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Build, Beaver, Build by Sandra Markle

March 23, 2016 by Rebecca Reid

Build, Beaver, Build by Sandra Markle is a book about beavers at the largest beaver dam in the world. Sandra Markle is a name that I’ve come across many times in my years of reading children’s fiction. I have reviewed two of her scientific mystery books on this site: The Case of the Vanishing Little Brown Bats and The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs. 

Build, Beaver, Build caught my eye because I must admit that I do not know much about beavers. Markle’s newest book gives a simple story line about a growing beaver kit for the youngest readers, and it also contains an abundance of important facts for the older reader.Continue Reading

A Few Stories about Friends

February 8, 2016 by Rebecca Reid

A Friend for Mole by Nancy Armo is about a mole who stumbles out of his hole and feels lonely because he’s afraid of the light, as well as wolf who got lost from his home in the middle of the night and is afraid of the dark. Since they are afraid of the opposite things, Mole helps Wolf in the night, and Wolf helps MOle find his home in the day light. Together the two friends play, explore, and scare monsters away. When morning comes, Wolf can help Mole back home. A Friend for Mole is a sweet story about two animal friends.

Harry and Walter by Kathy Stinson is about two unlikely friends, one 4 and three-quarters years old and the other ninety-two and a half. I loved how this was a story about how friendships evolve and change. I love how the two friends, although very different in age, found things they liked to do together. I was afraid when I first started that Walter’s age meant that this would have change involving his death, but it did not! It had Walter moving (against his will!) . I like how Walter, despite the fact that he feels too old to rake leaves in the end, still had some ideas of how the two could have fun in the fall leaves. Although there was an element of sadness to the story (simply because things do change), I felt so warm inside as I thought about these two unlikely friends!

Little One by Jo Weaver shows a mama bear and her little cub coming out of hibernation and into the world for a summer of adventure. The all black-and-white pencil sketches are surprisingly detailed and engaging. In fact, they perfectly capture the simple details of learning to befriend little creatures, find food, and pad back through the newly fallen snow to a cave for another winter of hibernation. Little One is an understated beauty.

Note: I received digital copies of these books from the publishers for review consideration.

Whose Hands Are These?: A Community Helper Guessing Book by Miranda Paul

February 1, 2016 by Rebecca Reid

Whose Hands Are These?: A Community Helper Guessing Book by Miranda Paul is a picture book for guessing the community job pictured. It teaches about community helpers with rhymes and illustrations.Continue Reading

Little Bo Peep and Her Bad Bad Sheep by A.L. Wegwerth

January 25, 2016 by Rebecca Reid

Little Bo Peep and Her Bad Bad Sheep by AL Wegwerth is a nonlinear book full of illustrated nursery rhymes to discover. A narrator on one side of the page is attempting to recite Little Bo Peep . However, at the bottom of that page and on the accompanying page, Little Bo Peep’s sheep are walking off to cause chaos in a nursery rhyme world.Continue Reading

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