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This lovely and lyrical board book reassures a child that although all things change or come to an end (a sandcastle falls with a wave, a seagull steals a cracker), a parent’s love lasts forever.

Today, let’s soak up summertime
before it turns to fall.
Gather sand and pack it tight

to build a castle wall.

A wave! Our fortress topples down,
becoming something new.
Everything is bound to change…
except my love for you.

A sandcastle falls with a wave, a seagull swoops down for a precious cracker, a looming thunderstorm means beach time is over, and summer draws to a close. Although most everything changes or comes to an end, a parent’s love never does.

 

 

♥ – “The luminous, pastel-like artwork of this heartwarming biography brings both young Nancy and her vivid imagination to life.”–Booklist

♥ –  “Taking solace in books, a bullied child finds her confidence (and future career) at the public library.”–Kirkus Reviews                                                                           

♥ – “The illustrations are in dreamy, soft pastel colors, with scenes emerging from books or her imagination in translucent blues and white. A good addition to biography collections.“–School Library Journal

♥ – “The book is full of wonderful details and real people”–Real Change Newspaper

 

 

 

 

 

A sweet-new sibling story, perfect for gifting to expecting parents, big siblings to-be, and dog-loving families everywhere
♥ – “Sweet and fluffy.” Kirkus
♥ –  An American Library Association 2023 Rainbow Book
♥ – ‘A gentle reminder that those we love and lose can live in our hearts and memories. Each page of Pillemer’s debut tale of love and grief weaves a poignant thread by capturing moments in time between people who love one another: parent and child playing together in the morning, friends swinging outside, a grandparent and grandchild enjoying the rain. The gentle, poetic prose is bolstered by Murray’s soft illustrations …Tender and touching.’ —Kirkus

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When Lulu’s mother’s van breaks down, money for food becomes tight and the Hunger Monster comes into their lives. Only visible to Lulu, Hunger Monster is a troublemaker who makes it hard for her to concentrate in school. How will Lulu help her mom and defeat the Monster when Lulu has promised never to speak the monster’s name to anyone?
This realistic–and hopeful–story of food insecurity builds awareness of the issue of childhood hunger, increases empathy for people who are food insecure, and demonstrates how anyone can help end hunger. Lulu and the Hunger Monster(TM) empowers children to destigmatize the issue of hunger before the feeling turns into shame.
The author combines years of experience fighting hunger as a food bank CEO with an MFA in writing for young children to craft an honest story of how poverty and food insecurity can affect adults and their children. Lulu’s story addresses the effects of hunger on learning and can be used in group settings to address social justice issues in an accessible and encouraging way.

♥ – Lulu and the Hunger Monster has been awarded the International Literacy Association’s 2021 Social Justice Literature Award and a 2020 Foreword INDIES Honorable Mention, Picture Books, Early Reader (Children’s).

 

 

A little hand holds on tight! Celebrate the special relationship every parent has with their child in this lovely New Books for Newborns board book!

Me
You
We, two
Hand in hand
Through and through

In this sweet New Books for Newborns book, a parent and their child set out for a fun-filled day of adventure. Whether it’s having fun at the park, or letting your child learn something new, this sweet, rhyming board book is the perfect way to tell your little one that no matter where you are or what you’re doing, all that really matters is doing it together, hand in hand.

The New Books for Newborns series is “just right” for parents to read to their babies. With short, lilting and lullaby-like texts, these board books help parents introduce reading to their children with snuggly, soothing read-alouds perfect for first story times.

♥ – “A lyrical celebration of an ordinary outing and the bonds between loving adult and child.” —Kirkus

♥ – PARENTS Magazine –  30 Best Childrens Books 2020