Where did Dusti Bowling, the author, come up with this tremendously readable idea? Aven was born "unarmed."  At home in Kansas, w...

  I knew I needed to see more when I saw pictures of the art Jodi Oakley's students had created using sliced bread.  Yes, slices of brea...

Oh, her writing!  Kelly Barnhill knocks it out of the park with this story.  If you still have time for a read-aloud, please read this one t...