Patricia Polacco

I have discovered an author of some wonderful children's books, Patricia Polacco. As often happens at the library, the kids and I randomly pick books from the shelves. Sometimes they are real duds, but other times they are hidden jewels. So it is with Patricia Polacco's work. Many of her stories are from her own life or from her family's experiences as Russian immigrants to the United States. Here is the short list of books by Mrs. Polacco that we've been reading the last two weeks:

The Keeping Quilt

Babushka's Doll

The Bee Tree

Thank You, Mr. Falker

Thunder cake

Chicken Sunday

Just Plain Fancy

It may seem silly that I am writing so much about children's literature. As I kid, I didn't read very much so I am discovering many of these books for the first along with my children. Actually much of Patricia Polacco's work is quite recent, but I think it will stand the test of time.

Oh, by the way, this is E Week at our house. Here are some of our favorite E stories:

Ella, Eli, & Encore for Eleanor by Bill Peet.

The Elephant's Child by Rudyard Kipling.

ENJOY!