Sometimes Authors Can’t Go Home Again

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, […]

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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, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.  […]

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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 […]

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Monsters

Books:  “My Monster Mama Loves Me So” by Laura Leuck, illustrated by Mark Buehner  “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak  “Go Away Big […]

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