What's New? Stacking the Shelves

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews. Hop on over there to ogle what other bloggers got this week.

It was a picture book week in the mail (snail & virtual)!

For Review: 

Image: Candlewick Press

Pearl Goes to Preschool by Julie Fortenberry. unpgd. Candlewick Press, July, 2020. 9781536207439.

Publisher Synopsis: Pearl loves attending dance classes at her mother's ballet school. Even though Pearl is the youngest and smallest ballerina, she knows how to count her poses and follow along. When her mom suggests that Pearl try going to preschool, Pearl has a lot of questions: What will she learn? Will there be dancing? A sweet and reassuring story about trying something new that's perfect for young children with separation anxiety - or who just love to dance!

Image: Candlewick Press

Ollie and Augustus by Gabriel Evans. unpgd. Candlewick Press, May, 2020. 9781536209679. 

Publisher synopsis: Ollie and his dog, Augustus, do almost everything together: painting, riding bikes, digging (Ollie's favorite) and collecting sticks (Augustus's favorite). So as Ollie is getting ready to start school, he's a little worried. Won't Augustus be lonely during the day? Ollie has just the idea: a sign that reads Wanted: Friend for August. But good friends, as it turns out, are hard to find. Luckily, Ollie and Augustus aren't just any kind of friends - they're best friends, and nothing will ever change that.

Image: Penguin Random House

Dark was the Night: Blind Willie Johnson's Journey to the Stars by Gary Golio. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. unpgd. Nancy Paulson Books/ Penguin Random House, August 25, 2020. 9781524738884. 

Publisher synopsis: Willie Johnson was born in 1897, and from the beginning he loved to sing-and play his cigar box guitar. But his childhood was interrupted when he lost his mother and his sight. How does a blind boy make his way in the world? Fortunately for Willie, the music saved him and brought him back into the light. His powerful voice, combined with the wailing of his slide guitar, moved people. Willie made a name for himself performing on street corners all over Texas. And one day he hit it big when he got a record deal and his songs were played on the radio. Then in 1977, his song-"Dark was the Night"-was chosen to light up the darkness when it was launched into space on the Voyager I space probe's famous Golden Record. His immortal song was selected for the way it express the loneliness humans all feel, while remind us we're not alone.

I absolutely adore Gary Golio's books and use them often in my classes.

Purchased: Nothing! Though I do have a shopping cart on AZ. I keep finding unspent gift cards! Nice problem to have, eh?

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