On Tuesday, January 23rd the Oscar nominations will be officially released. If you’re anything like me, it can be hard to keep up with what’s out there. That’s why I devised a clever solution using the library’s picture books! Too busy to see the hottest critically acclaimed films? Then just read their children’s book equivalents:
If You Want to See:
Ladybird
Try:
My Mom Is Trying to Ruin My Life
If You Want to See:
The Shape of Water
Try:
Bink and Gollie
(particularly the second story, “Give a Fish a Home”, about Bink’s love for a fish.)
Just replace the pancake with a hard boiled egg.
If You Want to See:
The Post
Try:
There Berenstain Bears in No Girls Allowed
That one’s pretty self-explanatory
If You Want to See:
I, Tonya
Try:
The Meanest Birthday Girl
Not that the girl in this story suffers to the extent that Tonya does, but I feel like her attitude of strength is pretty on par.
If You Want to See:
Three Billboards in Ebbing, Missouri
Try:
Petey and Pru and the Hullaballoo
Because if you’re looking for a book of increasing chaos, I don’t think you could find a better one than this.
