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REVIEW: IT’S WORLD RELIGION DAY!

1/16/2022

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​Today’s review is on a picture book about a friendship that develops between three girls of different faiths:
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TITLE: PLANTING FRIENDSHIP: PEACE, SALAAM, SHALOM

AUTHORS: Callie Metler, Shirin Rahman, and Melissa Stoller

ILLUSTRATOR: Kate Talbot

PUBLISHER: Spork/2021

​OPENING LINES: 
 
On the first day of school, the wind rattled and leaves swirled.
Molly’s knees knocked as she buttered her breakfast toast.
Would the other kids like her?
This is a sweet story about three girls of different religious faiths who have something in common—they are nervous about the first day school. When the girls meet, they discover another commonality--they are each wearing necklaces (a cross, a prayer, a star of David) given to them by a member of their family to provide comfort (peach, salaam, shalom). As the school year progresses, the girls work together on a planting project, and as their plants blossom and grow, so does their friendship. I love how the book was co-written by three authors of different faiths (the same as the three main characters in the book), and Kate Talbot’s colorful but soothing illustrations complement the text beautifully. This is a book of first-day jitters, faith, friendship, acceptance, and peace. 
 
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REVIEW: HAPPY NATIONAL BIRD DAY!

1/5/2022

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​I fell in love Mel Fell, and I hope you do too!
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​TITLE: MEL FELL
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Corey R. Tabor
PUBLISHER: Balzer & Bray/2021
OPENING LINES: 
 
One day, when Mama was away,
Mel decided it was time to learn to fly.
She had been in the nest long enough.
“Aren’t you scared?” asked her sister, Pim.
“Yes,” said Mel. “But I won’t let that stop me.”
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This clever and adorably illustrated book story is about a kingfisher named Mel who decides today is the day she’ll learn to fly. She’s a little scared of the long drop, but she won’t let that stop her. So…she falls. With creative page turns, soft and colorful illustrations, expressive characters, and a main character with gumption, this book is a winner! I loved every bit of MEL FELL!
 
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    Heather is a busy wife and mom of five rambunctious children and one lovable pup They all provide lots of distractions, but oodles of inspiration.  Sometimes the pictures and ideas in her head turn into her own children's stories, but she always makes time to read other people's books. Sometimes she reviews them here.

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