Written by Sam Hay, illustrated by Sarah Massini Little ones are natural treasure hunters, it’s everywhere to them. They are closer to it than we adults are, physically and mentally. It fills their pockets and their imaginations. This little boy finds a very special treasure. His sister and he think…
Written by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Jennifer Black Reinhardt Dragons, family, differences, similarities, treasures. This is a lovely book, told from Gondra’s perspective, about ancestry, the traits she gets from her parents, and the treasure she is to her mom and dad. Her mom, a fire breathing dragon from…
by Torben Kuhlmann This is a gorgeous-gorgeous, amazing-amazing, adventure-adventure! A new face appears in the University of Mice class (which is inside a bookstore). Pete asks the professor of UM for help finding a long lost treasure. A treasure which is only known to Pete by an old letter written…
by Beatrice Alemagna I love that I can see and smell and feel this story. I can feel stones and mud in my hands, and cool water drip on my tongue. I feel the cold and wet, and I feel energized by the weather. The illustrations, oh the illustrations. The…
Written by Douglas Florian, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez Oh-my-goodness-these-rabbits-are-so-cute! The adorable noses, the cute butts, the mischief-y faces! You can tell the illustrator loves rabbits because of their playfulness. “There’s playing with leaves when Autumn winds blow. In winter there’s building a rabbit of snow.” The rhythm and rhyme are…