Author David Brandt expertly weaves an early reader in a vintage fashion reminiscent of Frog and Toad and illustrated in a charming retro style by Olga Lavrova with soft painterly images evocative of the timeless art of Emil Weiss. Perfect for the youngest readers, Brandt’s stories use a nostalgic language style, pointedly incorporating sight words which are reiterated in a glossary at the book’s end, to bring a whimsical and fun tale featuring his gallant and venturous character, Mr. … [Read more...] about Mr. Fluff and the Tall Tower by David Brandt
FEATURED BOOK: The Adventures of Wilbur, A Part-time Farm Cat by Jan Crossen
Genre: Children's - Animals, Picture Books "Here kitty, kitty, kitty..." If those words make you happy in your heart then you're probably a cat person. If you can't get enough of their independent personalities, loving purrs, and superior attitudes, then you'll enjoy this story. Wilbur is a handsome, brown tabby cat who enjoys roaming his quiet, rural neighborhood. One day his travels take him up a winding, gravel driveway to a yellow farm house where he gets a taste of life on the … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: The Adventures of Wilbur, A Part-time Farm Cat by Jan Crossen
FEATURED BOOK: The Greatest Wish by Amanda Yoshida
Genre: Children's Books Reader Views Literacy Award Winner, The Greatest Wish (An Everchanging Story): This one-of-a-kind children's book taps into the young reader's imagination in an entirely new way by asking the question, If you could be anything in the world, what would you be? Would you fly like a bird or a rocket ship? Would you swim beneath the ocean, like a shark or an octopus? With rhyming phrases moving the adventure forward, the reader is given opportunities to make simple … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: The Greatest Wish by Amanda Yoshida
The Utterly Amazing Brain Of Ignatius Cramp by Fiona Mackinnon
Targeted Age Group:: 8-13 Have you ever heard voices in your head? Not pretend voices you make up yourself, that have foreign accents you can’t really do properly, but very real, very clear, very weird, very annoying voices. What if they’re coming from a tiny alien spaceship? Bet that’s never happened to you. But it happened to 13 year old Ignatius Cramp. Getting a family of four galaxy-hopping tourists (and their pet sabre-tooth tiger) that have crash-landed in your brain back to their home … [Read more...] about The Utterly Amazing Brain Of Ignatius Cramp by Fiona Mackinnon
