Dads Read Too

JER: “The Whisper” by Pamela Zagarenski pays homage to the Aesop Fable - “The Fox and the Grapes” by demonstrating ways to imagine the story differently. The little girl loved stories, and was excited to borrow her teacher’s magic book of stories. As she ran home, the words drifted out . . . she was despondent when she sat down to read the book that night and discover it was now a book “without any words”. Luckily a fox caught the words and whispered encouragement through the window: “You can imagine the words. You can imagine the stories. Start with a few simple words and imagine from there. Remember: beginnings, middles, and ends of stories can always be changed and imagined differently. There are never any rules, rights, or wrongs in imagining - imagining just is.”

JER: “TOP 5 - 2022 BOOKS” JER's TOP 5 - 2020 BOOKS 1. “ Seahorses Are Sold Out ” by author Constanze Spengler & Illustrator Katja Gehrmann (05MAR22) 2. “ The Whisper ” by Pamela Zagarenski (16DEC22) 3. “ Maybe . . . ” by Chris Haughton (30APR22) 4. “ Fred Gets Dressed ” by Peter Brown (14MAY22) 5. “ Take a Breath ” by Sujean Rim (09SEPT22) Honorable Mention: “Mole in a Black & White Hole” by Tereza Sediva (14SEPT22) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Just in time for a last minute Christmas Gift: “Seahorses Are Sold Out” is my favorite book I reviewed in 2022. It’s silly, fun, and unexpected. I also love how it models positive parenting. Sometimes you need to get work done, sometimes you need kids to entertain themselves, and it is best to accept and roll with the madness that might result from instructions like: “buy whatever you need, just let me work” . . . even if it means buying a little penguin to teach your mouse to swim.