How Dinosaurs Went Extinct by Amy Dyckman How Dinosaurs Went Extinct, A Safety Guide by Ame Dyckman, illustrated by Jennifer Harney The comedic Ame Dyckman is at it again! We’ve all heard the theories about the extinction of dino-life, but I have never heard these! The slap-stick humor of the…
The Island Before NO by Christina Uss The Island Before NO by Christina Uss, illustrated by Hudson Christie Christina Uss’ words plus awesome claymation illos by Hudson Christie are a perfect pairing! My first read was out loud- for fun! And I immediately had a voice! The energy was so…
A Day For Sandcastles A Day For Sandcastles by JonArno Lawson, illustrated by Qin Leng I love that this story starts on a bus. It gives me a new feeling because I have always traveled by car. But wouldn’t it be different if we traveled by bus? I like that.…
The Great Zapfino The Great Zapfino by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Marla Frazee I LOVE Mac Barnett works, and I LOVE Marla Frazee works, so this was going to be GREAT! And it is! The texture and line play a huge part in the action, there is so much movement.…
Written by Kirsten Hall, illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault I LOVE THESE BEES! The narration is flighty like a buzzing around bee, short bits of motion here, then there. You learn so much from this book too! You learn about the busy stuff a bee does at a flower, the dancing…
Niko Draws a Feeling Niko Draws a Feeling Written by Bob Raczka, illustrated by Simone Shin This story is an example of how amazingly different some people feel, and see, and hear, our world. Some are even lucky enough to be able to express these experiences visually. Niko is one.…