Thursday, September 12, 2024

Sam, Bangs & Moonshine (1966)

 Sam, Bangs & Moonshine written and illustrated by Evaline Ness (1966) has written at the bottom of the cover “ winner of the Caldicott medal”. I wonder why it doesn’t have the seal on the cover. The age of this book tempted me. Also, it seemed a book for which I could write a lesson for the older elementary school-age child. But I discovered there were many lessons on TPT for this book. And then I was put it off by a summary the story itself, so in truth, I never read the book. Sounded like it was going to be two moralistic.

*The Night Gardener (2016)

* The Night Gardener by The Fan Brothers (2016) is a story of hope and good will. There’s not much text, but it doesn’t need much. When you...