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Tough Like Mum

Tough Like Mum
by Lana Button (Author) and Carmen Mok (Illustrator)
@ Amazon | Bookshop | IndieBound

Booktalk: In this tender exploration of a mother-daughter relationship, Kim and her mother learn that in order to support and truly take care of each other, they need to be tough — and that sometimes being tough means showing vulnerability and asking for help.

Snippet: Lunch is the worst. David’s always got something to say. He yells so everyone hears, “Kim’s eating a butt sandwich.” I make my face tough like Mum. But deep inside where no one sees, I’m a whole bunch of sad and mad.

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Up! Up! Up! Skyscraper read aloud

Up! Up! Up! Skyscraper
by Anastasia Suen (Author) and Ryan O’Rourke (Illustrator)
@ Amazon | Bookshop | GooglePlay | Hoopla Read-Along | IndieBound | Kobo | Overdrive ebook | Overdrive Read-Along | Walmart | WorldCat

Booktalk: Snappy rhymes invite young readers to watch workers dig, pour, pound, and bolt a skyscraper into existence. Simple yet satisfying sidebars provide further information about each step in the construction process. Perfect for preschoolers and all those who dig diggers.

Snippet:

This week’s author visit mini-comic, Why did you write about skyscrapers?, answers the question about why I wrote about building a skyscraper.

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