Books About Books
There is a smorgasbord of many delicious books about books. I am certain that you have your own favorites. Here are some you may not have savored yet.
Many Voices Telling the Story
The narrators of The Truth According to Us, a story set during the Great Depression, are twelve-year-old Willa, her Aunt Jottie, and a new boarder, Layla Beck.
Celebrate Pennsylvania One Book Every Young Child with Kite Day
Will Hillenbrand’s Kite Day is a story of friendship and problem solving in springtime.
Fantastically Dark Short Story Collections
With stories that range from slightly unsettling, to truly bizarre and dark, these collections are biting reflections of the world in which we live.
Giggle and Get Ready to Garden with Watermelon Seed
Have YOU ever swallowed a watermelon seed? As seeds sprout in gardens across the city, Greg Pizzoli’s Watermelon Seed is a silly book for spring.
April is National Poetry Month!
Celebrate Poetry Month; recognize the contributions of poets to the world of literature and human experience.
Our Souls at Night
“Who would have thought at this time in our lives that we’d still have something like this. That it turns out we’re not finished with changes and excitements. And not all dried up in body and spirit.”
Snappsy the Alligator: Did Not Ask to Be in This Book
“You’re an awful narrator. You’re just describing what you see in the illustrations.”
Lumberjanes: Beware the Kitten Holy
Welcome to Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady-Types… adventure, hired yetis, bad puns and ‘friendship to the max’ await!
Desperate Hausfrau
Edith Hammer, another expatriate, once told Anna that there was only one reason the Swiss trains ever ran late: “When someone jumps in front of one.”