Picture Books: Women's History Month

Some picture books perfect for Women's History Month and also the rest of the year

Someone else tried to take credit for her work, but Eunice Foot's curious nature led her to the discovery years prior.

Woman scientist getting her flowers. I love how the author asks questions of the reader. There's a timeline in the back of the book for readers.

A young girl is on her way to a march for Women's Rights with her mother, but after what happened at school, she's not feeling very hopeful.

I love how she learns to use her voice and makes a plan to stand up for herself. The signs are all fantastic in this book. I love how everyone comes together. 

Women's history through the alphabet. 

I particularly love K is for knowledge and for teachers and librarians. I love how this book is so inclusive and offers so much information - including the back matter of the people mentioned. This is a great book to share. 

Rose loved art; she worked at an art museum in France. But when the Nazis invaded, they stole art. Rose stayed, never letting them know that she spoke the language. She listened. She plotted. She wrote extensive notes about all the art she saw come through the museum. She did what she could to save the art and thanks to her notes, she knew where it belonged.

This is a fascinating story about WWII spies, art, and flying under the radar. It's a fantastic biography for older elementary school readers.

Paintings are still missing today.

* Book sent for review

Lilly found a job at Disney studios as an inker. She liked being behind the scenes and she liked being part of the team. She helped out wherever she could. She liked spending time with Walt too. After they were married, they worked together projects. But the studio was still in danger. No one liked the first Mickey Mouse movie. 

I really enjoyed this book about Lilly, although I'm sad there's not more knowledge about her. She really did keep to the background. I bet there are many more stories we don't know about her influences, ideas, and creations.

* Book sent for review

Mary Oliver loved nature; it spoke to her.

I didn't know anything about Mary Oliver, but this book inspired me to look up her poems. I wish there had been some poetry in this one. The story is sweet and illustrations are lovely.  I hope this book inspires readers to create their own poetry after being outdoors.

* book sent for review

Top Ten Tuesday: Royal Reads

 This week's topic is a genre freebie. I love books about royals, so I'm sharing some royal reads

Adult:

YA:

Want to read:

Are you fan of royal reads? Is there any you'd like to recommend?

Middle Grade Review: Wrong Friend

One day, Charise and Casey are best friends. It didn't matter that Casey was older. But the next day, Casey ghosts Charise. Charise is heartbroken. She needs a new best friend ASAP. 

My Thoughts: Friendship break-up books are super hard to read, but they're super important. And it's hard making new friends. I wanted to give Charise a hug; she needs one. I do like how Charise tries new things - some stick and some don't. I liked the addition of Charise's grandmother and how their relationship progressed. Another winner from Frist Second

Cover Thoughts: Perfection

Source: My Library

Give this to: Readers who love Real Friends from Shannon Hale 

Library Recommendation: Highly recommended for your graphic novel collection

Picture Book Review: Nature Picture Books

 

A poetry book about woodpeckers. 

The illustrations are lovely and even though there is not a lot of text, there's plenty of information. There's also a lot of back matter in the book that rounds out the book. 

A tree falls down in the forest, and it changes and helps everything.

The illustrations are soft and there's so much to pour over in this book. The fallen tree helps so many parts of the forest and lives on. There's a lot of back matter in this book too for further learning. 

Marcus isn't sure about gardening, but his Grandma loves it. She shares her love and knowledge about plants with him. Soon, he's taken to gardening too.

Marcus is funny and clever. I love how he relates to the plants and the garden. This one is perfect for PLANT A SEED theme.

One boy walks with his dog and collections questions about all the things they see. 

The seasons change in this book. The paper illustrations are amazing. This book asks a lot of questions but doesn't answer all of them. This might lead to more research to discover the answers. There is a lot of vocabulary here and a lot to talk about. 

Picture Book Review: You Can Sit with Me

This is a sweet story about kindness and being a friend. It's the perfect book to share. There aren't many words on the page, making this an accessible story. 

This is a must have book for your library's collection. 

Mood Board: You Had Me @ Hello World

While this book was a romance, it dealt with a lot of heavy moments.

Abuse

Being kicked out of home

Escape

Finding a path for yourself

Rescuing your family

Following your passion

Standing up for yourself

Saying no to people

None of that is easy, but all of that is in this book.

It was a good book, but the ending was a little bit rushed. I wish there was another chapter or two.

 

Review: Cruel Summer

 

Their freshman year of high school is over and big summer plans are in the works:

TS is going to London with her posh girlfriend Gemma. Only, she doesn't realize just how posh Gemma really is or how rude her family can be.

Tay is performing with her band and hopefully getting an opening spot, if everyone in the band can agree on their set list.

Teffy is happy with her boyfriend, but once she tells her parents, the secret will be out. Is she ready for more people to know about them?

Taylor is heading to summer camp, but unfortunately so is her ex-boyfriend. What goes from a happy summer quickly becomes horrific....

My Thoughts: The sequel to Love Stories is just as drama filled as the first book. There is plenty of love for Taylor Swift, friendship drama, and romance. I love how these friends support each other through thick and thin. I didn't want to put this book down. I hope there are more in the works about this friend group.

And Easter Egg: Whispering Pines camp in from Jen Calonita's (The Taylor's 0.5) book:

Cover Thoughts: Adorable

Source: My Library

Library Recommendation: Must have books for your school and public library for your Taylor Swift fans.