This book has been on Liam's to-read list forever because I thought it sounded cool. It is the story of a man who travels on a circuit around his town and a few others in the area, and the things that happen to him along the way. I liked that the road in the book went through the front and back c...
Fantastic, kid friendly art -- looks a little like Pink Panther cartoons, and other stylized 60's artwork. Simple, re-curring story, with lots of motion in the words and the pictures. The road itself is an alluring, embossed gold road, easy to follow as it winds through the country-side and the...
Read for Librarian Book ClubWhen I was little, my mother gave me a small book I could read to the end, flip over and then the last page of the book became the beginning of a new story. It was delightful, and I'm pretty sure I still have that book kicking around somewhere. Given my past with for...
Viva, Frank. (2013). A Long Way Away. New York: Hachette Book Group.2014 Children's ChoiceChoice BookThis is a fun two way book. If you read the book front to back its about going from outer space to the ocean floor, and if read from back to front its going from the ocean floor to outer space. Th...
Are we there yet? There's so much to see at the bottom of the world! Join a young explorer and his best friend, Mouse, on a sea journey to Antarctica, where they make new friends with penguins and a whale, and have all kinds of fun. Young readers won't stop grinning as they're swept away by the s...