Occasionally I like to remind you that we collect children’s books to support our early child education courses. Why? Because we’re total suckers for pictures here.
In The Red Hen, adapted by Ed and Rebecca Emberly, Red Hen bakes a Simply Splendid Cake for her friends… none of which are helping out. Unfortunately, this doesn’t end in a steel cage match, but the pictures are neat and kids will enjoy it.
Dear Kansans: Vote. Before the end of tomorrow, if you have not already, please vote.
Dear Members of the Show Me State: Vote tomorrow.
In order to distract most from the political overload that all comes to a head tomorrow evening or Wednesday morning, I’m falling back on what will become the classic diversion here: children’s books.
It’s a celebration! Well, of art. A Caldecott Celebration by Leonard Marcus is an in-depth look at the history of the award, and seven of its most acclaimed winners. It goes into the stories and studios of these honored artists and shows why and how they do what they do. Included are the artists Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are) and Mordicai Gerstein (The Man Who Walked Between The Towers), plus five other famous folks. Quick reads are good distractions for the next 48 hours. You may want to check it out.
Today’s new books, if you subscribe to the RSS feed, have topics ranging from 9/11 to China being wealthier than the United States to stress to the social stigma attached to unmarried parents. That’s why I’m rejecting my social obligation to deliver incredibly pertinent information, and hitting you up with something a lot more important in today’s uncertain global economic climate:
Adorableness.
Check out that cover! Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Meg Fox and Helen Oxenbury is absolutely lovely. Maybe you have young children. Maybe you’re going into Early Childhood Education. Maybe you just need a pick-me-up from nostalgia. It has been a long while, most likely, since you’ve read a book like this for independent pleasure, but that doesn’t make it any less adorable.
You know, we have a fairly sizable collection of children’s books. If this doesn’t do it for you, hit up some Dr. Seuss.