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Jesica DeHart

Dec

5

2022

Milk Street: Cook What You Have by Christopher Kimball

A whole new way to cookbook with this one! I just slipped over 25 color coded sticky notes into my review copy with just the recipes that I want to flirt with first. Simple staple ingredients from fridge, pantry, counter and freezer take center stage in each recipe. This cookbook is divided up into sensible …

May

30

2022

The Wok: Recipes and Techniques by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt

From the author of The Food Lab comes a thorough and step by step guide with visuals to cooking with a wok using science, humor and accessible directions. The physical weight of this book is significant and you might begin by making the range of sauces from the Fragrant Scallion Ginger Oil or the Mysterious …

Apr

20

2022

My Must-Have Mom written by Maudie Smith, illustrated by Jen Khatun

Jake’s mom is a treasure collector who up-cycles, making new things out of old. Jake wonders if he too can be transformed. A beautiful story about the bond between mother and child and how some things are worth changing while others are perfect just the way they are. –Jesica Sweedler DeHart, Neill Public Library, Pullman, …

Dec

29

2021

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson, illustrated by Nikkolas Smith

A work of triumphant wonder, representation and truth telling to transform the 1619 Project’s essence into picture book for children. A family tree assignment sparks questions of “who are you, trace your roots, draw a flag that represents your ancestral land…” and for some and reminders the erasure of records. Grandmother gathers the family around …

Dec

22

2021

Dumpling Day written by Meera Sriram, illustrated by Inés De Antuñano, recipes by Laurel P. Jackson

As a lover of all things wrapped in dough and filled with savory or sweet deliciousness, this book is just scrumptious perfection. Have you ever noticed how many global cuisines have their own version of dumplings? Step into the kitchens while ten different recipes are being followed by families who love good food, too. A …

Jan

28

2021

In the Half Room by Carson Ellis

In the Half Room brings me right into that cozy realm that Goodnight Moon did for me as a child: the playful warmth of the familiar alongside the clever. Having met Carson Ellis several times over the years, this feels like such a reflection of her untraditional way of moving through the world while staying …

Dec

1

2020

Two Tooshie Tome Recommendations

Butts Are Everywhere written by Jonathan Stutzman, illustrated by Heather Fox Who doesn’t love an entire book about butts? Cheeky and guaranteed to bring out the chuckles this book leaves no tuchus out. Set your backside down and hang out with this book. –Jesica DeHart, Neill Public Library, Pullman, WA   Animals Brag About Their Bottoms …

Oct

28

2020

The Constitution Decoded written by Katie Kennedy, illustrated by Ben Kirchner

I am keeping this book and referring to it often to understand in plain easy to comprehend language what this document really means both when it was written and now in 2020 and going forward. –Jesica DeHart, Neill Public Library, Pullman, WA Get a deep understanding about the Constitution “word by word, sentence by sentence, …

May

11

2020

Hike by Pete Oswald

Hike by Pete Oswald

Wordless book often have the most to say, and Hike in particular exemplifies in particular what I look for in a memorable picture book: nature, diversity, and grit alongside illustrations that you want to step into. This is one of my favorite new spring picture books. –Jesica Sweedler DeHart, Neill Public Library, Pullman, Washington If …

Apr

7

2020

Keeping Kids Entertained (and Learning)
at Home

This or That? What Will You Choose at the British Museum? by Pippa Goodhart Books take us places when we are staying home and This or That? is an up close, engaging and interactive trip to the British Museum. Flush with color and detail, you really can’t get any closer to the real thing right …

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