Wee Reads: My Island by Stephanie Demasse- Pottier

Ever since Finn was born, and even before then, we would read to him. We wanted to show him reading from an early age. Now he loves us to read the same books, over, and over, and over. But it is the sweetest thing, when he likes to pick out a book and climb into our laps. 

My Island by Stephanie Demasse- Pottier

  

A young girl imagines a lovely island populated by thousands of birds, where she picnics with her animals, plays games, reads, and collects flowers. You too are welcome on this island, if you know how to dream. Gorgeous, colorful illustrations accompany this gentle yet impactful story that celebrates the imagination of young readers

Do you like this book?
Yeah! I really like it!

What's your favorite part of the book?
When she is in her house and she has big snails. I love snails!

What do you think of the cover?
I like it because the bird is on her head.


This is an absolutely stunning book about a brilliant little girl with a very colorful imagination.

The artwork is beautiful, it is well written, and I love the bright colors. It's gorgeous. 

I had a lot of fun reading this, and even Finn seemed to really enjoy it. 

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Born in 1972, Stéphanie Demasse-Pottier studied Literary Studies: BA L, MA in Modern Literature, MA in Documentation and a DEA in Comparative Literature on Teen Literature. Then, she works as a youth section librarian while starting to
write.Today she is married and has 2 daughters. She publishes her first children's book Too bad for the rain! at Grasset jeunesse (illustrated by Lucia Calfapietra / published on 30/08/2017).

Wee Reads: Charlie's Magical Carnival by Marit Tornqvist

Ever since Finn was born, and even before then, we would read to him. We wanted to show him reading from an early age. Now he loves us to read the same books, over, and over, and over. But it is the sweetest thing, when he likes to pick out a book and climb into our laps. 

Charlie's Magical Carnival by Marit Tornqvist

  

Charlie can’t wait to go to the carnival. What amazing things will they see? Lemonade rivers and lollipop trees? Elephant taxis and a cake as big as the town square?

Do you like this book?
Yeah! It's so silly. Elephants instead of cars!? That's so silly. 

What's your favorite part of the book?
When he got to ride on the elephant! I want to ride on the elephant! And then there was a tree with lollipops! 

What do you think of the cover?
I like it. There's a cake on the elephant.

Charlie has a very active imagination. He can't sit still or be quiet, and imagines silly things like rivers made of pink lemonade, giant cakes, and lollipop trees.

This book has great illustrations and it was so much fun to read. We love all the bright colors. It teaches so much about imagination and how much fun kids have that it just makes you want to smile the whole time while reading it.

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Wee Reads: Idea Jar by Adam Lehrhaupt

Ever since Finn was born, and even before then, we would read to him. We wanted to show him reading from an early age. Now he loves us to read the same books, over, and over, and over. But it is the sweetest thing, when he likes to pick out a book and climb into our laps. 

Idea Jar by Adam Lehrhaupt

 

A picture book about where a boy gets his ideas and inspiration.

Do you like this book?
Yeah! Because it has dragons and robots and Viking with funny hats!

What's your favorite part of the book?
When the girl was on the dragon and when the dragon picked the robot up! The robot was so mad!

What do you think of the cover?
I like the words and the robot and dragon

Do you want me to read it again?
Yeah!

Idea Jar is such a great book about using imagination. I'm always down for a good book about using imagination, and this one is one of the best I've read.

The kids in a classroom have an idea jar for when they have ideas for stories, they just put the idea in the jar and then try to come up with a story. 

They add dragons and robots and vikings and a horseless cowgirl. 

The kids start writing a story but when it doesn't involve the viking he gets mad and spills the jar.
So now there are ideas with no story running around everywhere. So the kids have to quickly come up with a story involving everyone that spilled out of the jar.

It's such a fun book to read, it's well written and the artwork is adorable.

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Adam Lehrhaupt is the award-winning author of Warning: Do Not Open This Book!, Please: Open This Book!, Chicken in Space (A six book series: Book 2 Chicken in School lands June 20, 2017), I Will Not Eat You and the upcoming I Don't Draw, I Color (March 21, 2016), Wordplay(July 2017), Idea Jar (Fall 2017), and This is a Good Story (Spring, 2018). He has traveled to six continents, performed on Broadway, and lived on a communal farm. He firmly believes that opening a book is a good thing, even if there are monkeys in it. Adam currently lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA, with his wife, two sons, and two bizarre dogs. Follow Adam on twitter and Instagram @lehrhaupt for the occasional brilliant thought or picture, and at adamlehrhaupt.com.