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Books and Places – Part 1
Have you ever found yourself seeking out a place/restaurant/monument/park mentioned in a book you have loved? Has a place ever inspired you to read a book? This has happened not infrequently to me –...
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Big River’s Daughter – Book Recommendation
Title: Big River’s Daughter Author: Bobbi Miller Published by Holiday House, April 2013 Ages: 8+ Themes: Mississippi, historical fiction, tall tales, buccaneers, strong women, Annie Christmas, Mike...
View ArticleBook Recommendation – Silver People, Voices from the Panama Canal
Title: SILVER PEOPLE – Voices from the Panama Canal Author: Margarita Engle Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, March 25th, 2014 Genre/Form: Historical fiction in verse Ages: 12+ Themes: Creation...
View ArticleThe Tweedles Go Electric – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: The Tweedles Go Electric Written by Monica Kulling Illustrated by Marie Lafrance Published by Groundwood Books, February 2014 Ages: 5-8 Themes: electric cars, early 20th century, historical...
View ArticleMiddle Grade Recommendation – The Girls of Gettysburg
Title: The Girls of Gettysburg Written by: Bobbi Miller Published by: Holiday House, September 2014 Themes: Mighty girls, The Battle of Gettysburg, Civil war Ages: 8-12+ Historical Fiction Opening...
View ArticleGuest Post and Opportunity to Support a Global Cutting Edge Kidlit Project –...
I have known Sarah Towle since my early days of writing. Back before I moved from Nice to New York and she moved from Paris to London. One day we may actually end up living in the same city! We …...
View ArticleSomewhere Among – Diverse Children’s Books & GIVEAWAY
Title: Somewhere Among Author: Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu Publisher: Athenium Books for Young Readers, 2016 Ages: 8-12 Themes: Japanese/American, biculturism, 2001, new baby, 9/11, terrorism, bullying I...
View ArticleBook Recommendation – Mary Anning’s Curiosity
Title: Mary Anning’s Curiosity Author: Monica Kulling Illustraions by: Melissa Castrillon Publisher: Groundwood Books, 2017 Ages: 7-11+ Themes: fossils, paleontology, scientific discovery, mighty girls...
View ArticleMary’s Monster – Book Recommendation
Title: Mary’s Monster-Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created FRANKENSTEIN Author & Illustrator: Lita Judge Publisher: Roaring Brook Press, 2018 Ages: 12+ Genre: Graphic novel in...
View ArticleIndian No More – Book Recommendation
Title: Indian No More Authors: Charlene Willing McMannis and Traci Sorrell Publisher: Tu Books, 2019 Ages: 8-11 Genre: Middle Grade Historical Fiction Themes: Native American Indians, Native American...
View ArticleRuby’s Hope – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Ruby’s Hope, A Story of How the Famous “Migrant Mother” Photograph Became the Face of the Great Depression Author: Monica Kulling Illustrator: Sarah Dvojack Publisher: Page Street Publishing,...
View ArticleSurvivor Tree – Perfect Picture Book Friday
Title: Survivor Tree Author: Marcie Colleen Illustrator: Aaron Becker Publisher: Little Brown, 2021 Ages: 5-11+ Format/Genre: Historical Fiction Themes: 9/11, hope, trees, survival, New York, threat,...
View ArticleLouisa June and the Nazis in the Waves – MG recommendation
Title: Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves Author: L. M. Elliott Publisher: Catherine Tegan Books, 2022 Ages: 10-14 Format/Genre: historical fiction Themes: WWII, Virginia, Chesapeake Bay, German...
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