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| I Was Born a Baby |
by Meg Fleming
This adorable read-aloud story introduces baby animals who share what they are called and what they grow up into, and shows ow some baby animals share their names with several other species.
Monday, 20 March 2023
Tuesday, 14 March 2023
In a Jar, Out of a Jar
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| In a Jar |
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| Out of a Jar |
Monday, 6 February 2023
Again, Essie?
Rafael tries to save his toys from his baby sister, Essie, by building a wall from shoeboxes, toilet paper rolls, and other household objects in this playful exploration of spatial sense and geometry.
Visit the Brighouse branch for our new STEAM picturebook area, where you will find Again, Essie? and lots more!
Monday, 23 January 2023
Kumo the bashful cloud
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| Kumo the basful cloud |
When Kumo sees some unfamiliar clouds, she worries they won’t want her around, but she takes a breath and nervously floats over to them. They happily embrace her, and soon other clouds join in their glee, “until there are clouds and clouds everywhere, joining together, becoming the whole sky.”
Kumo’s duties end for the day with her wafting into a well-deserved “delicate, dreamy sleep,” having learned that both being seen and being unseen can be good. Sprinkled with Japanese vocabulary, Kumo will impart a new appreciation for clouds and show readers how it can sometimes be frightening to step into the world, then reassuring them that others are willing to help when we overcome our bashfulness.
Kumo’s duties end for the day with her wafting into a well-deserved “delicate, dreamy sleep,” having learned that both being seen and being unseen can be good. Sprinkled with Japanese vocabulary, Kumo will impart a new appreciation for clouds and show readers how it can sometimes be frightening to step into the world, then reassuring them that others are willing to help when we overcome our bashfulness.
Kumo (which means “cloud” in Japanese) is a touching fable. Kumo wants nothing more than to float in the corners of the sky unnoticed. She prefers to “remain soft and invisible,” but when Kumo is called upon to do her cloud duty, she must face her fear of not being enough and grow confident in all she offers.
At first, Kumo tries to move forward by closing her eyes, but she gets stuck. She has to “pull her fluff together” and carry out her duty with her eyes open to explore the rich landscape of cities, mountains, gardens, and fields.
Monday, 9 January 2023
My Night in the Planetarium: A true story about a child, a play, and the art of resistance
There aren’t a lot of picture books that portray what it’s like for a child to live under dictatorship. Innosanto Nagara, the Indonesian-born graphic artist and acclaimed author/illustrator of A Is for Activist and Counting on Community, tells his own story of facing dictatorship and oppression in My Night in the Planetarium. At the age of seven, he watched his father, a playwright, put on plays that indirectly lampooned the corrupt and violent rulers of his country in the 1970s and 1980s. Sometimes the youngster acted in the plays. Ultimately, this love gives both parents and children the strength they need to survive and thrive in the most difficult of circumstances.
Thursday, 29 December 2022
Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey
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| Lost and Found Cat |
In August of 2015, an Iraqi family fled their home, traveling by car and on foot along with their cat, Kunkush. When the family reached Greece, Kunkush escaped from his carrier. They searched for him for hours, but finally had to continue on their journey. Volunteers found the feline a few days later and became determined to reunite him with his owners.
Monday, 3 October 2022
Lizzy and the Cloud
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| Lizzy and the Cloud |
Lizzy and her pet cloud, Milo, are perfect for each other. She doesn't care that clouds aren't popular pets or that hers isn't the fanciest; she just loves and cares for Milo. But as Milo continues to grow and grow, the time is fast approaching when Lizzy has to let her pet go free.
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