![]() ![]() ![]() Can Geri stretch up tall enough to be in the picture? Or are the other giraffes looking at things from the wrong perspective? A very sweet story for pre-schoolers about difference and acceptance. Geri is the shortest giraffe in the herd, which causes all kinds of problems when Bobo the baboon tries to take a photo. ![]() Snip, snip, snip…see how Anna May’s cloak is transformed as her family grows.Īnn Malaspina, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)Ī biography of the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, from her childhood in segregated Albany, Georgia, in the 1930s, through her recognition at the 1996 Olympics as one of the hundred best athletes in Olympic history. Soon the cloak is too small for her–but Anna May never forgets her favorite piece of clothing. When she wears it, Anna May feels like a queen. When Anna May is young, her grandmother makes her a beautiful blue cloak. But can the last blessing stone help Bella face the biggest challenge of her life? ![]() Each year Bella receives a new blessing stone, and each stone guides Bella through the difficult situations she faces as she grows up. When Bella Beaver is born, Grandma Beaver gives her a special gift, a blessing stone. Here are some of my recent favourite additions.īrenda Stokes, Trisha DesRosiers (Illustrations) Summer is always a good time to discover new books to add to my home and classroom libraries. ![]()
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