Tag Archives: patience

In Our Garden – Perfect Picture Book Friday

Title: In Our Garden Author: Pat Zietlow Miller Illustrator: Melissa Crowton Publisher: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, March 2022 Ages: 4-8 Format/Genre: fiction Themes: homesickness, urban gardens, school, community, vegetables, growth, patience Opening: It’s a day. It’s a gray day. A breakfast-can-wait-day, don’t-be-late day. I look … Continue reading

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FIVE Minutes – Perfect Picture Book Friday

Title: FIVE Minutes (That’s a lot of time) (No, it’s not) (Yes, it is) Authors: Liz Garton Scanlon & Audrey Vernick Illustrator: Olivier Tallec  Publisher: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2019 Ages: 3-7 Genre: fiction Themes: time, five minutes, abstract thinking, passage of time, emotional intelligence, … Continue reading

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if you want to see a whale – PPBF book recommendation

Title: if you want to see a whale Written by Julie Flogliano, Illustrated by Erin E. Stead Published by Roaring Book Press, May 2013 Ages: 2-5 Themes: patience, whale-watching     Opening line: If you want to see a whale             … Continue reading

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