There are four Penderwick sisters, all different but equally charming. Rosalind is twelve, the eldest, and the most responsible. Then there is Skye, and although she is considered to be the pretty sister and the only one who looks just like their mother, Skye is a tomboy and is sometimes more than a little grumpy. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘family’
four adventurous sisters
Posted in award winner, novel, tagged family, friendship, sisters on June 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
some gems
Posted in picture book, read aloud, tagged adoption, Chinese culture, connect, family, immigration, infer, multiculural, multiethnic, question on January 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes in my daily travels I come across some real gems. Here are two: This book is delightful with lots of opportunities for connecting, questioning and inferring. Orange Peel was born in China and moves to the US or Canada. At school she is asked many questions about her birth country but she doesn’t know [...]
