The much beloved children’s classic The Little House is a picture book whose heartwarming story never grows old. Winner of the 1943 Caldecott Medal, Virginia Lee Burton is both illustrator and author of this sweet story. We meet the Little Read More …
The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald is a fun-filled chapter book set in late nineteenth century Utah. The story is told by a ten-year old boy who recounts growing up with his genius older brother, nicknamed The Great Brain. From Read More …
Losing a pet is never easy and quite often a heartbreak for the entire family. A picture book that addresses that loss in a meaningful and hope-filled way is Dog Heaven, written and illustrated by Cynthia Rylant. With beautifully saturated Read More …
Have you ever seen a quadrillion dollar bill? It looks like any other bill except for the 15 zeros following the one and…oh yeah, there’s also a picture of James Brown on it. In Christopher Paul Curtis’ novel, Mr. Chickee’s Funny Read More …
Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from the shipwreck which left baby Sophie floating in the English Channel in a cello case, but Sophie remembers seeing her mother wave for help. Read More …
