Posted by Kaila W. on Sep 3rd 2024
“God is the sun, Clouds are her messengers, rain is only rain.”- Johannes from The Eyes and the Impossible.The Eyes and the Impossible written by David Eggers is narrated by Johannes, a wild and energetic dog. He is the freest dog you’ll ever meet, he takes a great amount of pride in being free. He even laughs at the dogs with leashes, because why would a dog ever want to wear a leash? Johannes tells us about the different kinds of humans that ro… Read more
Posted by Kaila W. on Sep 7th 2023
“To everyone we love we give a knife.” - MonkeyNarrated from the perspective of a twice orphaned young boy affectionately called Monkey, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams takes us through Monkey’s tale of love, sorrow, betrayal, and family. Monkey tells us the story of his time on the Silk Road and of the many attempted assassinations of Samir, the seller of dreams.In Daniel Nayeri’s latest novel, a merchant named Samir… Read more
Posted by Kaila W. on Aug 23rd 2023
Cooler than Lemonade, written by Harshita Jerath and Illustrated by Chloe Burgett is a charming and cute picture book perfect for any elementary library. It is about a young girl named Eva with a talent for solving problems in creative ways.After a very hot summer day Eva and her brother Aru open a lemonade stand to help cool people off, that is until her neighbor Jake gives her some friendly competition. Then Eva finds herself putting her thinki… Read more
Posted by Laura on Jul 19th 2023
If you are looking for a bedtime story that fills your room with giggles while teaching the alphabet, definitely check out B is for Bananas. Written by Carrie Tillotson and illustrated by Estrela Lourenco, this fun picture book tells the story of a banana that doesn’t want to go to bed.While the banana acknowledges that A is for Awake, B is certainly not for Bedtime. It’s for bananas! As you flip through the pages you’ll enjoy the interactio… Read more