Friday, June 12, 2026

Dante's Inferno A graphic novel adaptation by Paul & Gaetan Brizzi*

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 Twin Brizzi brothers allow a wider audience to appreciate Dante's great work. I have not read The Divine Comedy and find even the idea ...

Let's Go Home by Cynthia Rylant illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin*

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 I savored the illustrations in this book. I have not read through a picture book this slowly in a long time!  With her perfect word choice ...
Wednesday, June 10, 2026

The Blue Hill Meadows by Cynthia Rylant illustrated by Ellen Beier**

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 What a lovely collection of stories about the Meadow Family-Sullivan, Eva, Ray, and Willie who live in Blue Hill, VA with their dogs, Lady ...

The Garden Adventures of Griswald the Gnome by Daniela Drescher Translated by Anna Cardwell

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 Originally written in German Griswald loves living in his rain barrel. Each short chapter focuses on a different adventure he experiences. ...

The Capybaras by Alfredo Soderguit translated by Elisa Amado

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 The chickens are content with their mundane lives. Then the capybaras arrive. They are different. Can they be trusted? Until hunting season...

We Were Tired of Living in a House by Liesel Moak Skorpen illustrated by Joe Cepeda

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 Three siblings pack a bag with sweaters, socks, mittens, and earmuffs and decide to live in different locations-a tree, a raft, a cave ,and...
Sunday, June 7, 2026

The Little Silver House by Jennie D. Lindquist*

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 Readers continue experiencing Nancy's year with Grandpa & Grandma Benson while her mother recovers from an illness. Even though spr...