Review: What Do You Do with a Problem?

What Do You Do with a Problem? by Kobi Yamada
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a gorgeous, gorgeous book! Kobi Yamada has gift for carefully crafting books that make you think. Mae Besom's illustrations move you through darkness into the final gloriously lit pages.

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Review: What Do You Do with an Idea?

What Do You Do with an Idea? by Kobi Yamada
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Beautiful, inspirational, exquisite. This book just made me beam.

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Review: Ish

Ish by Peter H. Reynolds
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: The Dot

The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When you need to be inspired... pick up this book.

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Review: Beautiful Oops!

Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a fantastic book! This has definitely slid its way into my list of favorite books. It's the perfect little gem to have available in a makerspace or to give to someone who struggles with being perfect.

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Review: Juan Pablo and the Butterflies

Juan Pablo and the Butterflies by J.J. Flowers
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Amidst a horrible situation where two Mexican young adults are struggling to make it to America and safety from the vicious drug lords that are trying to find and kill them, there is a bit of magical realism woven into the mix. The writing is beautiful. There are some very intense situations (murder, almost rape, drugs) and quite a few profanities (including the f-word multiple times). The sense of hope that pervades the pages though makes the rough spots bearable.

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Thakkar's Thinkers: Take Note: How do you teach note taking?

I think it's fantastic that this librarian shared her note taking with her students. It's always good for them to see evidence that we are practicing what we preach. :)



Thakkar's Thinkers: Take Note: How do you teach note taking?: How do you teach note taking?  I usually don't teach it very well, assuming many things from the students. And then  getting bogged d...