This Is a Story Kate Messner

This Is a Story Kate MessnerChildren's literacy advocate John Schu and Caldecott Honor recipient Lauren Castillo celebrate the power of finding the perfect book in a story that's more relevant than ever. This is a word on a page. This is a page in a book. This is a book on a shelf . . . waiting. With a sea horse kite in hand, a child heads out with Dad to the library. On the way they stop at a park, joining lots of people, some of whom are flying kites, too. At the library, a

these two rivals are in an epic food truck face-off

Missy could be sad that she doesn't have a "skin" daddy who can make her pancakes and take her to soccer practice

Nancy pulls out her clue book

can Cassie and Jett find a way forward

explores the importance of family history and cultural heritage through the act of passing down a favorite recipe

and the path to enlightenment

curious little goat

now that that's out of the way

Homer must have had an amazing memory but was helped by the formulaic poetry style of the time

she just hopes to graduate high school unscathed

she turns on her imagination and starts drawing and building--think blink

and created official posters for the '08 and '12 Obama-Biden campaigns