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Book Thoughts: A Place to Hang the Moon (Albus)

Type: chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Kate Albus Many of my friends and acquaintances gushed over this book for long enough that my children and I decided to listen to the audiobook. We needed to discover for ourselves such a literary treasure!…

Book Thoughts: A Book for Escargot (Slater)

Type: picture bookAges: 2-6Author: Dashka SlaterIllustrator: Sydney Hanson Practice your French accent before reading this aloud! 😁 Here are the words to brush up on: EscargotMoiBonjourExtraordinaireVoilàOh là làMagnifiquesouffléRatatouilleMais nonUn, deux, troisBon appétit A Book for Escargot is the sequel to this book, and…

Book Thoughts: Escargot (Slater)

Type: picture bookAges: 2-6Author: Dashka SlaterIllustrator: Sydney Hanson Ideally, you can read this to your child in a French accent. 😅 But, at least learn how to say these words: EscargotBonjourVinaigretteOh là làmagnifiqueAu contraireMagnifiquesBon appétitC’est la vie ☺️🇫🇷 A quick…

Book Thoughts: Stuart Little (White)

Type: chapter bookAges: 7-10Author: E.B. WhiteIllustrator: Garth Williams The adventures will all be entertaining to young readers–from being stuck in window blinds to accidentally be thrown out with the trash. He gets to sail a man’s model sailboat and another…

Book Thoughts: The Reason for a Flower (Heller)

Type: non-fiction picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Ruth Heller It’s the illustrations that get most of the stars. They are beautiful! The text was difficult to read aloud, because sometimes it rhymed, sometimes it didn’t. It’s a decent book overall.

Book Thoughts: Comet’s Nine Lives (Brett)

Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Jan Brett This one might be a little tough to explain to a four-year-old, since it involves “deaths” which aren’t really deaths, but it’s surprisingly gentle. From a pile of books falling on him to eating…

Book Thoughts: The King and the Dragon (Shrimpton)

Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: James W. ShrimptonIllustrator: Helena Perez Garcia Told in crisp rhymes, I hope this book gets read to as many children as possible! It is a gentle yet biblically accurate way to communicate THE story–how sin came…

Book Thoughts: The Ordinary Princess (Kaye)

Type: chapter bookAges: 7-12Author: M.M. Kaye Everything about this book is simply delightful! I decided to give it a re-read when my daughter declared it was one of her favorite books (and had read it many times), and I’m happy…

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