Saturday, August 9, 2025

Flower Garden (1994)

Flower Garden by Eve Bunting (1994) is brought to life by illustrator Kathryn Hewitt. This book is written in rhyme. Only one sentence, in a large font size, graces each gorgeous two page spread. A young child and her mother purchase flowering plants and carry them home on the bus to their city apartment. Father and child assemble a window box that brightens up their own space and the exterior of the building. I’ll leave the motivation for you to discover. This is a book for very young readers. The characters are people of color.

Snowball The Bear Who Saved Christmas (2012)

Snowball The Bear Who Saved Christmas by Jerry Gamache (2012) is written in Spanish and English. The Spanish translation is by Silvia and C...