Still have two more boxes to unpack, but those will wait for tomorrow. Here are some of the new and lovely picture books I managed to read this afternoon.
LITTLE ANT, BIG THINKER (North South, 2009) features an ant who wants to know where the ocean begins. With the help of a bear, a tree, and a fish, ant's question in answered. However, do remember that ant is a BIG THINKER so there are more questions in store.
Bear has a problem and no one in town will listen long enough to hear what it is. Instead, he is offered all sorts of other things including a hat and a pair of wings. This cumulative story has a clever twist. (North South, 2009)
In some ways reminiscent of HARLEM by Walter Dean Myers, EL BARRIO tells of a young bo7y's exuberancw as he walks the streets of his neighborhood. A quinceanera and all its attendant festivity is included. (Holt, 2009)
And finally, a picture book from Neil Gaiman must be somehow set apart from the norm, right? You bet!
BLUEBERRY GIRL (HarperCollins, 2009) is a lovely rhythmic verse for a new child. All sorts of wishes are made for the blueberry girl including clearness of sight, good dogs, and stories. Not for a child but for the mother-to-be, these are wishes I would make for the resident of the back bedroom in the years to come.
LITTLE ANT, BIG THINKER (North South, 2009) features an ant who wants to know where the ocean begins. With the help of a bear, a tree, and a fish, ant's question in answered. However, do remember that ant is a BIG THINKER so there are more questions in store.
Bear has a problem and no one in town will listen long enough to hear what it is. Instead, he is offered all sorts of other things including a hat and a pair of wings. This cumulative story has a clever twist. (North South, 2009)
In some ways reminiscent of HARLEM by Walter Dean Myers, EL BARRIO tells of a young bo7y's exuberancw as he walks the streets of his neighborhood. A quinceanera and all its attendant festivity is included. (Holt, 2009)
And finally, a picture book from Neil Gaiman must be somehow set apart from the norm, right? You bet!
BLUEBERRY GIRL (HarperCollins, 2009) is a lovely rhythmic verse for a new child. All sorts of wishes are made for the blueberry girl including clearness of sight, good dogs, and stories. Not for a child but for the mother-to-be, these are wishes I would make for the resident of the back bedroom in the years to come.
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