Month: April 2020
Celebrities and Civilians; the Selfish and the Selfless
I got the idea for this blog from the gist of an article by writer,...
April 23rd, by All Accounts Was the Date of the Birthday of the Bard of Avon in the Year 1564; Also Known to the World as William Shakespeare. Curiously Enough His Passing was Also in the Month of April…. in 1616. Let Young Readers Celebrate Shakespeare with This Glorious Picture Book!
William Shakespeare and the Globe written and illustrated by Aliki And this our life…...
“The Folklore of Weddings and Marriages” selected and edited by Duncan Emrich; illustrated by Tomie dePaola
As the month of May approaches, there is the first of June to follow and...
It’s Official! Dr. Anthony Fauci of the White House Corona Task Force says The Tooth Fairy Can Still Come and Won’t Get Covid-19; So Please Read Peter Collington’s Wordless Picture Book Called “The Tooth Fairy.”
Dr. Anthony Fauci, of the White House corona virus task force and Director of the...
“Christopher : The Holy Giant” By Tomie dePaola
Tomie dePaola passed on March 30, 2020. He continues to teach, entertain and tell stories...
“Bill and Pete to the Rescue”; Written and illustrated by Tomie DePaola
I guess many of you have figured out that I am in the midst of...
We All Know That Mary Had a Little Lamb, BUT, “Mary Had a Little Lamb” by Sara Josepha Hale; illustrations by Tomie dePaola Gives The Inside Scoop!
What child....or adult has not heard, or cannot recite, "Mary had a Little Lamb." It...
Mother Goose is Still “In”, as the Saying Goes, and “Hey Diddle Diddle and Other Mother Goose Rhymes” by Tomie DePaola is a Treat!
I have always been a big advocate for Mother Goose rhymes...both for young readers and...
The Puzzle of Life Conveys a Conundrum for the Easter Bunny in This Classic Easter Picture Book.
The Easter Bunny That Overslept By Priscilla Friedrich, Otto Friedrich; illustrations by Adrienne Adams Imagine...
“The Bunny Who Found Easter” by Charlotte Zolotow; illustrated by Helen Craig
Somehow this Easter and every holiday, I keep revisiting the classic tales and storytellers. They...