Blog: #kidlit Book of the Day

Du Iz Tak?
by Carson Ellis (Author / Illustrator)

Booktalk: Du iz tak? What is that? As a tiny shoot unfurls, two damselflies peer at it in wonder. When the plant grows taller and sprouts leaves, some young beetles arrive to gander, and soon–with the help of a pill bug named Icky–they wrangle a ladder and build a tree fort. But this is the wild world, after all, and something horrible is waiting to swoop down–booby voobeck!–only to be carried off in turn. Su!

A 2017 Caldecott Honor Book

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Argyle Fox
by Marie LeTourneau (Author / Illustrator)

Booktalk: Argyle Fox wants to play outside on a springtime day, but the wind is wreaking havoc with his fun and games. As soon as he builds a card tower, climbs into a giant spider web, or takes up his pirate sword, here comes the wind: Woosh! Mama Fox tells grumpy Argyle that if he thinks long enough, he will come up with something to do. . .

Snippet: “I’m never playing in the wind ever, ever, EVER again!”

“Perhaps if you think for awhile, you will figure out something to play in the wind,” said Mama Fox.

“No I won’t,” Argyle grumbled.

“Think, Argyle,” Mama Fox said softly as she closed the bedroom door.

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