Review of Roar Like A Dandelion by Ruth Krauss and Illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier

“Dandelions, like all things in nature are beautiful when you take the time to pay attention to them.”― June Stoyer

The Author: Ruth Krauss will always be remembered as one of the most celebrated award-winning children book authors. It is an honor to be reviewing a story written by her. The Carrot Seed is a favorite of mine to read to my PreK students, especially when we are learning about seeds and gardens.  I also love Harold and the Purple Crayon, which was written by her award-winning author husband, Crockett Johnson.




After reading Roar Like A Dandelion..: In Roar Like A Dandelion, Krauss uses her cheerful and adventurous charm to give young readers a glimpse of a world where words dance on the tip of a reader's tongue, truly poetic. I love how Krauss uses descriptive words to intrigue a young listener. The artist Sergio Ruzzier executes colorful drawings that demonstrate an imaginary world that is inviting to all ages. His colorful talent gives a wonderful feel to the rhythm of the book. Did you know that the common name for a dandelion translates to dentde-lion? In French, it translates to "the lion's tooth".

What the title means to me?: When I think of lions, I think of the two words pride and courage. Can a Dandelion actually Roar Like a Lion? Yes, it can. The imaginary world gives us the courage to embrace every roar that is inside of us. The story, Roar Like A Dandelion does not only help us in the midst of our imagination, but it helps us to embark on our greatest assignment, facing this scary world. We should try to be the best version of ourselves, even if makes us feel uncomfortable. We should always keep the roaring alive, even if we feel like an innocent dandelion in an open field.

   
(Opinions expressed are solely my own)     

Multicultural Book Day is here! Book Review of Do It Again! ¡Otra Vez! by Ann Morris

Hey guys, I am so excited about another year of celebrating Multicultural Book Day! I am reviewing my first book of the year and it is a bilingual book, Do It Again! ¡Otra Vez! by Ann Morris. The book is about a three-year-old girl named Amy who goes to a sleepover at her aunt and uncle's house. Amy is just like any other three-year-old, she likes to play, experience new things, and loves spending time with her family. Her aunt and uncle take her to a football game that her cousin is participating in by playing in the band. After the football game is over, Amy starts to create her own fun with help from her family. 


Reasons Why I Like This Book: I think that the Author Ann Morris does an awesome job of creating a book for small children with two different languages, Spanish and English. Bilingual Books are starting to make their way in a lot of classrooms. Also, I love the fact that it is for smaller children too. 

Why Is This Book Great for The Classroom? As an Early Childhood Educator, it is important for students to see themselves in diverse books at an early age. Diversifying the classroom is always a great thing! 

Who is the illustrator? Vanessa Alexandre her website is https://www.vanessaalexandre.com.br/ 

Books can motivate us to do a lot of things even learn a new language!

More books by Author Ann Morris and her website is http://www.authorannmorris.com/books.php

Check Out Some More Books written by Ann Morris!

Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019 (1/25/19) is in its 6^th year and was founded by Valarie Budayr from Jump Into A Book and Mia Wenjen from PragmaticMom. Our mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in homes and school bookshelves while also working diligently to get more of these types of books into the hands of young readers, parents and educators. 

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Honorary: Children’s Book Council, The Junior Library Guild, TheConsciousKid.org.

Super Platinum: Make A Way Media

GOLD: Bharat Babies, Candlewick Press, Chickasaw Press, Juan Guerra and The Little Doctor / El doctorcito, KidLitTV,  Lerner Publishing Group, Plum Street Press,

SILVER: Capstone Publishing, Carole P. Roman, Author Charlotte Riggle, Huda Essa, The Pack-n-Go Girls,

BRONZE: Charlesbridge Publishing, Judy Dodge Cummings, Author Gwen Jackson, Kitaab World, Language Lizard – Bilingual & Multicultural Resources in 50+ Languages, Lee & Low Books, Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul, Redfin, Author Gayle H. Swift,  T.A. Debonis-Monkey King’s Daughter, TimTimTom Books, Lin Thomas, Sleeping Bear Press/Dow Phumiruk, Vivian Kirkfield,

MCBD 2019 is honored to have the following Author Sponsors on board

Honorary: Julie Flett, Mehrdokht Amini,

Author Janet Balletta, Author Kathleen Burkinshaw, Author Josh Funk, Chitra Soundar, One Globe Kids – Friendship Stories, Sociosights Press and Almost a Minyan, Karen Leggett, Author Eugenia Chu, CultureGroove Books, Phelicia Lang and Me On The Page, L.L. Walters, Author Sarah Stevenson, Author Kimberly Gordon Biddle, Hayley Barrett, Sonia Panigrah, Author Carolyn Wilhelm, Alva Sachs and Dancing Dreidels, Author Susan Bernardo, Milind Makwana and A Day in the Life of a Hindu Kid, Tara Williams, Veronica Appleton, Author Crystal Bowe, Dr. Claudia May, Author/Illustrator Aram Kim, Author Sandra L. Richards, Erin Dealey, Author Sanya Whittaker Gragg, Author Elsa Takaoka, Evelyn Sanchez-Toledo, Anita Badhwar, Author Sylvia Liu, Feyi Fay Adventures, Author Ann Morris, Author Jacqueline Jules, CeCe & Roxy Books, Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace, LEUYEN PHAM, Padma Venkatraman, Patricia Newman and Lightswitch Learning, Shoumi Sen, Valerie Williams-Sanchez and Valorena Publishing, Traci Sorell, Shereen Rahming, Blythe Stanfel, Christina Matula, Julie Rubini, Paula Chase, Erin Twamley, Afsaneh Moradian, Lori DeMonia, Claudia Schwam, Terri Birnbaum/ RealGirls Revolution, Soulful Sydney, Queen Girls Publications, LLC

We’d like to also give a shout-out to MCBD’s impressive CoHost Team who not only hosts the book review link-up on celebration day, but who also works tirelessly to spread the word of this event. View our CoHosts HERE.

Co-Hosts and Global Co-Hosts

A Crafty Arab, Agatha Rodi Books, All Done Monkey, Barefoot Mommy, Biracial Bookworms, Books My Kids Read, Crafty Moms Share, Colours of Us, Discovering the World Through My Son’s Eyes, Descendant of Poseidon Reads, Educators Spin on it,  Growing Book by Book, Here Wee Read, Joy Sun Bear/ Shearin Lee, Jump Into a Book, Imagination Soup,Jenny Ward’s Class, Kid World Citizen, Kristi’s Book Nook, The Logonauts, Mama Smiles, Miss Panda Chinese, Multicultural Kid Blogs, Raising Race Conscious Children, Shoumi Sen, Spanish Playground

TWITTER PARTY Sponsored by Make A Way Media: MCBD’s super-popular (and crazy-fun) annual @McChildsBookDay Twitter Party will be held 1/25/19 at 9:00pm.E.S.T. TONS of prizes and book bundles will be given away during the party ( a prize every 5 minutes!). GO HERE for more details.

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