by K.A. Ramstad | Sep 29, 2023 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
When Your Dragon Is Too Big for a Bath, written by C.E. White and illustrated by Bhagya Madanasinghe, offers a simple yet deep lesson on prayer. It’s perfect for preschoolers to second graders, but even adults can find pearls of wisdom in this tale. The story is...
by K.A. Ramstad | Aug 25, 2023 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Do you know of a game that’s a hybrid of “The Floor is Lava” and a pirate adventure? There is in Amy Shook’s make-believe story Lavanauts: Hot Lava Pirates and Sharks. Young people from kindergarten to second grade will enjoy reading about this...
by K.A. Ramstad | May 19, 2023 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Super Doople, written and illustrated by K.A. Cummins, is a book perfect for preschoolers to second-graders. The story’s setting has inhabitants that are walking and talking eggs. Cummins adds humor and whimsy as she makes their home very much like our world,...
by K.A. Ramstad | Mar 24, 2023 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Are you looking for a story that’s filled with animals and has the ambiance of an ethereal dream? The Moonlight Zoo, written by Maudie Powell-Tuck and illustrated by Karl James Mountford, is the one for you. The story starts out with a sad incident. Eva is...
by K.A. Ramstad | Jan 27, 2023 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Denny and Penny, by Silas Wood, is a rhyming picture book about two foxes, which starts by differentiating between them. “Penny is a delicate fox who enjoys going on long walks.” Penny has large innocent eyes, and in one picture, she closes her eyes and...
