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June 16, 2021 By

Juan Hormiga

$18.99

EAN: N/A Categories: Best Sellers, Children's Books
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“Juan Hormiga” by Gustavo Roldan

Storytelling shows itself as both art form and communal delight in Gustavo Roldán’s tale of an exceedingly small raconteur . . . Juan Hormiga specializes in relating episodes from the life of his grandfather, a daredevil whose exploits, as Juan tells them, enthrall his industrious compatriots . . . Readers ages 5-8 will find themselves brought full circle in this assured and charming tale. — The Wall Street Journal

Juan Hormiga is finally available in English, and thank goodness! . . . Whimsical, charming, fun, adorable, the whole nine yards of illustration and description . . . Juan Hormiga is a jewel of a story. It has everything my kids and I want from a book. — Juanita Giles, NPR.org

This fable, written and illustrated by Argentine author Gustavo Roldan, is an homage to storytelling and the power of myth. — Laurie Hertzel, Minneapolis Star Tribune

This fable is a homage to storytelling and the power of myth. — Richmond Times Dispatch

The book is charming . . . The art is done in black ink with bursts of color in red, green and tiny bits of yellow . . . Much like Stuart Little . . . Juan Hormiga is refreshing in its simplicity. — Susan Middleton Elya, New York Journal of Books

Juan, a red denizen of a colony of busy black ants, offsets his extreme indolence by enthralling his mates with picaresque tales of his grandfather’s derring-do . . . Charmingly ant-ic black line drawings, accented with red, green, and yellow, pop against expansive white space. Dialogue is keyed in red type, enhancing the handsome overall design. Roldán celebrates the social currency of cracking-good storytelling–and the expediency of a well-placed nap. — Kirkus Reviews

This Argentinian import, a delightfully idiosyncratic ode to storytelling, just begs for a readers’ theater performance, balancing the various ants’ emotive musings with a folkloric narrative tone . . . The scribbly art has a cheerful verve with dynamic compositions and a plethora of frantic motion lines, and the ants themselves are pleasingly odd little dudes with oversized beaklike heads protruding over pudgy bottoms and sticklike appendages. — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Juan Hormiga is an ant with two skills: his impressive napping and his hypnotic storytelling . . . With a funny ending, a nested telling, and a folktale’s meandering charm, this story has the same hypnotic draw as Juan Hormiga’s own. — Publishers Weekly

Juan Hormiga is a little tiny ant but his stories do wonders. When he sets off on his own adventures, you are on the edge of your seat to see where he is going and what will happen . . . A beautiful, playful story full of sparkle & creativity. — Olga Popivker, Stylish Modern Motherhood

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Our book choice for August 9th will be “The Lives of Diamond Bessie” by Jody Hadlock. Our featured winery is not a winery at all. We have managed to cover all the wineries on Leelanau Peninsula, save for a few that we are featuring when the season slows a bit for them. Therefore, we will be enjoying a special cocktail that pairs well with the book. This libation is just as unique as Diamond Bessie!
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Author Marlee Grace of “How to Not Always Be Working” and “Getting to the Center”, will be joining us on August 12th at 5:00 to share life tips through their interactive books—-we’re so excited! Their books are for anyone who is looking to show up to their own life, this one true journey of being alive — filled with examples and radical wisdom.

Join us for a live interview, Q & A, book signing and some radical self-reflection! Please reserve your book and your seat by calling 231-944-6809 or by email at baybooksmi@gmail.com  This event will also be live streamed through FB August 12th @ 5:00

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Children’s author and illustrator, Lynne Rae Perkins, has hit it out of the park again with her newest children’s chapter book, Violet and Jobie in the Wild. From the life experiences of two mice, we see their perspective on how to truly adapt to change and embrace something new as a challenge, not an obstacle.

Join Lynne on September 17th @ 4:00 for an interview, Q & A and book signing. This event will also be live streamed through FB Sept. 17th @ 4:00

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