Why choose this book: Vera's bench, Joep's football goal and Miep's appetite offer plenty to talk about after a chapter of this comic election.
Vera wants a reading bench, Joep wants to win the election, and Miep is mostly interested in the apples.
FROM THE EDITORIAL BOOKSHELF
Read aloud, chapter by chapter
Three books for children aged eight and up, for reading aloud one chapter at a time. Choose between a noisy election, a missing model ferry and borrowed moonlight, then pick up the next chapter together another day.
Why choose this book: Follow Noor's map in the search for a model ferry, with room to talk about clues and what she assumes about Bente.
Noor has a map for finding Bente's missing model ferry, but she may need to rethink more than her route.
Why choose this book: A puppet show and rooms from Grandma's old house invite conversation about promises, working together and making a new home.
Mila plans a puppet show with borrowed moonlight and three rooms Grandma has kept from her old home.