Showing posts with label Persuasion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Persuasion. Show all posts
Saturday, January 17, 2026

Spud and Snowball and the Fancy Fish by Judith Rossell

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Spud and Snowball are two cats living a comfortable life at home. They enjoy watching television - cartoons or cooking shows and it is fun t...
Saturday, November 1, 2025

A Pet for Mrs Arbuckle by Gwenda Smyth illustrated by Ann James

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I started this blog in 2008. It is now 2025 and this is my 4000th blog post.  In 2018 I wrote about A Pet for Mrs Arbuckle by Gwenda Smyth ...
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Thursday, September 4, 2025

Dear Broccoli by Jo Dabrowski illustrated by Cate James

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Dear Broccoli, Last night at dinner you were on my plate.  AGAIN.  This is the third time this week. Please don't come back. From,  Fran...
Saturday, June 28, 2025

Charlotte's Web by EB White illustrated by Garth Williams

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“Attention, please!” he said in a loud, firm voice. “Will the party who addressed me at bedtime last night kindly make himself or herself kn...
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Don't Trust Fish by Neil Sharpson illustrated by Dan Santat

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Why, dear reader, must you NEVER EVER trust fish? 1. They spend all their time in the water where we can’t see them. 2. Some are as big as a...
Sunday, May 25, 2025

Barnaby Unboxed! by The Fan Brothers

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We all wanted Barnaby to go on a hero’s journey: facing disillusionment, obstacles, and various ordeals, but in the end coming back to his h...
Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Don't feed the Bear by Kathleen Doherty illustrated by Chip Wass

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The setting here is a national park. Campers are having issues with the local bears who eat any food that they leave out on picnic tables - ...
Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood story from China by Ed Young

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"Once, long ago, there was a woman who lived alone in the country with her three children, Shang, Tao, and Paotze. On the day of their ...