Wednesday, June 11, 2014

The Little Crooked Bookshelf


THE SILVER BUTTON
by Bob Graham

What it's all about . . . 
A universal and intimate picture book about what happens across the land in one single minute. At the moment when Jodie puts the finishing touch--a silver button--on her drawing, her younger brother is about to take his first step. Beyond their door, a runner puffs on by, a solder says goodbye to his mother, and a baby is born.

Why it’s on the Crooked Bookshelf . . .
It's difficult to resist any title by Bob Graham, and The Silver Button is no exception. Children and parents will each take away something different from the story.

Our favorite lines . . . 
Under the oak, Sophie and her grandad made a house of leaves. Sophie sat in the living room while Grandad swept the bedroom.

Our favorite illustration . . .
From THE SILVER BUTTON. Copyright 2013 by Bob Graham.


Why kids will love it . . . 
A fascinating premise and lots of kid-friendly details--Alice mails sticks and stones through a gate while Joseph Pascano avoids the sidewalk so the sharks won't eat him.
 

Why grown-ups will love it . . .
Because the illustrations capture real life.
The parents sometimes have tattoos, a detail you won't find in many picture books. And the homes are a little messy because . . . children live in them! (Thank you, Bob Graham. You get it.)



THE WINNER OF LAST WEEK'S CROOKED BOOKSHELF MAGGI & MILO GIVEAWAY IS: MANJU HOWARD!  CONGRATULATIONS, MANJU!

(Please email your shipping information to us at littlecrookedcottage@gmail.com and we'll send out your book!)

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