One Winter Up North
November 15, 2022
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota, stretching for 150 miles along the Canadian border, is the setting for John Owens’ newest wordless picture book.
Growing an Artist
November 8, 2022
There is so much to like about Growing an Artist, a picture book about a young boy working alongside his father. It shines on our bookshelf!
Making Minnesota
November 1, 2022
I was so excited when this book crossed my desk. This book was made for the kid in me … and kids like me!
A Beginner’s Guide to Being Human
October 25, 2022
Written as a guidebook, this picture book is at once cheeky and heartwarming, frank and encouraging, encompassing and specific. How can we have our best success at being human?
The Voice of My Heart
October 18, 2022
It works well to read poems here and there from The Voice of My Heart … but I often find myself caught up in the expressions of love and longing, moving from one poem to the next, contemplating, learning, feeling.
United Tastes of America
October 11, 2022
The cookbook shelves at our house are stuffed with books we treasure. Steve and I both started our cookbook habit as children. They’re enlightening and mouth-wateringly fun to read!
The Power of Architecture
October 4, 2022
I have discovered a new-to-me nonfiction author and illustrator and I am a fan girl! This folio-sized book is inspiring, absorbing, and a call-out to think and dream with innovation and confidence.
Garvey in the Dark
September 27, 2022
With her usual positive and hopeful storytelling, Nikki Grimes reminds us that lives changed during the Covid pandemic, affecting many people in many different ways. Garvey’s story will resonate deeply with readers of all ages.
Charlie & Frog
September 20, 2022
Charlie Tickler is a boy with parents who don’t listen. They leave him with grandparents who don’t listen while they travel the world. And Charlie falls into a mystery he’s determined to solve with the help of his new friend Frog.
Concrete from the Ground Up
September 14, 2022
Fascinating on every page! I learned so much about concrete because the presentation is concise, packed with information, but flowing and moving with narrative ease.
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