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They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys From Sudan by Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, Benjamin Ajak with Judy A. Bernstein
What can I say about They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys From Sudan by Benson Deng, Alephonsion Deng, Benjamin Ajak with Judy A. Bernstein that will convince everybody to read it? Written by three Lost Boys who are ...
Step Back from the Baggage Claim: Change the World, Start at the Airport by Jason Barger
You wouldn’t know it from reading my blog but I used to pick up the occasional motivational book. Step Back from the Baggage Claim: Change the World, Start at the Airport by Jason Barger has taken me back to a genre that I have regretfully le...
The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin and Rosana Faria
What is it like to experience colors if you are blind? This is the question that The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin and Rosana Faria asks and attempts to answer. This book of colors is lacking in the color department and that’s a goo...
I Am a Star, Child of the Holocaust by Inge Auerbacher
Of all the books about the holocaust that I’ve read, I’m not sure if I’d actually recommend I Am a Star, Child of the Holocaust by Inge Auerbacher. Which to my knowledge might be the first time I’ve not raved about a book de...
Let’s Talk Elephants Today! Travels with Tarra and Just for Elephants by Carol Buckley
Can anybody tell me the gestation period of an elephant? No? Let me share. An elephant is pregnant for about 22 months! That’s almost two years people! Can you imagine being pregnant for two years?! Thanks, but no thanks. My boys ...
Zlata’s Diary, A Child’s Life in Sarajevo by Zlata Filipovic
Zlata’s Diary, A Child’s Life in Sarajevo by Zlata Filipovic has often been compared to the Diary of Anne Frank and it’s a comparison that’s not lost on Zlata herself as she often noted in her diary that she hoped that her end...
Giveaway – 14 Cows For America and Thomas Gonzalez Shares the Illustration Process for this Beautiful Picture Book
Yesterday I gushed about 14 Cows for America done by Thomas Gonzalez by Carmen Agra Deedy in collaboration with Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah and illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez. If you missed my gushing, go back and read my book review because I can hones...
14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy in Collaboration with Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah, Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez
Wow. Do not let this unassuming cover fool you. 14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy in collaboration with Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah and illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez is a purely stunning picture book that when I finished reading the author’...
First Comes Loves, Then Comes Malaria by Eve Brown-Waite
With a title like First Comes Loves, Then Comes Malaria: How a Peace Corps Poster Boy Won My Heart and a Third-World Adventure Changed My Life by Eve Brown-Waite I had no idea what I was expecting from this book. I had skimmed just enough of the re...
Unite or Die, How Thirteen States Became a Nation by Jacqueline Jules, Illustrated by Jef Czekaj
Unite or Die, How Thirteen States Became a Nation by Jacqueline Jules and illustrated by Jef Czekaj is a perfect book to sit down with this holiday weekend with your kids and learn exactly how the constitution was created. And trust me, perhaps my ...
That Went Well, Adventures in Caring for My Sister by Terrell Harris Dougan
That Went Well, Adventures in Caring for My Sister by Terrell Harris Dougan is a beautiful and honest book which I couldn’t put down. I wanted to read That Went Well for one simple reason: it takes place in my hometown and the author is local a...
Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad by Waris Dirie and Cathleen Miller
Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey of a Desert Nomad by Waris Dirie and Cathleen Miller is one of the most fascinating memoirs that I have ever read. I was thoroughly engrossed with Dirie’s story and felt as though I couldn’t ...
Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez
I am going to try to attempt this book review of Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez without the book which I had to return to the library already. We shall see how this goes. Kabul Beauty School is the ...
Be Water, My Friend: The Early Years of Bruce Lee by Ken Mochizuki, Illustrated by Dom Lee
Be Water, My Friend: The Early Years of Bruce Lee by Ken Mochizuki and llustrated by Dom Lee is the picture book biography of Bruce Lee. I have to admit that I’ve never had much interest in Bruce Lee but because my husband is a fan I’m ...
Passage to Freedom, The Sugihara Story by Ken Mochizuki, Illustrated by Dom Lee
Passage to Freedom, The Sugihara Story by Ken Mochizuki and illustrated by Dom Lee is not only a wonderful book but it’s based on a wonderful true story that I’m going to say is safe to believe that many people don’t know. As we l...
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford, Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Kadir Nelson is a 2007 Caldecott Honor book and won the Coretta Scott King Award for illustration. This picture book tells the story of Harriet Tubman...
