Category: booktalk

The Brain Storm
by Linda Ragsdale (Author) and Claudio Molina (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Follow along in this wordless book as a mood pesters a young boy and ends up rubbing off on all those around him. After a frustrating day under his version of a little dark cloud, he discovers that ultimately working through your feelings and emotions begins with you. The wordless pages inspire readers to “read” the story as they apply their own interpretations to the young boy’s plight.

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Adopting a Dinosaur
by José Carlos Andrés (Author) and Ana Sanfelippo (Illustrator)

Booktalk: A little girl wants a pet, but her parents won’t let her have one. They jokingly tell her she may have a dinosaur if she can find one, and she does!

Snippet: On her way home from school, Ali found an enormous egg in the park. Since it looked abandoned, she decided to take it back to the house.

She tried to hide it, but it didn’t fit anywhere.

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