Monday, December 25, 2023

The Story of a Book by Joy McCullough, illustrated by Devon Holzwarth - ESSENTIAL

The Story of a Book by Joy McCullough, illustrated by Devon Holzwarth. PICTURE BOOK. Atheneum Books for Young Readers (Simon & Schuster, Inc), 2023. $19.  9781665903851

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL, MS - ESSENTIAL

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

A love letter to the power of a book and the readers who read them, The Story of a Book follows the journey of one book going from reader to reader, making magic along the way.

Loved it! I loved the message - the magical moment of finding a good book and how it connects with all different kinds of readers in all different kinds of ways. Even though there is a lot happening with the illustration in the story, I felt like it added so much to the reading. You can literally see the magic happening for each new reader. This would be a great book to read to have students reflect on the types of readers they are and the kinds of books that speak to them.

Reviewer: Kiera Beddes, #bookswithbeddes

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