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Nighttime Ninja by Barbara DaCosta and Illustrated by Ed Young

December 5, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Nighttime Ninja.  By Barbara DaCosta.  Illustrated by Ed Young. Little, Brown and Company. Sept. 2012. 32 pages. Tr. $16.99. ISBN-13: 978-0316203845 The Short:  This book is beautiful and it surprised me with its humor.  My son loved this book and had me read it to him over and over again.  My son has since started quoting the book and yesterday before bed he reenacted a bit of it.  I’ve always wanted a ninja in the family, so I’m thrilled.  We highly […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Barbara DaCosta, Beautiful Books, Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Ed Young, Highly Recommended Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Nighttime Ninja, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books

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A Ball For Daisy by Chris Raschka

December 3, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

A Ball For Daisy.  by Chris Raschka. All ages. Schwartz & Wade Books.  34 pages. May 2011. ISBN: 978-0-375-85861-1 $16.99. Fiction.

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: A Ball For Daisy, Beautiful Books, Book Review, Caldecott Medal, Children's Books, Children's literature, Children's Picture Books, Chris Raschka, Highly Recommended Books, kidlit, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books

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Cat Tale by Michael Hall

December 3, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Cat Tale. by Michael Hall. All ages. Greenwillow Books. August 2012. 40 pages. ISBN: 978-0061915161 $16.99 The Short:  This is a beautiful book about three cats effectively demonstrating how bizarre the English language can be.  The illustrations are carefully done and they made me slow down and take a long look at each page.  It’s a great book and I enjoyed reading it to my son.  We recommend it! The Long:  Oh, homophones!  I could go on and on about how […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Cat Tale, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Books, kidlit, Michael Hall, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books

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The Amazing Hamweenie by Patty Bowman

November 29, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

The Short:  Hamweenie, an indoor city cat, dreams of being famous and adored by children.  However, he must bide his time until he can escape his current fate. The illustrations and story line are imaginative and humorous.  The illustrations are done in pen and ink and watercolors on watercolor paper.   I love reading this book to my son.  He’s asked for me to read this book to him several times.  He is now able to finish some of the […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Beautiful Books, Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Books, kidlit, Patty Bowman, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, The Amazing Hamweenie

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Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon by Ute Krause

October 30, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon by Ute Krause. I think I almost have this one memorized.  We’ve been reading this book everyday for the past nine weeks.  I’m going to go ahead and call it an “instant classic.”  It is certainly loved at our house. My 26 month old son will consistently pull this book off the shelf and ask me to read it to him.  He has large portions of this book memorized and I can stop most […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Book Review, kidlit, Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, Ute Krause

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Bone Dog by Eric Rohmann

October 30, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Bone Dog by Eric Rohmann. This is a very sweet and very sad book.  Getting through this book the first time was a challenge, but after about the fourth or fifth time I was able to read it without getting choked up. This is about Ella and Gus.  Ella is Gus’s dog and one night under a full moon she tells Gus that she’s an old dog and will not be around much longer, but that she will always be […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Bone Dog, Eric Rohmann, Halloween, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books

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Hampire! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and Illustrated by Howard Fine

October 30, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Hampire! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and Illustrated by Howard Fine. Summary: This is a very well-written book about animals on a farm that are afraid of the Hampire.  The farm animals believe that there is a blood-sucking pig that is out to get them at night but find out that it isn’t blood, but jelly doughnuts that the Hampire loves.  It ends with all of the farm animals enjoying a midnight snack and toasting their new friend.  It’s sweet and spooky […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Hampire, Howard Fine, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

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Billy and Milly Short and Silly by Eve B. Feldman and Illustrated by Tuesday Mourning

October 30, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Billy & Milly Short & Silly by Eve B. Feldman and Illustrated by Tuesday Mourning. My son LOVES this book.  It is a simple and fun book.  This book has an illustration along with a word.  For example, there is an illustration of a boy packing a pinata with candy and above the illustration is the word, “pack.”  For each two pages of the book, the illustrations are related and all of the words rhyme.  It is put together very well. […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Billy and Milly Short and Silly, Eve B. Feldman, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Tuesday Mourning

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Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff

October 23, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff. This book has been nominated for a Cybils as well.  In our house, it has been awarded the most quoted picture book of late.  It is also in the running for the most reread picture book of October 2012. This is another random off the shelf library grab. This is a simple book about a baby bear asking his mama questions.  The mother then answers her cub.  All of the answers are followed […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Armchair Cybils, Ashley Wolff, Baby Bear Sees Blue, Book Review, Cybils Nominated, kidlit, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books

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