19 Jul 2021
by Kim
in Books, books 5+
Tags: activism, environment, First Nations, grandparents, indigenous peoples, nature, pollution, river, strong girls, water
CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 2021
We Are Water Protectors
text by Carole Lindstrom, illustrations by Michaela Goade
Age: 5+ (for full engagement)
Interests: environmentalism, nature, water, activism, pollution, indigenous people, first nations, strong girls
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12 Jul 2021
by Kim
in Books, books 4+
Tags: 1950s, daily routine, family, mining, ocean, small town life, work
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER – 2018
Town is By the Sea
written by Joanne Schwartz, illustrated by Sydney Smith
Age: 4
Interests: ocean, small town life, mining, fathers, work, daily routines, family
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17 Jun 2021
by Kim
in Books, books 4+
Tags: boats, family, history, jobs, lighthouse, loneliness, nature, occupations, ocean, storms, weather, work
NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 2019
Hello Lighthouse
written and illustrated by Sophie Blackall
Age: 4+
Interests: ocean, lighthouses, ships, history, storms, weather, nature, occupations
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24 Oct 2018
by Kim
in Books, books 8+, Uncategorized
Tags: animal rights, animals, animals in captivity, art, artists, circus, cruelty to animals, elephants, ethics, gorillas

NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 2013
The One and Only Ivan
by Katherine Applegate
Age: 8+ (warning: dark content – read full review)
Interests: animals, gorillas, elephants, animals in captivity, animal rights, cruelty to animals, art, ethics, circus
Also by this author: Crenshaw, Wishtree, Home of the Brave, the Animorphs series, Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla
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17 Oct 2018
by Kim
in Books, books 9+
Tags: bullying, crushes, deafness, diversity, folktales, friendship, hearing impaired, pets, psychic powers, shyness

NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 2018
Hello, Universe
by Erin Entrada Kelly
Age: 9+
Interests: friendship, diverse characters, Filipino folktales, guinea pigs, bullying, deafness/hearing impairment, first crush, shyness
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15 Oct 2018
by Kim
in Books, books 3+, Uncategorized
Tags: animals, bravery, nature, snow, storms, wilderness survival, winter, wolves

CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 2018
Wolf in the Snow
text and illustrations by Matthew Cordell
Ages: 3+
Interests: bravery, wilderness, survival, snow, wolves, animals
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08 Oct 2018
by Kim
in Books, books 9+
Tags: basketball, death, family, poetry, romance, siblings, sports, twins

NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 2015
The Crossover
by Kwame Alexander
Age: 9+
Interests: basketball, sports, brothers, twins, family, romance, sibling rivalry
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03 Oct 2018
by Kim
in Books, books 9+, Uncategorized
Tags: coming of age, country life, family, family history, mountains, nature, superstition

NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER – 1975
M.C. Higgins, the Great
by Virginia Hamilton
Age: 9 +
Interests: nature, family history, mountain life, superstition, coming of age stories
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13 Sep 2018
by Kim
in movies 12+, Old Movies, Uncategorized
Tags: American history, comedy, gangsters, gender, history, humour, jazz, love, prohibition, sexual identity

Some Like It Hot
black and white, comedy
released: 1959
director: Billy Wilder
starring: Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe
rated: not rated (PG)
length: 2 hrs, 1 min
Age: 12+
Interests: comedy, jazz, romance, history, Prohibition, gangsters, gender roles
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