Jul 29, 2024
Hang it Anywhere
by Rocco
Black Swallowtail Butterfly
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Hang it Anywhere
by Rocco
Black Swallowtail Butterfly
Out Of Nowhere by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020. 9781534481008. http://www.powells.com/book/-9781534481008?partnerid=34778&p_bt
Beetle has a friend, a red caterpillar. They used to have picnics on a big rock that looked out over the forest. But then the caterpillar disappeared (into its cocoon under the rock, but Beetle didn't know that), so Beetle went into the forest to find its friend. Spoiler: when they're reunited, Beetle's friend looks a bit different.
This is my wife's favorite picture book of the lot. Her comment: "So beautiful!" The illustrations are dark and exquisite with just a bit of red, and the friends' body language and eyes express so much.
The Worst Poet Ever by Lauren Stohler. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2020. 9781534446281. @inkpug http://www.powells.com/book/-9781534446281?partnerid=34778&p_bt
Cat and Pug write poetry; Cat with a quill and Pug using a typewriter. Cat's poems have a classic feel. Pug's don't -- he writes poems about (and while typing with) different body parts. Which doesn't mean Cat's poems aren't fun, too. It turns into a bit of poetry fight, and then into something even better when they collaborate. The illustrations are really fun, and this is another of those comics-in-disguise picture books that uses word balloons and borderless panels perfectly.
The Run by Barroux. Aladdin, 2020. 9781534408869. http://www.powells.com/book/-9781534408869?partnerid=34778&p_bt
Stylized, simple animals run to the across forests, savannas, swamps, ice, fields, deserts, et al while an unseen narrator tries to get their attention and figure out what is going on. Turns out the reason they'r running is related to what the kid who's reading the book (and narrating it) is doing which (hint) may make this a fun book to read to a kid who's potty training. Barroux's art looks like he draws with black ink on top of paints, which makes all of the animals charming.
Ryan Gossamer 003
by Rocco
Western dusky slug
The Island's Only Playground
by Rocco
Red Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)
That wasn't in the house, was it?
by Rocco
House centipede
Long Pond Sneak-out
by Rocco
Furrow Orbweaver (Larinioides cornutus)