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The Crow’s Tale
23 Nov 2015

The Crow’s Tale

by Zoe | posted in: Naomi Howarth | 7

I can’t resist filling your screen (and mine) with this gorgeous front cover: The Crow’s Tale by Naomi Howarth (@nhillustrator) is a visually spectacular retelling of a Lenni Lenape Native American legend about how the crow came to have black … Continued

Animals, Courage, Fire, Folk tales, Kindness, Winter
Dear Bunny: On gratitude and butterflies
22 Oct 2015

Dear Bunny: On gratitude and butterflies

by Zoe | posted in: Blanca Gómez, Katie Cotton | 2

I thought I could begin this post by asking whether you want your kids to be happy. But I figured that even as a rhetorical question, it seemed a little silly. Of course we want our kids to be happy. … Continued

Butterflies, Emotions, Friendship, Gratitude, Kindness, Rabbits
The Jar of Happiness
1 Oct 2015

The Jar of Happiness

by Zoe | posted in: Ailsa Burrows | 6

What recipes do you know for joy? In The Jar of Happiness by Ailsa Burrows (@AilsaBurrows) Meg mixes together ingredients which bring her good cheer. The result is something which tastes “of chocolate ice cream, apple juice and sunshine” and … Continued

Emotions, Empathy, Inclusive/diverse books, Kindness, Light

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