Many thriller readers are familiar with Dennis Lehane’s novels, Shutter Island and Gone, Baby, Gone, which were both turned into blockbuster movies. But before that acclaim, his first book, […]
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Oh…my…gawwwd this is super precious! Amos McGee, a friendly, elderly zookeeper has the same routine every day. He gets dressed, has his oatmeal and tea, […]
Shadow, by Suzy Lee
There are no words… Seriously there are no words in this book…well…okay if you want to get technical there are three words. The rest is […]
Black Jack: The Ballad of Jack Johnson
This new picture book is a biography of Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight boxing champion. Jack grew up in Texas and was the child […]
The Dead Boys
And yes, it’s just as creepy as it sounds This is the adjective that every reviewer on Amazon used, and aptly so. This book was […]
Rocks
What, you say? We did an entire Explorastory program about rocks? Now that is strange. But guess what? There are some great books about rocks, and […]
Moons
Books: “Goodnight Moon,” a classic by Margaret Wise Brown illustrated by Clement Hurd. I used a big book for this one, which always works well. […]
Ape House by Sara Gruen
Sara Gruen, author of the very popular Water for Elephants is back with another unusual book about animals called Ape House. This engaging novel introduces the […]
