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Monthly Archives: May 2013

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: Roasted Peanuts by Tim Egan

May 10, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

 Roasted Peanuts by Tim Egan Ages 4 – 8 (2.5-year-old son adores it). Houghton Mifflin Books for Children. April 2006. Fiction. 32 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0618337187.  $16.00.  (Available used for $.01) At a Glance: This is a wonderful story about two friends who take a less-than-happy situation and turn it into a fantastic one.  We highly, highly, highly recommend this book. Summary:   Sam and Jackson are great friends and they love baseball more than anything else. When they are old enough they try out […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Book, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, kids picture book, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Picture Books, Roasted Peanuts, Tim Egan

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Bella Saves the Beach by Nancy Stewart and Illustrated by Samantha Bell

May 7, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Bella Saves the Beach by Nancy Stewart and Illustrated by Samantha Bell. Ages 4 – 8. 24 pages. Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.  Feb 2013. ISBN-13: 978-1616333713 Fiction. $11.95.  Paperback. Summary: Bella loves living at the beach.  She becomes increasingly upset about all the trash on the beach.  She tries to find others to help her, but no one is either available or interested.  Bella realizes that if she wants the beach cleaned up, then she is going to be the one to do […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Bella Saves the Beach, Book Review, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Kids Picture Books, Nancy Stewart, Picture Book, Read Aloud, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, Samantha Bell, The Children's Bookshelf

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Our Favorite (Fiction) Penguin Picture Books

May 1, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

This past Thursday (4/25/13) was World Penguin Day.  So I went to the library and checked out as many picture books I could find with penguins in them. Here are our favorite fiction penguin picture books (so far!). Baby Penguins Everywhere! by Melissa Guion Cute and active baby penguins + having a moment to yourself = enjoying baby penguins even more!  Such a good book!    My full review is here. ___________________________

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved, Uncategorized • Tags: A Penguin Story, All by Myself!, Antoinette Portis, Audrey Wood, Émile Jadoul, Baby Penguins Everywhere, David Small, Dieter Wiesmuller, Don't Be Afraid, Edel Rodriguez, Flight of the Dodo, Helen Lester, Jane Chapman, Judith Rossell, Karma Wilson, Little Penguin's Tale, Little Pip, Liz Pichon, Lost and Found, Lynn Munsinger, Melissa Guion, Oliver, Oliver Jeffers, One Cool Friend, Penguin, Penguin and Pinecone, Penguins, Peter Brown, Picture Book, Salina Yoon, Sergio Saves the Game, Tacky in Trouble, The Adventures of Marco and Polo, Toni Buzzeo, turtle's Penguin Day, Valeri Gorbachev

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