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Just Beyond the Shore is a colorful fun book that takes you on an adventure swimming under the sea. Exploring under sea creatures and fish, you will learn about fish of all colors, shapes and sizes. All this fun will make you want to grab a snorkel and mask and jump right in.
Pages: 24
Reading Age: 3 - 8
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Would you eat a caterpillar pie? In this colorfully illustrated, fun story about a young boy who imagines the most unusual thing, a caterpillar pie. As we join him and see what he comes up, you will laugh along and the end will put on a smile on your face.
Reading Age: 2 - 8
Pages: 28
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That's What Bears Do and I'm a Bear Too! is a cute story about a boy and his stuffed bear. We follow along with his imagination as he can do anything his friend bear does. A fun book with cute illustrations, it will put a smile on your face.
Pages: 28
Reading Age: Baby - 6
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Your Heart Can Hold the Whole Universe is a beautiful story that teaches kids about how the size of your heart can grow as big as the love you share. The more we give ourselves unselfishly, the more it grows. The story celebrates the goodness a young boy shares about his friend and why he believes her heart is as big as the universe.
What’s so beautiful about this book is the friendship they share and how he appreciates and recognizes all the good that she does for other people. I love the takeaway that compassion and being there for other people can not only make a difference in other people’s lives but are great qualities for kids to aspire to have. His celebration of her attributes and acts of good deeds is so heartwarming to see how much he appreciates his friend.
Overall, a good story with a wonderful takeaway that will hopefully inspire young readers to empathy, compassion and kindness through acts of love for other people.
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There’s no type of love other than one of a grandma. Counting All the Way to Grandma’s House is a beautiful story about two siblings on their way to their grandmother’s. Excited and anticipating each step, the younger sibling’s anticipation grows with each house they pass, the greeted reward is received when they reach the correct one.
This was a fun and sweet book watching the anticipation grow for the younger sibling to reach their grandmother’s house. There are so many wonderful takeaways from this book that include the beautiful sibling relationship, after each house he learned different identifiers that help him learn shapes, numbers, colors and objects and also develop his memory skills. What I loved most was the anticipation to see his grandma and the joy it brought him seeing her. That was just such the sweetest moment reminding me of the joy I had each time I was able to come to my own grandmother’s house.
Overall, a wonderful reading experience and this would be a fun way to experience the next trip to Grandma’s!
Pages: 26
Reading Age - Baby to 6yrs old
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About the Book
A coming-of-age middle grade novel about three best friends born in the wake of Hurricane Katrina who must confront storms of their own 12 years later, from a National Book Award winning author.
Born in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Greer, Joya Mia, and Kiki are seventh graders and the best of friends. After an accident leaves Greer's little sister paralyzed, Greer is forever changed by the experience and blames herself. Kiki and Joya Mia will do anything to help Greer let go of this emotional burden, and a plan is hatched to compete in a triathlon. Each girl will participate: Kiki will swim, Joya Mia will cycle, and Greer, if they can persuade her, will run—something she once loved to do.
Set on the Westbank of New Orleans, this contemporary coming-of-age novel is a journey of growth, healing, and difficult transitions as the girls navigate their many life challenges: family trauma, body insecurity, and the conflict between ambition and responsibility. It's a powerful and enlightening exploration of how to surmount personal tragedy through friendship and forgiveness.
Review
This was one of the books that the narrator made the experience worth listening to. You got to know the girls, their journey and families. Each represented different households, lifestyles and experiences. This story is special because these girls were born in the midst of one of the country's most debilitating natural disasters.The strength and determination especially coming out of that tragedy is inspiring.
Watching them navigate through that transitional period in life, their early teenage years, facing challenges and insecurities, learning how to be responsible and find their voice was an interesting story to follow along to.
Overall, it was a wonderful book to listen to and the narration was an enjoyable experience. I’m not sure whether this will be a singular book but the characters would make an interesting series to follow. It would be fun to see their experiences in high school and beyond.
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