>I must say Cambridge really knows how to be nice to a person. Not only did CPL children’s coordinator Daryl Mark treat Martha and Richard and I me to a tasty Indian meal before our program, and not only was our audience (including a dearly loved friend from high school I had lost track of) welcoming, interested, and book-buying, but former mayor and current councillor Ken Reeves presented us with a proclamation:
We tried to keep up our end of the bargain, yes, shilling A Family of Readers, but also, for each of the book’s four sections, presenting some new books that would be great gift-giving choices for the upcoming holidays. And, in case you need some tips, here they are for you:
Part I: Reading to Them
Nini Lost and Found, written and illustrated by Anita Lobel
Higher! Higher! [new board book edition] written and illustrated by Leslie Patricelli
A Pocketful of Posies, compiled and illustrated by Salley Mavor
Me and You, written and illustrated by Anthony BrownePart II: Reading with Them
Mirror, Mirror, written by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Josée Masse
Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same, written and illustrated by Grace Lin
Happy Birthday, Sophie Hartley, by Stephanie GreenePart III: Reading on Their Own
Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot, written by Sy Montgomery, photos by Nic Bishop
Big Nate: In a Class by Himself by Lincoln PeircePart IV: Leaving Them Alone
Annexed by Sharon Dogar
The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
Shipbreaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
The Odyssey by Gareth Hinds
Who can spot our Newbery and Caldecott hoped-fors?
About Roger Sutton
>Thanks so much for presenting my book, Roger and crew! It's much appreciated!
>Congratulation Roger and Martha. Very cool. I am passing the list on to my wife. It is so much easier to have someone tell you what to buy.
>Thank you for listing my book, Pocketful of Posies. What an honor! Did you know that the original fabric relief illustrations are currently on display at the Danforth Museum in Framingham, Mass.?
>Randy, you told me your son liked the Wimpy Kid books–has he read Peirce's Big Nate books? I think one is an upcoming JLG selection so make sure to snag a copy.
Here's the info re Sally's exhibition
>Marilyn, I talked about your book as an easy reader, which was an interesting way to look at it. The idea was that the first half of each poem taught you how to read the second, and gave kind of an extra kick to the whole business of decoding.
>I will definitely be in Framingham on December 5th, with my copy of "Pocketful of Posies" in hand!
mvp, Queen of Cambridge