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Too Small Tola by Atinuke and illustrated by Onyinye Iwu

I am always on the lookout for great chapter books to share with children who have progressed beyond early readers, but are not yet ready for the sophistication and length of middle grade novels. Too Small Tola is a chapter book divided into three stories that tell about Tola and her life living in Lagos,… Continue reading Too Small Tola by Atinuke and illustrated by Onyinye Iwu

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Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper and Kenard Pak

The morning after a blizzard, Lina walks through her neighborhood to her grandmother’s and takes delight in the many ways she can experience the new fallen snow through sound.  Lina wakes to the muffled quiet of a world blanketed in snow. On her walk, she listens carefully and hears snow-related sounds such as the “ploompf”… Continue reading Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper and Kenard Pak