Friday, October 4, 2024

How to Love a Grandma by Jean Reagan, illustrated by Lee Wildish - ADVISABLE

How to Love a Grandma by Jean Reagan, illustrated by Lee Wildish. PICTURE BOOK. Alfred A Knopf (Random), 2023. $11. 9780593708903

BUYING ADVISORY:  EL - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL:  SEVERAL

All the many ways you can show love to your grandma are highlighted in Reagan’s cute book. You can show love through hugs, sharing and helping to name a few.

I like that the grandmas depicted are a range of ages, races, and ethnicities. The illustrations are fun, colorful and engaging.

Reviewer: A. Snow


Pickle Words: Crunchy, Punchy Pickles and Poetry by April Pulley Sayre and Jialiei Sun - ADVISABLE

Pickle Words: Crunchy, Punchy Pickles and Poetry by April Pulley Sayre, illustrated by Jialiei Sun. PICTURE BOOK. Charlesbridge, 2024. $18. 9781623543624

BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: SEVERAL

With a mix of pickle poetry and pickle facts, four different families from different cultures make different pickles. In the end, they come together to share what they have made. Sprinkled throughout are facts about the pickling process, different kinds of vegetables that can be pickled, and how they taste.

This is a bright, fun book with collage style illustrations. It is fun to celebrate something as simple as the pickle.

The people depicted are from a variety of ethnicities.

Reviewer: A. Snow, Librarian



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