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Permission to Dream: Clara and Senor Frog

Saturday, August 25, 2007.

Clara and Senor FrogAuthor: Campbell Geeslin
Illustrator: Ryan Sanchez
Published: Schwartz & Wade (on JOMB)
ISBN: 0375836136

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Luminous with colour, character and unusual details, this simple story of step family shuffling reminds us that working to understand another can sometimes help us understand ourselves.

More art and artists on JOMB:

 
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Filed under: Ages 4-8, Beautiful, Communication, Creativity, Detailed, Family, Formal, Friendship, Fun, Girl, Man, Mother/Daughter, Patience, Personalities, Picture book, Podcast, Review, Spanish, Thinking/Attitude, Understanding/Tolerance, Visual, acceptance, step-family

Pint-Sized People-Watching: The Not-So-Only Child

Wednesday, January 24, 2007.

The Not-So-Only ChildAuthor: Heather Jopling
Illustrator: Lauren Page Russell
Published: 2006 Nickname Press
ISBN: 0978073940

Nickname Press

This scrapbook-formatted celebration of traditional and non-traditional extended family provides tantalizing glimpses at the interwoven lives of forty-six people, fourteen pets and a teddy bear.

It’s a healthy helping of people-watching that caters to our fascination with figuring out other people’s stories.

Other books mentioned: Monicka’s Papa is Tall

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Filed under: Ages 0-3, Ages 4-8, Canadian, Community, Diversity/Multi-culturalism, Family, Fun, Girl, Grandparent, Picture book, Podcast, Realistic, Review, Siblings, step-family
 
 

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