Santiago and Great Bear
One of the BEST things about being a bookstore owner is getting to read the books, of course. I fell in love with SANTIAGO AND GREAT BEAR by Lisa Johnson Hancock right away. Santiago is moving somewhere new and wishes for a friend. To his great surprise, Great Bear comes to join him one night!
Hancock weaves a beautiful story about finding friends in a new place. And her gorgeous illustrations with the darkened star-filled sky feel absolutely magical. My favorite part is that Great Bear has his constellations marked out on him even as he falls down to earth.
I’ve seen someone say that picture books aren’t just for kids, and they’re right. Maybe I’m biased as I’m a kid-at-heart, a bookworm, a pediatrician, a mom, plus I also write picture books and novels myself. But I think there’s something so healing about getting lost in a story, even better with breath-taking and inspiring illustrations. Santiago is a great picture book to read to your little (or big) one at bedtime. Something to spark the imagination prior to setting off to dreamland.
We are lucky to be participating in the OC Book Fair this Saturday in Old Town Tustin from 10am-5pm. It’s a free event that is honestly a bookdragon’s dream. (And Bookdragon, the bookstore’s, dream too!)
Come join us as we make a new friend too—Lisa Johnston Hancock, the author and illustrator of SANTIAGO AND GREAT BEAR will be signing books at our Bookdragon booth at 2pm. We’ll be at BOOTH 41 on 3rd Street, near the C Street Stage.
