An eclectic, unusual, fun audiobook about inventing and making things work! Vincent Shadow, inspired by Nikola Tesla, has a secret lab in his New York home. In that lab, he works on all of his innovative toy inventions. Until, Vincent’s father marries, and they move to Minnesota. Vincent’s work is stalled…until he learns about a… Continue reading Vincent Shadow, Toy Inventor by Tim Kehoe
Category: Children’s and Teen Books
All-of-a-Kind Family by Sidney Taylor
All of a kind family follows a family of five sisters living in New York City at the turn of the 20th Century. The sisters share an idyllic life with some of the same worries and difficulties that children in the 21st Century can relate to. One sister loses a library book, and is fearful… Continue reading All-of-a-Kind Family by Sidney Taylor
Folktales & Fairytales Rapunzel — Traditional & World Cultures
What is the story of Rapunzel? She is a beautiful girl locked in a tall tower, and receives visits from her adoptive mother via her long, long, long (typically) blonde hair. Rapunzel longs to leave the tower and finds a way to leave in these traditional tales. A retelling of a folktale in which a… Continue reading Folktales & Fairytales Rapunzel — Traditional & World Cultures
Information Picture Books Pt. 13
These information picture books are science and biography around the world. Bonus to the biographies is that they are about social issues that are important to today’s world. The inspiring true story of how one African woman began a movement to recycle the plastic bags that were polluting her community. Isatou Ceesay was that change.… Continue reading Information Picture Books Pt. 13
My Favorite Picture Poetry Books THREE
This edition of poetry books includes my absolute favorite poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Swing”, that I read over and over as a child. Poetry does a great job of teaching sounds and vocabulary. “How do you like to go up in a swing?” The Classic Poem! Presents an introduction to jazz music and… Continue reading My Favorite Picture Poetry Books THREE
Folktales & Fairytales Rapunzel — Disney Edition
Rapunzel is a fantastic fairy tale–lots of kids have been introduced to it through the Disney movie Tangled. These books can be used to strengthen the ties to those characters. Fans of Walt Disney Studios’ animated film, Tangled, can read along as they turn the pages at the sound of the chime. This tale is accompanied… Continue reading Folktales & Fairytales Rapunzel — Disney Edition
Thought Provoking Reads 