Hattie and Hudson by Chris Van Dusen

Hattie and Hudson by Chris Van Dusen is the story of a young girl and her monster friend. She knows he's gentle and kind, but she has to convince the rest of the townspeople. It's a story reminiscent of tales of the Loch Ness Monster. The illustrations are vibrant and fun.

My 5 year old daughter sat and listened to it quietly and ended it with a small grin on her face. It's a great read aloud book and is long enough that a young reader would enjoy reading it too.

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Hattie and Hudson
by Chris Van Dusen
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Year: 2017
Ages/Themes: Picture Books, Young Children, Fantasy

Happy Anniversary Harry Potter!

Today is the anniversary of the first Harry Potter book being published! Today my daughter also asked me if I had read Harry Potter when I was a kid. Nope! I was a teenager when it was first published in the UK and wasn't introduced to the series till my college roommates gave them to me to read.

It is pretty magical to know that my children will get to grow up with them. My daughter and I started reading them together this year. We're doing it the right way--read a book, watch the movie. It is so fun to see her reactions to story lines and plot shifts that are so familiar to me.

Harry Potter means a lot to a lot of people. And it's amazing to know how one person's imagination created a story and a world that has literally changed the world.