Quirky is an interesting adjective and depending on specifically how it’s used could mean subtle, but different things. The Sun Is Late And So Is The Farmer is a quirky story in all of the right ways. The book is aimed at those pre-k through second-grade kids, and because they’re most likely not reading this review I’ll call the book a word that could cause derision and mockery in those circles. This is a charming book. That sounds like a word that you’d use when you don’t know how to describe something, but you’re implying that it’s a cute book for babies.
Author: Daddy Mojo
Episode 39: The Spider-Verse Unfolds, a durable, pop-up style book for Miles Morales
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The Spider-Verse Unfolds is an accordion-style pop-up book for pre-k kids and older to dive into the world of Miles Morales, Spider-Man.
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The Power of Architecture, a love letter for those building curious kids
Being a substitute primary school teacher I know what schools look like, and sadly, most of them look the same. If you work in an office building you probably know what they look like too and I’d bet that most of them are cookie-cutter-tastic. I’m not naïve, I realize that architecture, especially those that make a statement, come at a price of either money, land, resources or a combination thereof. The Power of Architecture: 25 Modern Buildings from Around the World is an illustrated book for curious kids that want to explore how things are and the way that they could be.
It only looks high brow…… it’s really for ages 8 and upEpisode 38: Stinetinglers, 10 new short stories from R.L. Stine that scare in just the right way
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Stinetinglers is a collection of 10 new short stories by R.L. Stine that’s on the right side of scary for ages eight and up.
Episode 37: We The People!, a graphic novel smart enough to be simple
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We The People! is a non-fiction graphic novel from the Big Idea series that makes the complex topic of democracy interesting and approachable.
I Can Explain, cartoon-inspired lunacy on bad habits that teach a lesson via laughter
When I was a kid I wouldn’t talk for a couple of hours because I liked to imagine that I had a finite amount of words that I could speak on a given day. And if I was to use up my words with something silly, then that would just be wasteful, and my parents wouldn’t have liked that, would they? I Can Explain is an illustrated book from that same vein of illogical thinking that makes perfect sense if you’re a kid.
Episode 36: I Can Explain, cartoon inspired lunacy on bad habits that teach a lesson via laughter
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I Can Explain is a surreal look at how kids (and people) illogically excuse bad habits. It’s done via laughter in a way that ages 5 and up will howl over.
Moving Forward, non-fiction illustrated that’s uncomfortable and inspiring
Illustrated books have the capacity to move us emotionally, in addition to making us think. Non-fiction illustrated books are capable of doing that but have the added burden of being a true story. Personally, I think that’s because some students heard that illustrated books were meant exclusively for silly stories about growing up or softly teaching morals. Moving Forward is an illustrated book that does all of those things, except for the silly stories part. Instead of that, it uses action, speed, and adventure that’ll help bring in elementary-aged readers.
History happened, have kids read about it