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Stalactite & Stalagmite Book Review
age 5+ Big tale from a little cave is rock solid. Parents need to know that Drew Beckmeyer's Stalactite & Stalagmite is a wonderfully whimsical story that focuses on two personified rock formations on the top and bottom of a cave as they slowly but surely grow closer together. Together they witness eons passing, watch various historical events and wonder about them.
STALACTITE & STALAGMITE
Both gloriously expansive and goofy—in short, everything young readers could ask for. When drips of water enter a cave, they pick up minerals, creating two “nubs” that become a stalactite and a stalagmite. Spanning millions of years, their tale unfolds as a jaunty conversation between the two anthropomorphic characters, who witness major changes to the world. A trilobite comes and goes. Meteors end dinosaur life. The humor turns a bit dark at times.
The Best Children's Books of 2024 from Simon & Schuster!
Five starred reviews! The “informative, resounding” (Booklist, starred review), and “inspiring” (The Horn Book, starred review) story of a groundbreaking civil rights leader John Lewis comes to life in this compelling and beautifully told, “excellent” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) nonfiction picture book by the award-winning team Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome.
The First Week of School
Drew Beckmeyer. Atheneum, $18.99 (48p) ISBN 978-1-6659-4042-9 A classroom’s first week launches a dynamic change in this inventive picture book. Monday reveals a clique of sports buffs (“They call themselves the SPORT KINGS, but nobody else does”), an artist worried about showing their work, an inventor frustrated with a malfunctioning satellite, a teacher buzzing on eight cups of pre-lunch coffee, and Pat, the class’s lonely bearded dragon.
THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL
An inspired and strikingly original riff on the back-to-school experience. An extraplanetary, extraordinary first week of school. The first day begins with a line of cars in a drop-off queue and a group of racially diverse kids making their way into the building.
Best Kids Books of 2023: Youth Librarians' Picks
This is my favorite TulsaKids “Books” column of the year because I get a preview of what children’s books the Youth Librarians and children’s books experts of the Tulsa City-County Library loved the most in the past year. Take a tip from other readers and use this annual list to select holiday gifts for the children in your life! Books are librarian-approved, and – bonus – you can check them out from the library first to see if they will work for your readers.
I Am a Tornado by Drew Beckmeyer
In an entertaining story about the power of compassion, an anthropomorphic tornado finds an empathetic ear—and some emotional support—from an unexpected source. Tornado, a menacing twisty gray funnel of cloud, barrels into a rural scene, flipping farm animals and buildings with abandon and sucking up a russet-brown cow.
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