Way Back Wednesday Essential Classic

Frederick by Leo Lionni   Honored posthumously in 2007 with the Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award, Leo Lionni’s homage to Aesop’s fable of “The Ant and the Grasshopper” has a simple and central moral theme, as do many of his books, interwoven with his use of collage in this Caldecott Honor Book. It is…

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Way Back Wednesday Essential Classic: The Easter Story

The Easter Story By Brian Wildsmith   Holidays and holy days such as Christmas and Easter, present a constant conundrum for many young parents as they struggle to find a balance between the sacred and the secular in both celebrations that are huge in the yearly calendar of family-centered events. With this in mind, here…

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