Sophie Blackall
Finding Winnie

Finding Winnie

FROM SARAH:

This picture book biography is a perfect example of why older kids should keep reading picture books! The history, art, and depth in this story are hard to beat. Worth owning for your permanent collection.

FROM THE PUBLISHER:

A great example of how picture books are not just for little kids! This gorgeous award-winning book tells the true story of Winnie-the-Pooh, the world's most famous bear.

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Hello Lighthouse

Hello Lighthouse

FROM SARAH:

This book is a masterpiece. Truly. Buy it. Keep it forever. And note the masterful use of circles all throughout. RAR Members, don't miss the Family Book Club on this one!

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Be transported to the seaside in this timeless tale of life inside a Lighthouse. This book won the 2019 Caldecott Award for good reason. Spend some time enjoying the lush illustrations.

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Pecan Pie Baby

Pecan Pie Baby

**Description from Amazon: A sweet addition to the family is coming! Written by National Book Award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson. Illustrated by Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Sophie Blackall.

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Wombat Walkabout

Wombat Walkabout

**Description from Amazon: Early one morning when the sun came out, Six woolly wombats went walkabout.

This whimsical counting poem follows six brave little wombats on walkabout in the Australian outback. But the wilderness is bound to bring more excitement than an innocent counting game. Soon enough, the curious wombats learn to beware the hungry dingo!

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Farmhouse

Farmhouse

FROM SARAH:

One of my new tippy-top favorites. This gorgeous book, told in one windy sentence that twists and turns, is a delight. If you like big-family stories like Home in the Woods by Eliza Wheeler or The Seven Silly Eaters by Maryann Hoberman & Marla Frazee, this book is for you!

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Step inside the dollhouse-like interior of Farmhouse and relish in the daily life of the family that lives there, rendered in impeccable, thrilling detail. Based on a real family and an actual farmhouse where Sophie salvaged facts and artifacts for the making of this spectacular work, page after page bursts with luminous detail and joy. Join the award-winning, best-selling Sophie Blackall as she takes readers on an enchanting visit to a farmhouse across time, to a place that echoes with stories.

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