Category: booktalk

Yellow Dog Blues
by Alice Faye Duncan (Author) and Chris Raschka (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: In this boogie-woogie journey along the Mississippi Blues Trail with hand-stitched art, one morning Bo Willie finds the doghouse empty and the gate wide open! Farmer Fred says Yellow Dog hit Highway 61 and started running. Aunt Jessie picks up Bo Willie in her pink Cadillac, and together they look for his missing puppy love. Their search leads them from juke joints to tamale stands to streets ringing with the music of B.B. King and Muddy Waters. Where, where did that Yellow Dog go?

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Treasure Hunt
by Stephanie Wildman (Author) and Estefania Razo (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Twins Flor and Roberto scamper through their house hunting for treasures hidden by big brother, Luis. Can these everyday objects really be treasures that offer more fun than video games or TV? Join Flor and Roberto on their search and discover what fun Luis creates with a gigantic cardboard box. Spoiler alert! There are directions for making your own puppets in the back of the book!

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