Type: beginner chapter bookAges: 5-8Author: Patricia MacLachlan MacLachlan’s literary talent shines in this short but poignant book. How authors can help readers connect with characters in so few words will always be an entrancing mystery to me. Sarah, the potential…
Type: historical fiction chapter bookAges: 10-14Author: G.A. Henty Friendly warning right now! If you have never read a Henty novel, prepare your mind and adjust your expectations. Henty is the very definition of verbose, yet, if you begin with this…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-10Author: Natalie Babbitt This is an oldie, but if you find a copy, scoop it up. And definitely read it aloud with your best dramatic flair in the shark scene. 🙂 The simple black & white illustrations…
Type: chapter bookAges: 8-12 as reader, 6+ as listenerAuthor: J.M. Barrie *The term “orgy” can apply to secret ceremonial rites honoring a god, with singing and dancing. It does not always indicate sexual encounters, of which there is no implication…
Type: picture bookAges: 2-7Author: Blanca Gómez I love this little picture book. It’s a quick read and, oh, so sweet. The grandmother (“abuela”) definitely has a special relationship with her granddaughter. It’s impossible to tell whether she is just visiting…
Type: historical picture bookAges: 4-10Author: Gail Gibbons Though the book is slightly dated (i.e., speaking of 2001 as in the future), it was mostly timeless and a neat way to preserve history. If you see it at a book sale…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Kim Lewis A classic and cozy read. See if your library has it!
Type: beginner chapter bookAges: 6-10Author: Natalie Kinsey-WarnockIllustrator: Leslie W. Bowman After a sad event, Ariel finds herself having new thoughts. She’d never consciously thought her grandma might die one day (spoiler: the grandma doesn’t die in the book), and she…
Type: chapter bookAges: noneAuthor: John R. EricksonIllustrator: Gerald L. Holmes Weighing the good against the bad, the latter is definitely heavier. Yes, there were some hilarious parts (my children particularly liked hearing chapter four), but overall it didn’t win any…
Type: biographical chapter bookAges: 8-15Authors: Janet Benge, Geoff Benge *The book begins with a bang (literally) as Lillian is trying to save the lives of her orphans during a night in which shooting is occurring all around them. Most war talk, however,…
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