Outstanding April 25, 2019!

Thanks to Scott Langteau, homegrown talent, who has written another amazing picture book containing a very important message. This one, BULLIED, is aimed toward middle schoolers. In the book, two bullies named Billy and Bella Bully grow up regretting their negative actions. In fact, in the hopeful ending of the book, they actually turn themselves around as adults. 6th grade students acted in a Reader's Theater production of the book at the Muehl Public Library on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Scott autographed a copy for the library...his words are touching and wonderful! "Note to ourselves...always be ourselves...and always be KIND doing it." Scott gave me permission to freely share the Reader's Theater of the book that I crafted available @:
https://1drv.ms/w/s!Aq1NKa7hMQU17H8jU...

A late review (from January)

You hardly ever see books for children anymore where someone is eaten unapologetically! This is a wonderful exception. Princess Justina Albertina is spoiled, rude, and ungrateful. The story leads to a wonderful ending where PJA gets exactly what she deserves! (I used this book in January to think about how we could be kinder in 2019.)

Spectacular!

I loved this fanciful book about a chicken named P. Zonka who does not lay an egg until she has taken in the sights and sounds around her/until she has experienced the world. When she does lay an egg it is worth the wait...in a word, it is SPECTACULAR! The footnote about Ukrainian decorated eggs called pysankas is a great launching off point for non-fiction titles with younger children.

This Rooster Is Terrific

This delightful book teaches the lesson that if the world was soundless it would be joyless. Loved it! This book has a few fun Spanish words interspersed in it.