by K.A. Ramstad | Oct 27, 2023 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Amy Shook’s Smokey the Little Dragon is perfect for preschoolers and kindergarteners with its simple and cheerful plot. The worldbuilding adds interest to the tale, with dragons gaining fire power when they’re six years old and have lost their first tooth....
by K.A. Ramstad | Sep 29, 2023 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
When Your Dragon Is Too Big for a Bath, written by C.E. White and illustrated by Bhagya Madanasinghe, offers a simple yet deep lesson on prayer. It’s perfect for preschoolers to second graders, but even adults can find pearls of wisdom in this tale. The story is...
by K.A. Ramstad | Aug 25, 2023 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Do you know of a game that’s a hybrid of “The Floor is Lava” and a pirate adventure? There is in Amy Shook’s make-believe story Lavanauts: Hot Lava Pirates and Sharks. Young people from kindergarten to second grade will enjoy reading about this...
by K.A. Ramstad | May 19, 2023 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Super Doople, written and illustrated by K.A. Cummins, is a book perfect for preschoolers to second-graders. The story’s setting has inhabitants that are walking and talking eggs. Cummins adds humor and whimsy as she makes their home very much like our world,...
by K.A. Ramstad | Mar 24, 2023 | Blogs/Podcasts, Friday Fiction: Books From Off the Beaten Track
Are you looking for a story that’s filled with animals and has the ambiance of an ethereal dream? The Moonlight Zoo, written by Maudie Powell-Tuck and illustrated by Karl James Mountford, is the one for you. The story starts out with a sad incident. Eva is...
