Little Lion reviews the graphic novel The Deep and Dark Blue by Niki Smith.
All tagged graphic novel
Picture Books are for EVERYONE
Picture Books are for EVERYONE. Over the summer, Little Lion systematically pulled out almost every single picture book off of our shelves so she could re-read them. All of them.
First Pages: Wizard of Oz
“Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer’s wife. Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles. There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room; and this room contained a rusty looking cookstove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table, three or four chairs and the beds.”
~ from The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Lola's New Year (Book) Raffle
My Lola (my grandma on my mom’s side) and I were close. She had a special relationship with each of her grandchildren. Still, even after she’s been gone for 18 years, I can picture her smile (with bright red lipstick!) and hear her laughter and it makes me smile too.
First Pages: Awkward
“Okay, so when you’ve just moved to a new town and are still a total outsider…
this…
…is not the best way to start life at your new school.
Hi! Penelope here. Peppi for short. It’s my first day at Berrybrook Middle School, and I just ripped over my own feet and dropped everything.”
~ Awkward by Svetlana Chmakova
New Year's Tradition--Lola's Raffle
Last year I wrote about my Lola's New Year's Day tradition--she would raffle off prizes or money to all her grandchildren. It was always a fun gathering, an extra day of bonding. I've always wanted to carry on her tradition and last year I figured out a way to do it remotely....with books, of course.
First Pages: Zita the Spacegirl
"'Finders Keepers! Hee Hee!'
'Grabbing my notebook out of my hands isn't finders keepers. Zita?'
'This wasn't here yesterday."
'It looks like a meteoroid.'"
Dear Ten-Year-Old Shannon Hale, I want to be your friend
Dr. Bookworm writes a letter to the past ten-year-old Shannon Hale in her review of Real Friends, a graphic novel written by present-day Shannon Hale and illustrated by LeUyen Pham.
MerMay and Fish Girl
In honor of MerMay, Dr. Bookworm discusses Fish Girl by David Wiesner and Donna Jo Napoli.
A New Year's Tradition
Dr Bookworm re-kindles a New Year's Day tradition passed on from her grandmother.
A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy far, far away....
Dr. Bookworm and family perform a read-along ofStar Wars: The Original Triology, A Graphic Novel in honor of #StarWarsReads. Mr. Bookworm does a guest review of the graphic novel.
Mighty Jack by Ben Hatke
A book review of Ben Hatke's Mighty Jack.