’m sporting a rather splotchy face and puffy, bloodshot eyes for the second time today. Should’ve known better than to read Hachiko Waits by Lesléa Newman and watch “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” in the same day. I’m emotionally spent! In 1930s Japan, a professor named Ueno discovers a handsome Akita puppy at his […]
Tags: Carolyn M. Mullin·Companion Animals·Dogs·Japan·Lesléa Newman·Loyalty·Older Elementary·Richard Gere