From Netgalley
I've been reading an eclectic mix this week of new things from Netgalley. I must be craving a bit of variety or was really open minded when I was browsing the list of new books! Anyway, here's some books to look for. The first one is a picture book by Susan Eaddy called "Poppy's Best Paper". Poppy is a little bunny who wants to be a famous writer (or maybe a brain surgeon). When her teacher gives her a writing assignment, she finds many things to do while she's writing her story. Her friend Lavender gets her paper read out loud and Poppy is very unhappy. It's a great story to show how hard work and perseverance pay off. The pictures are adorable and lots of kids are going to identify with Poppy's initial strategies for writing. It reminded me a lot of "Lily's Purple Plastic Purse" by Kevin Henkes. Here's a book trailer for it. I also read one called "After Dark" by James Leck and this one is completely diff...