Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Melia and Jo by Billy Aronson and Jennifer Oxley - ESSENTIAL

Melia and Jo by Billy Aronson and Jennifer Oxley PICTURE BOOK, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. $18. 132891626X

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

Melia is an inventor. She works and works on her inventions but none seem to function as she would like. Jo is Melia's new neighbor. Jo is a singer and a dancer who doesn't respect Melia's space, nor does she see the inventions the same way Melia does. But wait! When creative Jo and logical Melia work together, they make a friendship (and a lot of other great things)! 

Aronson and Oxley have presented a great picture book which demonstrates why we need an A (Arts) in STEM - because creativity is so important! The illustrations are delightful, the story is spot on. I loved the smart resourceful girls, (and smart resourceful girls will love this book) 

Lisa Librarian

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