Joanne Spoelstra

Aug 28, 2023 | christiancourier.ca | Adele Gallogly |Jessica Lum |Joanne Spoelstra |Cathy Smith

I Am A TornadoDrew BeckmeyerAtheneum Books for Young Readers, 2023“Clearly as a funnel cloud touching down on the flat prairie horizon, I can see what is coming next. Toddlers control the weather, and it is time to take over.”Teresa Wong, “Tantrum Series” I happened to read these words in the essay collection Good Mom on Paper just a few days after encountering Drew Beckmeyer’s amusing and clever new children’s book.