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October 22, 2015
2 out of 3 Kids Living in Poverty Don’t Own Books…Say What?
Originally posted on Michelle Eastman Books:
Do you know that 2 out of 3 kids living in poverty have no books to call their own? Let’s fix that!
November is Picture Book Month. Celebrate by taking the Picture Book Pass it On #PBPiO challenge. It’s as easy as 1,2,3…
#1 Pledge to donate a new or gently used picture book/s to a children’s charity in your area.
#2 Post your pledge on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PBPiO/. Share your pledge on your blog and on social media. Please...
October 19, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 37
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a :) to my favorites. Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
When one of Mrs. Hen’s eggs rolls away from its nest and down a hole, little Pakkun the Wolf dashes after it. The hole, however, is no ordinary hole in the gr...
October 16, 2015
Picture Books At The Library: Halloween Edition
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do try to read them all. Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. I have assigned a :) to my favorites. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
This special edition of Picture Books At The Library is for Halloween fans. There are heaps of new Halloween books to share with your little monsters. Y...
October 12, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 36
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a :) to my favorites. Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
:) Wordless picture book about a boy who loses his paper boat in the rain.
:) Monkey lives a quiet life, all alone in the jungle. That is, until a visitor a...
October 5, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 35
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a :) to my favorites. Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
:) A little boy identifies what makes his dog so special.
Illustrations and easy-to-read text relate a trip to the beach that features a man in a funny hat–o...
September 30, 2015
My View Book Review: Red Socks Go With Absolutely Anything by Darla Woodley
Title: Red Socks Go With Absolutely Anything
Author: Darla Woodley
Illustrator: Evan Munday
Year: 2015
Back Cover Blurb: Sometimes it is hard to find exactly the right words to show that you are sharing your encouragement and support. This uplifting story demonstrates that a simple pair of red socks can give someone special a boost when they are feeling down or out of their comfort zone.
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In Red Socks Go With Absolutely Anything , we follow a boy through the tria...
September 29, 2015
Hoppy Book Birthday to QUACK AND DAISY by Aileen Stewart
Hoppy Book Birthday!
September 28, 2015
Picture Books At The Library 34
In my position as a technical processing assistant at the DeWitt Community Library, I catalog a lot of new picture books. Unfortunately, I cannot review them all, but I do read them all and have assigned a :) to my favorites. Below are a few I’ve cataloged recently. (Whenever possible, summaries have been taken directly from the books.)
Every day, the dad who had 10 children counted 10 little t-shirts, 10 cups on the table, 10 bowls of spaghetti and 10 goodnight kisses…until one day he finall...
September 25, 2015
My View Book Review: Picture Of Grace by Josh Armstrong
Title: Picture Of Grace
Author: Josh Armstrong
Illustrator: Taylor Bills
Year: 2014/2015
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Picture Of Grace is an extremely well-written and moving story about love and loss. It’s a story about a young girl’s relationship with her grandfather. Grace visited her Grandpa Walt every weekend. Her favorite room was the art room, where Grandpa Walt did all his painting. She would sit in his lap while he painted and they would talk. Grace told him she wanted to be just l...
September 23, 2015
The Peddler’s Bed Book Launch Party = Big Success!
This past Saturday, I celebrated the release of my debut picture bookThe Peddler’s Bedwith a launch party, or what I like to call a “book birthday party”, at my local library. I am extremely pleased to announce that the party was a huge success!
Many more people than I expected came out to celebrate with me (it’s a good thing I had tons of food)! Lots of family, friends, library patrons, and kids attended the party. And the biggest surprise was that my mom, who lives over an hour away in a n...
