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“Wally the Wake-Up Pup” Nicoli Carr
 “Wally the Wake-Up Pup” Nicoli Carr 824 1024 Reader Views Kids
Wally is a shaggy-haired, grey pup with a big job to do.  As the first to wake up, he has the responsibility of waking up each individual within the house in “Wally the Wake-Up Pup” by Nicoli Carr.  From the cat to his parents and all his human siblings, even the sun sometimes needs a little wake-up bark from him, it’s exhausting. read more
“Gemja: The Message” by K.M. Messina
 “Gemja: The Message” by K.M. Messina 683 1024 Reader Views Kids
Imagine that aliens come to Earth, create a great relationship with your parents, and invite you to live on their planet. That’s exactly what happened to 17-year-old Resa Stone’s family, and while she is excited about living on another world, she has concerns about the living conditions. Especially since the air is full of a poisonous substance called “toxia.” In the first of a series, the novel “Gemja” by K.M. Messina, introduces readers to this world called Wandelsta, where Resa spends time drawing pictures about it and keeping a journal about living on this planet. read more
MEET THE AUTHOR: A Conversation with Celia Straus – Author of Livy Little Honey Bee
 MEET THE AUTHOR: A Conversation with Celia Straus – Author of Livy Little Honey Bee 683 1024 Reader Views Kids
Celia Straus has written hundreds of award-winning shows for television, receiving a 2020 Emmy nomination for Kids Speak Out, a YouTube series on Youth and the pandemic. For years she created and wrote the Emmy-winning Memorial Day Concert on PBS and ADL’s annual Concert Against Hate at the Kennedy Center. Her love for children and dedication to their well-being inspired her YA poetry trilogy, including the national bestseller Prayers on My Pillow, Ballantine 1998. With gifted illustrator Tina Salvesen, she writes children’s picture books, including the BoBo and Iris series. Celia and Tina are also the creators of If An Elephant Can Wear A Mask So Can You: Animal ABCs in both English and Spanish versions. Celia lives in Washington, DC with her husband when not visiting her two grown daughters and adored five grandchildren. read more
“The Nutcracker: Rise of the Machines” by Mark Sherriff
 “The Nutcracker: Rise of the Machines” by Mark Sherriff 664 1024 Reader Views Kids
Nutville is a peninsula home to all kinds of nuts. Life evolved from lifeless nuts and developed attributes that were able to keep squirrel predators away. One day, a sky-scraping, generous gift called The Nutcracker was given to the town. The Nutcracker is a mechanical marvel in Nutville’s central plaza, and it was presented to the inhabitants as a symbol of refuge, efficiency, and a brighter future.  So begins “The Nutcracker: Rise of the Machines” by Mark Sherriff. read more
“The Tails/Tales of Fin and Fang: Bare/Bear Trouble” by Kat Morris
 “The Tails/Tales of Fin and Fang: Bare/Bear Trouble” by Kat Morris 791 1024 Reader Views Kids
Homophones are those words that sound the same and yet have different spellings and often entirely different meanings.  Words like tail and tale, or bare and bear, to words that are embraced in the vary/very title of this book.  Despite making this a humorous encounter with these words, and a fun way to learn the appropriate meanings, the struggle with homophones remains very real to many.  read more
“Wu Mo’s Day” by Dana Green and Terri Nicholson
 “Wu Mo’s Day” by Dana Green and Terri Nicholson 1024 985 Reader Views Kids
In “Wu Mo’s Day: Life in a Buddhist Monastery” by Dana Green and Terri Nicholson, Wu Mo has committed his life to Buddha’s teachings.  As a Buddhist monk in a small monastery, this book shows Wu’s daily life as he lives a simple, peaceful, caring life. From the clothes he wears, repairs, and reuses to the chores he does. In the bustling kitchen, he writes notes to spiders to let them know that he will be cleaning and to watch out so he doesn’t hurt them. Even the praise for the Earth that brings him food and goodness, Wu Mo finds kindness in the world, living in peace and harmony amongst life.  read more