The Story of People by Catherine Barr & Steve Williams

The Story of People by Catherine Barr & Steve Williams is a cute introduction to the timeline of humanity for young readers. With engaging artwork, and easy to follow language, this is the perfect introduction to anthropology! It follows humanity from our earliest incarnations, covering how modern humans evolved, and through the rise of civilisation, up to present day. It covers the good and the bad of human history, not shirking harsh topics like slavery. I read this with my cubs and we all enjoyed it.

***Many thanks to Netgalley & Quarto Publishing for providing an ecopy in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Your Mind is Like the Sky by Bronwen Ballard & Laura Carlin

Your Mind is Like the Sky is a gorgeous children’s book teaching mindfulness. The artwork is crayon and quite adorable. The lesson is how we can imagine our mind as the sky, and our thoughts are clouds that can be fluffy and happy, or rainclouds that turn everything grey. We aren’t the clouds, and we can choose what to pay attention to. At the end are exercises that care-givers can do with children. I read this with my cubs and we all enjoyed it.

***Many thanks to Netgalley & Quarto Publishing for providing an ecopy in exchange for a fair and honest review.

 

 

A Little House in a Big Place by Alison Acheson

A Little House in a Big Place by Alison Acheson follows the musings of a young girl who lives in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by golden fields. Each morning she waves to the engineer of a train that goes by, cutting through the fields. She wonders who he is, where he’s going, and what’s beyond her small house. One day, the engineer throws something out the window. The girl finds his gift, special because it was a parting gift, for he was moving on. She grows to a young woman, and sets off to see what’s beyond. This was a cute read, with lovely art, but it just didn’t resonate with me. The story felt lacking. There didn’t seem to be a point. My youngest cubs enjoyed it though.

***Many thanks to Netgalley & Kids Can Press for providing an ecopy in exchange for a fair and honest review.