Bubble Wrap Girl does a great job with the wish to protect our kids and runs with it in the best of ways.
Categories: Picture Books, Picture Books about Bravery, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles • Tags: bubble wrap, Children's Books, Picture Book, Picture Books
Toni Buzzeo author of many, many excellent picture books was kind enough to talk to me about her new book When Sue Found Sue and a bit about writing in general. I’m thrilled and so grateful she was able to take some time and answer my questions. I hope you enjoy!
Categories: 2019, Biography, Nonfiction, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Careers, Picture Books about Women • Tags: Interview, paleontologist, Picture Book, Picture Books, sue hendrickson, women
In What Are You Doing, Benny? author Cary Fagan and artist Kady MacDonald Denton join together to tell the story of two brothers, their power dynamics, why NO is a limiting word, and why YES is such a better word to use instead.
Categories: 2019, Canada, Picture Books about Behavior, Picture Books about Siblings • Tags: Canada, Picture Book, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, siblings
POP-UP Shakespeare contains an incredible amount of information and tons of interesting facts. Our authors have a great sense of humor, respect, and irreverence for Shakespeare. It’s a non-fiction book completely, but the guys are not afraid to give their opinion — and I love it all.
Categories: Biography, Humor, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, pop-up picture book, Shakespeare • Tags: Picture Book, Picture Books, Shakespeare, theater
The Cook and the King pokes fun at itself, at people, at authority, at the excuses we make, at how the obvious thing can be so hard to see, and how we so easily give others credit for things we do ourselves — but that’s all secondary. The first and foremost agenda of this book is to have fun with language, to show us gorgeous illustrations, to make us laugh, and to enjoy the magnificence that is the picture book medium.
Categories: 2019, Fantastic Read Alouds, Picture Books about Cooks, Picture Books about Kings • Tags: Picture Book, Picture Books, Recommended Forensics Piece for Storytelling
I truly cannot recommend I AM HERMES! highly enough. The energy, the pacing, the illustrations, the twists and surprises, the length of the book, that it’s told from Hermes’ perspective, the graphic-novel-in-a-picture-book format, the fact that it is completely hilarious, and how much you learn when reading it — is all brilliant.
Categories: 2019, Humor, Picture Books, Picture Books about Greek Mythology • Tags: Books, greek myths, myths, Picture Book, Picture Books
In Trees: A Rooted History, the illustrations on each page are so carefully and delicately crafted that they give us a transcendent-like visual experience that evokes a sense of wonder and awe.
I’m deeply impressed with how this book uses the picture book format to translate the beauty and magnificence of trees in such a way that gives us a new perspective and new appreciation. The art deftly indulges our eyes and focuses our attention on how incredible trees are.
Categories: 2019, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Nonfiction Picture Books, Nonfiction Picture Books about Trees, Picture Books, Picture Books about Nature • Tags: Nonfiction, Picture Books, Polish, trees
In Animal Noses, readers will enjoy the large, clear, and enchanting photographs of a wide range of animals and the interesting facts about animal noses and their sense of smell that are placed alongside them. Engaging questions are dotted between facts that have children looking, guessing, and excitedly calling out what they think the answer might be.
Categories: 2019, Nonfiction, Nonfiction Picture Books, Nonfiction Picture Books about Animals • Tags: animal noses, Animals, Books, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Picture Books
Like a deep breath, this book is short but puts you in the right frame of mind by gently reminding its readers that they, and the skin that envelopes them, are truly beautiful.
Categories: Picture Books, Picture Books about Beauty, Picture Books about Self-Acceptance, Picture Books about Skin tone • Tags: beauty, Picture Book, Picture Books, self-acceptance
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