Sharing some of the books we’re reading in the next few days. Hope everyone has a beautiful weekend!
paddington 2 + giveaway
A surprise guest arrived on our doorstep yesterday! Paddington with a new pop-up book in tow — ready to share the sights and sounds of London with us. Paddington 2 is set to arrive in theaters January 12, 2018, and we’re pretty chuffed about it. For a chance to win your own Paddington plush and pop-up book, head over to this post on Instagram.
Giveaway in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures. Ends Thursday, December 28. #WBsponsored #Paddington2
Little Fox in the Forest
We’re sharing some of our favorite books of 2017 this week and next on @littlelitbookseries. This charmer by Stephanie Graegin is one of them. Wordless picture books are amazing for evoking wonder and engaging the reader as storyteller. And in my line of work as an SLP, they are an endlessly invaluable tool for teaching narrative structure, vocabulary, syntax and perspective-taking. This one is a delight, with a beautiful story and so much heart. We fell in love with Stephanie’s work when we first encountered Water in the Park, and love being immersed in each special world she creates.
Little Fox in the Forest was written and illustrated by Stephanie Graegin and published by Schwartz & Wade.
Running Press Christmas Giveaway
Flash giveaway ahead. Ends Monday night! 🎄
We’re partnering with Running Press Kids to give away a pair of Christmas titles:
A Charlie Brown Christmas Wrapping Activity Book
This giveaway is open to US residents and ends Monday, December 18, at 11:59 PM PST. The winner will be announced here shortly thereafter. Head over to this Instagram post to enter.
Reissued Editions of Henry Huggins
“No grown-up has ever captured a kid’s attention, and imagination, more masterfully that Beverly Cleary.” — Jeff Kinney
It’s hard to imagine my childhood without a Beverly Cleary book in hand and I was beyond thrilled to find out about these reissued editions of the Henry Huggins series with Louis Darling’s original illustrations. They feature meaningful forewords written from the heart by Jeff Kinney, Marla Frazee, Cece Bell, Jarrett J. Krozoscka, Tony DiTerlizzi and Tom Angleberger. Louis Darling’s drawings are a window to our own childhood experiences—the joy Beverly Cleary’s stories brought to our early reading lives—and a way to share them with our own children who are eagerly getting to know Henry and the kids of Klickitat Street. Read the foreword to the reissued editions of Henry and the Paper Route and Ribsy by Jeff Kinney Cece Bell in this Publishers Weekly article.