School

May 23, 2021

Elizabeti’s School ~ Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen

Elizabeti’s School

Written by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen

Illustrated by Christy Hale

Elizabeti experiences her first day of school. However, soon after arriving, she begins to miss her family and begins to wonder if they miss her as much as she misses them. Elizabeti makes a few friends and is later excited to be able to share what she has learned at school with her family. Elizabeti acknowledges that “home was surely the best place to be,” but she thinks about how good it felt when she showed her parents the new things she had learned and decides to give school another try. Read more >>

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Originally posted on May 23, 2021.

May 15, 2021

Virgie Goes to School With Us Boys ~ Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard

Virgie Goes to School With Us Boys

Written by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard

Illustrated by E.B. Lewis

Virgie was always begging to go to school with the boys. Finally, it was agreed that “girls need to read and write and do ‘rithmetic’ too” and that Virgie was finally old enough to join the boys on the 7 mile journey to the school started by the Quakers. Like the boys, Virgie was free and she deserved to go to school too.

Excited about all she learned, Virgie declared that when she returned home after being away all week that she would teach her parents all she had learned. “That way might seem like they’ve been to school too. Learning to be free. Just like us.” Read more >>

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Originally posted on May 15, 2021.

May 12, 2021

David’s Drawings ~ Cathryn Falwell

David’s Drawings

Written by Cathryn Falwell

Illustrated by Cathryn Falwell

David decided to draw the beautiful tree that he saw on the way to school on winter mornings. While at school, all his classmates wanted to chip in and add something to his drawing. Although it started as David’s drawing, it became their “class picture.” On the way home from school, he saw the same tree. When he got home, he again drew the tree, but without the additions from his classmates. It was appropriately labeled, “my drawing.” Read more >>

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Originally posted on May 12, 2021.

May 1, 2021

My Military Mom ~ Claudia Harrington

My Military Mom

Written by Claudia Harrington

Illustrated by Zoe Persico

Conner is the student of the week in his new class. His classmate, Lenny, goes home with him and uses a camera to snap pictures of the new student of the week. Lenny learns all about what life is like for Conner at home with his dad, while his mom is away serving in the army. Read more >>

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Originally posted on May 1, 2021.

April 20, 2021

Father’s Day ~ Anne Rockwell

Father’s Day

Written by Anne Rockwell

Illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

This is a sweet story about classmates who celebrate their fathers by making books about their dads and the things they love about them. This is a great book for Father’s Day! Read more >>

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Originally posted on April 20, 2021.

April 14, 2021

Think Big ~ Liz Garton Scanlon

Think Big

Written by Liz Garton Scanlon

Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton

This is a simple rhyming book about some school age kids. They use various artistic mediums to prepare for what seems to be a school presentation of what they want to be when they grow up. Read more >>

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Originally posted on April 14, 2021.