Midmorning With Aundrea - 06/11/20 (Part 2)

We take a look at books recommended by local author BJ Hyman.

Also, we talk about books about race and justice that are flying off the shelves.

And our friend Sunny reads stories of friendship.

If if you are adding to your summer reading list, local author bj hyman says there are some books that deserve your attention.

Here's today's as the page turns.

The death of george floyd and the resulting protests have started a dialogue as people try to educate themselves.

Books about race and justice in america are flying off the shelves at many bookstores nationwide.

Na-sentuo bonsu has the story.

Nat pop: 'no justice, no peace' the death of george floyd is causing some people to march on the streets... nat pop: walking on streets while others march into book stores.

1:22 'our book club decided today to read this book by lisa windgate.'

The book of lost friends... a novel about freed slaves in the late 1800s.

1:59 'books like this give us a glimpse, just a glimpse.'

A glimpse glimpse on african american history - and race in the country.

Nat pop: stocking books on shelf the owner of prince books says trying to books about racism on shelves is a challenge.

Nat pop: phone ringing her phone wonút stop ringing.

:02 'kept calling for white fragility, how to be an anti-racist, and thatús just two of them of course thereús many.'

1:12 'the owner says before the death of george floyd she had several race related book right here on the shelf.

Right after the protest started they sold out and now they are on backorder.'

:10 'and of course the publishers all ran out and one lady called on the phone and said úbut i have to read the book now!'

The dean of liberal arts at norfolk state university says - people are hungry for history.

ázoomá 1:32 "people ar alerted more than ever to issues that have simmering in our country since 1619."

1:09 'just mercy, thatús been selling thatús a great one.'

2:48 'i feel like with reading and learning we can stay open long enough for some real change.'

Change that future generations can also read about one day.

In norfolk nana- sentuo bonsu news three.

Stories of friendship - midmorning this is the perfect time to stop this morning and listen to a story about a bunny and a duck.

Here's stories with sunny.

The morning sunny and john parker are reading the golden egg by margaret wise brown.

Hellen polk: this is the golden egg book.

Speaker 2: a frog.

Hellen polk: there's a frog and a lot of different things in there, isn't it?

We like this one.

Once, there was a little bunny.

He was all alone.

One day he found an egg.

He could hear something moving inside that egg.

What was it?

Speaker 2: a frog.

Hellen polk: a frog?

Well, maybe it was a little boy.

Speaker 2: no maybe a- hellen polk: maybe it was a bunny.

Speaker 2: or a wolf.

Hellen polk: maybe it was an elephant.

Speaker 2: maybe it was a wolf?

Hellen polk: it could be a wolf.

Maybe it was a mouse.

Speaker 2: it's a boy.

Hellen polk: a boy, yes.

Who could tell what he would find?

And how would a little bunny know?

But there was something inside that egg.

He could hear something moving, so he shook it.

Speaker 2: it's feet.

Hellen polk: then the bunny pushed the egg with his foot, and then he jumped on top of the egg.

And then he climbed a tree, and he threw acorns at it.

He rolled the egg down a hill, but still, it didn't break.

And whatever was in the egg didn't come out.

Speaker 2: out.

Hellen polk: so the bunny threw a rock at the egg.

But because he was only a little bunny, it was a very little rock, and he didn't throw it very hard, and the egg didn't break.

Speaker 2: break.

Hellen polk: pick, pick, pick.

Something was trying to get out of that egg.

Speaker 2: i know was it.

Hellen polk: the bunny sat very still, and he watched through his shing eyes.

Speaker 2: i know what was that.

I know what was that.

Hellen polk: he sat very still, and he listened with his big soft ears.

Pick, pick, pick.

Speaker 2: what is- hellen polk: what is it?

Well, you know what?

Speaker 2: hey, hey, hey.

Hellen polk: then the bunny began to yawn, and he yawned and he yawned.

The egg was very quiet.

Can you show me quiet?

He curled up all sleepy and warm, close to the egg, and he went to sleep.

He went to sleep because he was so sleepy.

And then- speaker 2: it was a duck.

Hellen polk: a duck?

Pick, pick, pick, and peck, peck, peck.

And crackety, crack out jumped a little yellow duck.

"well what is this?"

Sai the little duck when he saw the bunny.

What could this little fur thing be?

Help me out.

Help me out.

What could this little fur thing be?

Speaker 2: i don't know.

Hellen polk: the bunny was very sleepy, so he was still asleep, and he didn't wake up.

"inside the egg, said the duck.

" thought i was all alone in a small, dark world.

Now i find myself alone with a bunny and a big bright world, and the bunny won't wake up."

Speaker 2: the bunny won't wake up.

Hellen polk: all right, so look what the little duck did.

Watch.

So the duck pushed the bunny with his foot.

Speaker 2: he pushed him like that.

Hellen polk: and the duck jumped on top of him and threw a little rock at him and rolled him down a hill.

Speaker 2: you heard that?

Hellen polk: yeah.

And the bunny woke up.

"where is my egg?

Said the bunny, "and where did yo come from?"

Speaker 2: where did you come from?

Hellen polk: "never mind that, said the duck.

"here i am."

So t bunny and the duck were friends, and no one was ever alone again.

Speaker 2: the end.

Hellen polk: and that's the end.

That's right.

Speaker 2: the end.