Nancy Riecken

Today Is the Day is about a young girl who is waiting for her father to return home to Mexico from America. He had been working in America so he could get earn money to provide for his family. Yese is super excited and can't wait for her father to return home later in the day, but her older sister Yara doesn't believe he will come home anytime soon. She reminds Yese of the other fathers in town who haven't been back in years and this makes Yese doubt her father will be coming back. However, she still decides to wait by the bus stop for him. She waits all day, but her dad never gets off the bus. Defeated and sad, she returns home. The family decide to wait for the last bus of the night, but it speeds past them. They are all upset as they walk home. However, on the way home they spot their father. He took a car since he missed the bus. They are all excited and relieved to see him. In the beginning, Yese had hoped that her dad would bring back new shoes, but now that he is home all she cares about is his safety and presence. We see Yese change from being excited to hopeful to discouraged and to being relived. In the end, the only thing that matters is that her dad is home safe and her family is whole again,… (més)

Andrew has a schedule, a routine, and his own place for everything at home. One day when he wake up, his routine is thrown completely off as his family adventures into the woods for a day hike. Andrew does not get his daily oatmeal and he is in a completely new environment. He is scared of the trees and scared of the cave and wants to go home, once he realizes that he is in a safe place, he begins to relax a little and have fun. But soon he tells his parents that though the woo are fun, he misses his oatmeal and he misses his toothbrush. They put him in his familiar car seat with his familiar blanket and he falls asleep as they head home. Great book about tying new things and deviating from normal toddler routines. Great for Agee 4-6.
(Pierce College Fort Steilacoom library)… (més)