Good morning, my bookish friends.
I finished the House of Dolls in one sitting. The illustrations as I mentioned in my earlier blog are beautifully well done. This is a short story about "In a little house from another time, with lace curtains in every window and paintings hung in gold doily frames, Wildflower, Rockstar, and Miss Selene live a warm and cozy life. They wear fancy dresses, bake play-dough cakes, and spend their days enjoying one another's company.
For the three dolls, life is small but good.
But life is not good for Madison Blackberry, the owner of the dollhouse. Her grandmother pays more attention to the dolls than to her. The dolls have one another, but she is lonely in her big, empty apartment.
Then one day, as things always do—even for dolls—everything changes.
This beautiful story from the acclaimed team of Francesca Lia Block, author of such novels as Weetzie Bat, and Barbara McClintock, author and illustrator of many picture books, including Adèle & Simon, brings to life the power of love, family, and friendship."
If you want a lovely short story to read I highly recommend this author and story.
The next book that I found at the library, Girls Who Looked Under Rocks, The Lives of Six Pioneering Naturalists by Jeannine Atkins, and Illustrated by Paula Conner. This is another book that the illustrations just blew me away.
Synopsis:
Six female naturalists were pioneers in their field looking at things a different way, perhaps, because they were not immediately accepted into mainstream, male-dominated science. This book talks about their personal histories and how they shaped their studies of nature. The women profiled are Maria Sibylla Merian, Anna Botsford Comstock, Frances Hamerstrom, Rachel Carson, Miriam Rothschild, and Jane Goodall.
I would recommend this to anyone that has a child that is interested in science.
Have a great bookish day,
Armarius
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