Litsy

Piggies Scholastic Book Fair | Wood, Wood Don

On my way into work this morning, I spotted this truck as they waited to turn into the sub! I believe the elementary school was going to have a Scholastic Book Fair today!!! ☺️📚❤️

Aims42 Awwww! Such fun memories, that‘s where the addiction began 😂 10mo

CrowCAH @Aims42 for sure! I know they got me hooked on reading 📖 10mo

Aims42 @CrowCAH 💕💕💕💕 10mo

Ruthiella Great picture and a reminder of the thrill of the elementary school book fair! 😃 10mo

CrowCAH @Ruthiella aye, it‘s still a thrill to walk into B&N and/or 2nd & Charles; the possibilities of great stories!!! 10mo

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marleed

Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes | Mem Fox

I interrupt my regular book posts because doesn‘ the world just need grand babies!? Thanks to my daughter and SIL, Sparks Arthur Meyer ‘Sparky‘ entered my world last night weighing a whopping 9.9 pounds giving me 4 grandkids under three!

Texreader Congratulations!!! What a darling! So happy for you!! Congrats to the new parents too 1y

DivineDiana How wonderful! ❤️ 1y

TheBookHippie Awe!!!! How beautiful!!! 1y

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Tamra Awwwww adorable! 1y

jlhammar Beautiful! Congratulations! 1y

CBee Congrats!! Love the name 😍 1y

AmyK1 Congratulations!! 1y

Soubhiville What a great name! Congrats! 1y

TheBookgeekFrau Congratulations!! 🎊 1y

JanuarieTimewalker13 Congratulations!!! 1y

Christine Aww, he is gorgeous!! Congrats. 1y

Cuilin Congratulations, welcome to the world baby Sparks. 1y

TiredLibrarian Congrats - he's adorable! 1y

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1y

Bookzombie Congratulations! 1y

AmyG Congrats! How beautiful 💕 1y

Jas16 Congratulations! 1y

BethM Congrats! 1y

Deblovestoread Congrats! 😍🎉 1y

Ruthiella Congratulations to you and your family! ❤️ 1y

CoverToCoverGirl Congratulations!! How wonderful and so close to Canon‘s first birthday too! Beautiful! 💖💞💖 1y

julesG Congratulations! 1y

IuliaC Congratulations! 🩷 1y

Reggie Awww congratulations, Grandma! 1y

Gissy Congratulations! Beautiful baby, beautiful photos!❤️9.9 pounds😅 (edited) 1y

jamield1911 Oh my goodness, beautiful. Congratulations. 1y

bthegood beautiful - congratulations to the whole family - glad everyone doing well - 1y

fredamans Congratulations! 1y

Meshell1313 Congratulations!!! So wonderful!! ❤️❤️ 1y

SamAnne Congratulations! 1y

CarolynM Congratulations 💕 1y

MaureenMc Congratulations! 🥰 1y

swishandflick How precious!! 😍 1y

marleed Thanks everyone! My attempt at tagging everyone is failing miserably, Mom and Baby were released today and both are doing great. Sparky‘s brother/sister twins went home to and hat means I won‘t be sleeping with the feet of 2 1/2 year olds on my pillow tonight! 1y

Suet624 How wonderful! Congratulations! 1y

marleed @Suet624 Thanks! Sparks is a cuddly guy. With twin siblings 21/2 yrs older he sure doesn‘t get the gentle handling of a firstborn! 1y

Suet624 Awww, that must be why I had my kids 7 years apart. My last 2 (of 4 kids) were twins so they got lots of soft cuddles. 1y

marleed @Suet624 oh, I bet a 7 yr age difference was fun. my first grandma adventure was with a set of twins. You make me wonder what it would have been like to have twins as my last adventure in Grandmahood! 1y

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LibrarianRyan

Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb | Al Perkins

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4 ⭐ Upon reading this book I was trying to figure out why this book was banned. It was a story of monkeys. They showed off their fingers, they played the drums and other instruments, and talked with friends. Why was this book banned? Apparently, someone thought that this book was associating African culture with monkeys. I don‘t see this because the moneys do more than play drums, they also play banjos and fiddles. I don‘t think African ⬇

LibrarianRyan culture when I think banjos and fiddles. I think deep south and dueling banjos, and the Hatfields and McCoys comes more to mind. So, I do not see the connection of this story to African culture and do not feel it‘s racist. HOWEVER, anyone who does feel that, has valid feelings, and I will not denigrate that. If someone feels that way, then yes, this is a problematic book. But should this book be banned… No. 2y

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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian

Diez Deditos de Las Manos Y Diez Deditos de Los Pies / Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes Bilingual Board Book (Bilingual) | Mem Fox

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I'm resistant to this concept of "we're really all the same"; it's used to belittle experiences of difference / marginalization and as this book shows, uses whiteness as a default norm. Also: if we're saying having ten fingers and toes is what all babies have in common what about babies with disabilities? There is also an Inuit kid drawn with a penguin. Penguins only live in the southern hemisphere! A poor attempt at depicting different cultures.

CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian I've also learned looking at other reviews that the cover image, which features a white baby, is included inside the book but with an Asian baby. They changed the cover version of the illustration to centre whiteness!! Ugh. 3y

Clare-Dragonfly 😟 3y

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