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Rabbit And The Motorbike – Perfect Picture Book Friday

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Joanna

Title: Rabbit and the Motorbike Author: Kate Hoefler/Sarah Jacoby Illustrator: Kate Hoefler Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2019 Themes: courage, travel, friendship, grief, expanding horizons, loss Ages: 3-6 Synopsis: Rabbit isn’t sure he’ll ever be brave enough to go on an adventure. … Continue reading →

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The Proudest Blue – Perfect Picture Book Friday

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Joanna

Title: The Proudest Blue, A Story of Hijab and Family Author: Ibtihaj Muhammad with S. K. Ali  Illustrator: Hatem Aly  Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, 2019 Ages: 4-7 Themes: hijabs, faith, sisters, bullying, Islam, social justice, rites de passage Opening: Mama hold out the … Continue reading →

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Manhattan – Perfect Picture Book Friday

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Joanna

Title: Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island Author & Illustrator: Jennifer Thermes  Publisher: Henry N. Abrams, 2019 Ages: 6+ Themes: geography, city planning, sociology, historiography, cartography, Manhattan, maps, urban growth, New Amsterdam 62 pages, nonfiction Opening: MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO, when the … Continue reading →

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