Sunday, June 4, 2017

The beast of Hushing wood by Gabrielle Wang

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Life in the village Dell Hollow, which sits beside Hushing Wood, is an unhappy one.  Outsiders are shunned and everyone is deeply afraid o...
Saturday, June 3, 2017

Absolutely almost by Lisa Graff

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My whole life I've been an almost. "Almost, Albie." "Almost." "You can't get where  you're going w...
Friday, June 2, 2017

The wayward witch and the feelings monster by Sally Rippin

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Polly is the wayward witch of the title. She has no skill for spells (or so it seems) and sadly she has no witch friends.  The feelings mo...
Wednesday, May 31, 2017

My rows and piles of coins by Tololwa M Mollel illustrated by EB Lewis

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This is one of the most important award stickers you will ever see on a book.  It is awarded for books that continue the messages of Ma...
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Tilt by Mary Hoffman

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Why did I pick up this book on a recent shopping expedition? Firstly the cover - Tilt - great title for a book about the Leaning Tower of...
Monday, May 22, 2017

The evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

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" It turned out to be not a book at all but a wooden box trickily carved and painted to look like a calf-bound volume. Strange, I fiddl...
Sunday, May 21, 2017

Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges illustrated by Sophie Blackall

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I mentioned in a previous post that we have been exploring picture books with an Asian focus with our senior classes.  One of the first boo...