The Little Island
Depicts the changes that occur on a small island as the seasons come and go, as day changes to night, and as a storm approaches.
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- Here's some stuff for younger kids that haven't been mentioned yet:
Matthew Cordell is awesome. "Cornbread and Poppy" are cute, "Evergreen" is fun, but check out his whole catalog. Probably my favorite active author/illustrator.
"Nobody Likes a Goblin" by Ben Hatke
"The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess" by Tom Gauld
"The Little Island by Margaret Wise Brown" under the pseudonym Golden MacDonald
”The Dark Tales of Lillebror Rabbit“ by Jonna Björnstjerna
"Les P'tites Poules" by Christian Jolibois
A little older, Ursula LeGuin is amazing, "A Wizard of Earthsea", "Catwings".
- While Goodnight Moon is everyone's favorite, there is something about "The Little Island" by Margaret Wise Brown that captured me as a parent. I loved reading this story out loud. The writing is poetic and flows off the tongue. The story has some nuance, that to this day I'm still not sure I fully grasp. This is my favorite book to give as a gift to new parents.
- Reading to my child was how I first discovered why poetic writing was beautiful. If you are reading something out loud, several times (in some cases 100x) it so much more enjoyable when the writing makes your mouth and brain feel good.
One of my favorite books is "The Little Island" by Margaret Wise Brown (yes, of Goodnight Moon fame). Sometimes I pick this book to read to him, not because he requests it, but because it helps me relax.
