Il Bosco Fosco

Read this book for my toddler's bedtime. A great read! This story started right on the inside of the cover, with an introduction to all of the things that existed in the wilderness and their different personalities. Then there's an introduction to each person in the family. My toddler and I loved th Leggi tutto

ahhhh the illustrations are ADORABLE and the color scheme is SO COZY and the bravery theme was ON POINT! love love love this!

Copyright date: 2023 Star rating: 4 Award: N/A Genre: adventure Summary w/ themes: This book is about a family that has 12 kids named avatar each month of the year that all like to go on adventures. Oktober prefers to get his adventures from books and stay inside, but he is forced outside on a trip wit Leggi tutto

This is an enchanting book about a family who adventures everyday and their one little one who is looking for the Wilderness, along with adventure outside of his beloved books. As they venture into nature, they do find the Wilderness, but it turns out it isn't as scary as he imagined. This is just o Leggi tutto

It’s hard to know where to start when talking about The Wilderness. It’s just a fantastic book from beginning to end. The story in and of itself is spot-on. This metaphor for facing fears is something kids will immediately relate to. Steve McCarthy’s prose is conversational and his pacing perfect. Eq Leggi tutto

A boy who’s afraid of wilderness is forced by his large family to face his fears by trudging right into terra incognita. Adventure ensues, and he ends up making an unlikely friend in the process of finding his way home. The direct address to “dear reader” seems awkward, and words like “trepidatious” Leggi tutto

Gorgeously and cleverly illustrated, I particularly loved the "LOST" page, and how the Wildnerness was portrayed! "It's OK to be scared. I get scared too. Scared is how you feel, but bravery is what you do, so let's do this together and be twice as brave" I love this message so much, validating kids Leggi tutto