The Giving Tree, written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein, is about the relationship between a tree and a young boy. I love his simple black ink illustrations combined with words placed so they seem to dance across the page. This story is open to many interpretations but I believe the story describes how much the [...]
I love books, I love deals and I love my local library! I’ll be there. Friends of Rochambeau Semi-Annual Book Sale is this week! More than 20 categories encompassing Fiction, Non-Fiction, Reference, & Children’s books. Public browsing of tables stacked with tons of books, audio-visuals and more starts on Thursday, April 26th. Children’s and Paperback [...]
During our recent trip to the Zoo this week, my boys and I heard 2 books. Although these books have very different writing and illustration styles, they share the idea of interdependence. We are all connected to each other in some way, and what we do makes a difference, for good and bad. In honor [...]
Did you ever want dessert so much you would fly to the moon to get it? Jimmy can’t wait ’til after dinner, so he takes off in his homemade rocketship to find his own. Meet Mr. Moon, the Grumble Grinder, and the hungry Mars Men. By the end of Jimmy Zangwow’s Out of This World [...]
My boys got these adorable Cat in the Hat treats from our friends, Jason of Rag & Bone Bindery and his daughter, in honor of the book’s 50th birthday. DIY | Cat in the Hat Treat • donut holes • marshmallows • frosting • black & red shoestring licorice • red & black m&m’s • [...]
