Month: May 2024

Dinosaur Munch

DINOSAUR MUNCH! THE DIPLODICUS by Peter Curtis and Jeanne Willis

My grandson fell in love this year with the dino classic DINOSAUR ROAR by Paul...
Aggie and the Ghost

AGGIE AND THE GHOST written and illustrated by Matthew Forsythe

I love a book that escapes sweetness and cliché like Matthew Forsythe’s AGGIE AND THE...
Ceecee

CEECEE, UNDERGROUND RAILROAD CINDERELLA written Shana Keller, illustrated by Laura Freeman

CEECEE, UNDERGROUND RAILROAD CINDERELLA is written by Shana Keller and begins with a young girl...
Chef's Secret

CHEF’S SECRET written Kelly Yang, audio read by Eric Yang

Luckily for me Kelly Yang is as addicted to her series heroes as I am....
Whoah Panda

WHOA PANDA! written and illustrated by C.S. JENNINGS

How do you discuss boundaries with young children? C.S. Jennings does so delightfully with illustrations...
Becoming Baba

BECOMING BABA: A MEMOIR FATHERHOOD, FAITH AND FINDING MEANING IN AMERICA written and read by Aymann Ismail

Aymann Ismail, Slate journalist and podcaster, reads his memoir BECOMING BABA giving it the genuineness...
Bob the Vampire Snail

BOB THE VAMPIRE SNAIL written and illustrated by Andrea Zuill

C’mon a vampire snail? From the cover, I doubted but thankfully I read on because...
The Library of Unruly Treasures

THE LIBRARY OF UNRULY TREASURES written by Jeanne Birdsall and read by Sorcha Groundsell

Sorcha Groundsell reads Jeanne Birdsall’s latest novel, THE LIBRARY OF UNRULY TREASURES. Groundsell conveys Birdsall’s...
How to Lose Your Mother

HOW TO LOSE YOUR MOTHER: A DAUGHTER’S MEMOIR written and read by Molly Jong-Fast

Political writer, commentator and podcaster Molly Jong-Fast takes a break from her typical gigs to...
Aliens Don't Want to Go Home

THE ALIENS DO NOT WANT TO GO HOME written by and illustrated by Adam Gustavson

One of the trickier situations parents face is trying to shepherd their children home from...