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Juvenile Nonfiction

Ordinary, Extraordinary Jane Austen by Deborah Hopkinson

January 25, 2018 by Amy Leave a Comment

This week I introduced my girls (ages thirteen and twelve) to the BBC production of Pride and Prejudice (and yes, Colin Firth).  Such a walk down memory lane for me!  If possible, Mrs. Bennett is more embarrassingly funny, Elizabeth more admirable, and Mr. Darcy more dreamy than I thought in my teens and early adulthood.  (Okay, maybe … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Juvenile biography, Juvenile Nonfiction

Boy, Were We Wrong About the Weather! by Kathleen V. Kudlinski

June 26, 2017 by Amy Leave a Comment

Boy, Were We Wrong About the Weather! by Kathleen V. Kudlinski is a good picture book to introduce young readers and listeners to the history of meteorology.  The premise of the book is to go back into history beginning with ancient times, present a misconception, and then explain what modern meteorologists understand today about the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Picture Books Tagged: Juvenile Nonfiction, Nonfiction Monday, Nonfiction Picture Books

When Green Becomes Tomatoes by Julie Fogliano

February 16, 2017 by Amy 1 Comment

When Green Becomes Tomatoes:  Poems for All Seasons by Julie Fogliano is a delight!  This collection of poems, about fifty of them, follows the changing seasons from the perspective of a child, depicted as a girl through the illustrations.  Each poem is dated, so this is also a nature journal, of sorts.  The poems are … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: 2016 Cybils, Cybils, Cybils poetry, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nature Study, Poetry

Some Writer! by Melissa Sweet

December 26, 2016 by Amy 1 Comment

On our family’s recent trip to Boston and its environs, high on our short-list of places to visit was The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.  I knew that I wanted to commemorate my visit with a souvenir of a book (or two), and Melissa Sweet’s new book, Some Writer!:  The Life of E.B. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Amherst, Author/Illustrator Spotlight, Best Books, Bpston, Juvenile biography, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nonfiction Picture Books

Monthly Reading Report: August and September 2016

October 12, 2016 by Amy Leave a Comment

These past two months have flown by, and during them I’ve managed to do a good bit of reading.  Here’s what I’ve enjoyed:  How We Love by Milan and Kay Yerkovich.  Steady Eddie heard an interview with the authors of this book and decided he needed to read it.  He read it and recommended it … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Adult Nonfiction, Audiobooks, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Monthly Reading Report, Read Aloud Thursday, Young Adult Fiction
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