Posts Tagged ‘Eve Bunting’
Eve Bunting’s Picture Book, “A Day’s Work,” Has Lessons for Young Readers on Both Labor Day, 2022 and Every Day of Their Lives.
A Day’s Work By Eve Bunting; illustrated by Ronald Himler Maybe you’ve seen workers standing in the early morning hours. They gather huddled in groups drinking coffee, trying to get warm in winter or stay cool in the heat. But no matter the weather, they are waiting and hopeful for work. At a certain…
Read MoreTeach Our Children the Importance of Our Freedoms
The Wall By Eve Bunting; illustrated by Ronald Himler As parents, we sometimes have a tendency to want to shield our children from anything disquieting, complicated or downright sad. And that is a very human reaction to have; this protective instinct we have as to what filters through to our children’s psyche. We want to…
Read MoreHappy St. Patrick’s Day!
St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning By Eve Bunting; illustrations by Jan Brett Tell me how can you go wrong in your search for a St. Patrick’s Day story if it is written by an Irish lass named Eve Bunting, author of more than 200 children’s books, and illustrated in the 1980’s by the…
Read MoreWay Back Wednesday Halloween Edition!
Scary, Scary Halloween By Eve Bunting; pictures by Jan Brett Isn’t it great when you have an essential Halloween classic that gives you a window in to the early art of an iconic picture book author like Jan Brett? “Scary, Scary Halloween” is such a book. I think anyone familiar with the artistry and…
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