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Dear Stray

DEAR STRAY by Kristen Hubbard, illustrated by Susan Gal

Kristen Hubbard’s DEAR STRAY has two main characters who are made for each other, a...
The Lost Year

THE LOST YEAR: A SURVIVAL STORY OF THE UKRANIAN FAMINE by Katherine Marsh

Katherine Marsh’s THE LOST YEAR: A SURVIVAL STORY OF THE UKRANIAN FAMINE tells the story...
Sir Morien

SIR MORIEN: THE LEGENDOF A KNIGHT OF THE ROUND TABLE by Holly Black and Kaliis Smith, illustrated by Ebony Glenn

Holly Black and Kaliis Smith collaborate on a diverse Arthurian legend of a little known...
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Untangling: What residential living means (Chapter 27)

My mother had always created beautiful homes wherever she lived so moving to residential living...
Grief is an elephant

GRIEF IS AN ELEPHANT by Tamara Ellis Smith, illustrated by Nancy Whitesides

For whatever reason the children’s book market place is awash in grief books and I’m...
Layers

 LAYERS : A MEMOIR by Penelope Bagieu

Penelope Bagieu’s graphic memoir LAYERS: A MEMOIR shares sixteen short illustrated vignettes that show her...
Remember Us

REMEMBER US by Jacqueline Woodson

Jacqueline Woodson’s REMEMBER US is another never-to-be -forgotten story. It’s a tribute to her beloved...
The Book of Turtles

THE BOOK OF TURTLES written by Sy Montgomery and illustrated by Matt Patterson

 SyMontgomery excels again in her newest nonfiction Sy Montgomery excels again in her newest nonfiction...
Don't Blow Your Top!

DON’T BLOW YOUR TOP! written by Ame Dyckman and illustrated by Abhi Alwar

This was the big favorite on a recent visit with my big feelings granddaughter. In...
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Untangling: What it means to hurt (Chapter 26)

My parents’ divorce wars caused lengthy nightly phone calls. I couldn’t hang up and my...