This morning my boys listened to Flightless Goose on their read-along cd twice, then they asked me to read it to them out loud, and finally my eight-year-old son read it by himself. This is to show you that Flightless Goose is a hit at my house, it is a story based on a real [...]
My Name Is Sangoel by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammad tells the story of Sangoel, an eight-year-old boy, who is a Sudanese refugee. His father was killed in the war, and as a result of the war Sangoel, his mother, and his sister are all staying at a refugee camp in Sudan. My Name [...]
Kathryn the Grape: Just Like Magic by Kathryn Cloward and Jody Duhamel is a wonderful story about Kathryn, who has a very special friend. Her special friend Maggie is a butterfly with a magic wand, and her friend gave Kathryn a magic wand too. Kathryn’s magic wand helps her feel safe at night by making [...]
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford is a extraordinary children’s book that reaches and teaches children at the same time. It has received both The Caldecott Honor Book Award and Coretta Scott King Award, to of the most prestigious awards in the fictional children’s book genre. Weatherfords’ book [...]