Esmé Raji Codell's Blog, page 5

EAT LIKE A BEAR (NONFICTION)

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HENRI'S SCISSORS (BIOGRAPHY)

Henri's Scissors by Jeanette Winter. A bittersweet portrait of the artist at the end of his life, with a vibrancy that does the subject proud...but beyond the biographical aspects of the book, it's a wonderful story of how being sick or aged does not put an end to what is useful, or beautiful. Trés bien. Recommended by The PlanetEsme Plan. 

THE GREATEST DINOSAUR EVER (NONFICTION)

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MR. TIGER GOES WILD (PICTURE BOOK)

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TAP THE MAGIC TREE (PICTURE BOOK)

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HOOP GENIUS (NONFICTION)

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MISTER AND LADY DAY: BILLIE HOLIDAY AND THE DOG WHO LOVED HER (BIOGRAPHY)

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AFRICA IS MY HOME: A CHILD OF THE AMISTAD (NONFICTION)

Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad by Monica Edinger and Robert Byrd. An illustrated book for older children based on a true story, we follow the struggles of a young girl on board a slave ship, to her hard-won freedom and the return to her homeland, where she becomes a teacher. Beautifully detailed art (and plenty of it) uses a palette that changes with the narrative mood. A very special book and a very important story. Recommended by The PlanetEsme Plan.

New PlanetEsme Pinterest Page!

Please check out the Pinterest page in progress, PlanetEsme Picks the Best Children's Picture Books of 2013! Fiction and nonfiction surprises await!

ESCAPE FROM MR. LEMONCELLO'S LIBRARY (FICTION)

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein . A gifted game designer has trapped some resourceful readers in a library, and a dozen players have twenty-four hours to find the exit and win the prize of a lifetime.  All right, not a picture book, but a pleasure for puzzlers and a suspenseful must-recommend read-aloud for all library-loving friends! Recommended by The PlanetEsme Plan.