How a Bear Became a Book – Perfect Picture Book Friday

This week I’m featuring a very meta picture book that uses Winnie-the-Pooh to show...
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Unbreakable – Perfect Picture Book Friday

How can anyone who sees this cover not shudder at our past? The stark...
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The Curious Life of Cecilia Payne – Perfect Picture Book Friday

I am smitten by the women of science who stayed the course, no matter...
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Hiding in Plain Sight – Perfect Picture Book Friday

* I’m excited to feature this fabulous nonfiction picture book, one that will keep...
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Kaho’olawe – Perfect Picture Book Friday

* When we review our individual pasts, it can be difficult to recall painful...
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Dancing Through Space – Perfect Picture Book Friday

When my son was in third grade, he researched and wrote a one-page biography...
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Water – Perfect Picture Book Friday

The opening spread for this gorgeously illustrated book asks the question: Does water make...
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Debbie’s Song – Perfect Picture Book Friday

  Debbie Friedman was a Jewish girl who felt music stir her soul from...
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Cloaked in Courage – Perfect Picture Book Friday

It’s Women’s History month, so I thought I’d feature this fabulous biography of someone...
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Woven of the World – Perfect Picture Book Friday

One of the things I often love about books not published in the U.S....
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