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Review: It’s Have a Party with Your Bear Day!

11/16/2019

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​I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t mind having a party with my bear today. And what party would be complete without a picture book? I happen to have the perfect book for this occasion: 
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TITLE: THE BEAR AND THE PIANO

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: David Litchfield

PUBLISHER: Clarion Books/2015

OPENING LINES: 

​One day in the forest, a young bear cub found something he’d never seen before. 
What could this strange thing be? he thought. 
Shyly, he touched it with his stubby paws. 
PLONK!
The strange thing made an awful sound.
So the bear left.
But the next day he came back, 
and the day after that, too.
​A bear cub discovers something unusual in this forest and is curious. Curious enough to plonk on some piano keys and, as a result, comes to the conclusion that this thing makes an awful sound. Yet he is compelled to come back and visit the piano, again and again. In time, and with lots of practice, the bear learns how to make beautiful music. His love for music draws him to explore a world beyond the forest, but he is torn between following his dreams and staying connected to his friends and family at home. This touching book has bears and pianos and fame  and family, and you don’t want to miss out, so please explore David Litchfield’s world of The Bear and the Piano!
 
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Review: Happy Book Lovers Day!

11/2/2019

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​I just happen to be a lover of books, so this seems like a great holiday to celebrate. Today I decided to review a book that I love: 

​TITLE: TRUMAN
AUTHOR: Jean Reidy
ILLUSTRATOR: Lucy Ruth Cummins
PUBLISHER: Antheneum Books for Young Readers/2019
OPENING LINES:
Truman was small,
the size of a donut--
a small donut--
and every bit as sweet.
He lived with his Sarah, high above honking taxies and growling trash trucks and shrieking cars--
and the number 11 bus, which traveled south.
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​Jean Reidy sets the stage with a description of who Truman is (and make no mistake—he is every bit as sweet as a donut!), where he lives, and with whom. Right away you know that Truman and Sarah have a very close relationship. So, one day, when Sarah gives Truman extra green beans, tells him to “be brave,” and leaves on the number 11 bus, it’s no surprise Truman chooses this day to break from his peaceful, pensive way of life and do something that seems impossible! This book takes on the first day of school with a whole new twist, and Lucy Ruth Cummins’ illustrations of Sarah, Truman, and Truman’s big adventure (from the perspective of someone the size of a donut), are the perfect complement to Jean Reidy’s text. If you want to read about turtles, donuts, green beans, city busses, being brave and big adventures, this book is for you!
 
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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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