Children

"The joke of daily things being scary to vampires is the clever core of the story."

“You’re one of a kind with so much to give,

You have the RIGHT TO BE SAFE

and the FREEDOM TO LIVE.”

"energetic, full of movement and character."

“The reader is encouraged to participate, become one with the natural space as well as an observer of it, and see what variety and grandiosity nature has . .

“Mouse on the River is—in a word—delightful.”

“Little Turtle swims away from the shore.
The sun is shining, and it’s time for an adventure.”

“The world is all around—

filled with colors and shapes and sizes.

When it’s hard to make sense of this world . . .

Look . . .”

"an interesting insight into how far 'progressive' thinking can take someone."

Toni Morrison was the first black editor in publishing, first Black female winner of the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes, author of Beloved, and all-around amazing person.

“Mix a pancake,

Stir a pancake,

Pop it in the pan,

Fry the pancake,

Toss the pancake—

Catch it if you can.”

“Pretty lily.

You Bloom for just one day.

You open in the sun,

and close at the moon,

And your lily life is done.”

Cranky, the crane, is cranky. Just look at his sad/mad face. He has had a bad morning, with burnt toast, spilled milk, and spilled Fruitos. Plus, a bird poops on him, and it’s raining.