Bonkers about Beetles

 Beetles are some of my very favorite kinds of insects.  I was thrilled to get my hands on this Owen Davey's book all about them!  

Bonkers About Beetles

Owen Davey 2023

Other books by Owen Davey:

Obsessive About Octopuses

This is Rome

Brilliant midcentury design and illustration are the hallmarks of  Miroslav Sasek's city books from around the world.  We have a couple I've picked up second hand and I thought it was cute that I found This is Rome on the same shelf as Just Being Audrey at the thrift store (it immediately brought to mind the movie "Roman Holiday"!)

This is Rome
M. Sasek 1960

What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?

 Another fabulously illustrated book by Rachel Ignotofsky.  We absolutely love her other science books.  This one is all about moths and butterflies, their differences, their life cycles, their defense mechanisms, etc.  All accompanied by thrilling artwork displaying the shapes and colors seen in nature (and a few friendly smiling faces as well!)

What's Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?

Rachel Ignotofsky 2023

Castles and Mirrors and Cities of Sand

 Simple retro book all about sand, how it is made, where it is found, and what it is used for.  (I really love the cover picture!)

Castles and Mirrors and Cities of Sand

Lillian Bason

pictures by All Eitzen 1968

Children Just Like Me

 This was a popular book in our house when Madeleine and Henry were little.  They loved looking at the photos of the children from around the world and all the different ways that they lived.  In each child's showcase we see photos of their families, their homes, their best friends, the food they eat, the toys they play with, where they go to school and even how they write their name.  Some of the differences are glaring (especially to privileged American children!) but the whole book is celebratory of these children's lives and their individuality.  A beautifully done project by UNICEF.  (There's a newer version available now.)

Children Just Like Me

Barnabas and Anabel Kindersley 1995