This Book of Mine by Sarah Stewart, David Small
on August 27th 2019
ISBN: 0374305463
Pages: 32
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This book confused me.  It is titled “This Book of Mine” but the first and last pages show a little girl clutching a book she just took out of a library.  ”I take this book… to chew on while you read it…”  Wow, please do not chew on my library books!

If I can get past the library references, it is a charming book, with very simple text exploring the love of books.  The illustrations are very simple pen drawings, with a purple wash over for color.  The books on each page have a different color wash to stand out.

This is a very sweet read aloud, with simple text and illustrations.  If I could only change the library illustrations to a bookstore?

Reviewed by Irene Hall, Witherle Memorial Library, Castine