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Harriet Gets Carried Away by Jessie Sima

March 15, 2018 by The Picture Book Review

[Reviewed from Copy Courtesy of Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers] Harriet Gets Carried Away is a wonderful and adventurous story about Harriet and her amazing imagination — or possibly about Harriet and her real and incredible journey to Antarctica (it depends on what you think really happened). Either way, this story, with its enchanting illustrations, adorable characters, and fantastic blending of reality and fantasy, makes for a wonderful read with children. It playfully and effortlessly elicits amazing conversations […]

Categories: 2018, Diverse Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Penguins • Tags: Book Review, Books, Children's Books, kidlit, Penguins, Picture Book, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books

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Most People by Michael Leannah and Illustrated by Jennifer E. Morris

September 26, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

[Reviewed from Copy Courtesy of Tillbury House Publishers] Most People is a picture book that gives the gift of perspective and reassurance. This picture book, with its beautifully illustrated friendly faces and thoughtful portraits of people, is here to help calm the anxious and reaffirm the hopeful. It’s a picture book that impresses upon us that most people want to be good, do the right thing, and that they want to see you happy, too. “Most People love to smile. Most […]

Categories: Children's Books, Diverse Picture Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Behavior, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Books, Children's Books, Children's literature, kidlit, Picture Books

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Chee-Kee: A Panda in Bearland by Sujean Rim

September 6, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

[Reviewed from Copy Courtesy of Little, Brown Young Readers] No matter who you are, now is a fantastic and important time to read Chee-Kee: A Panda in Bearland.  It is a wonderful, disarming, and charming book for everyone who has ever felt like they didn’t belong and an even better book for those who have never moved, never felt on the outside, and do not often (or ever) interact with those who have.  Those who have felt or still feel […]

Categories: Children's Books, Diverse Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Bears, Picture Books about Being Different, Picture Books about Belonging, Picture Books about Finding Friends, Picture books about Immigrating, Picture Books about Panda Bears, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Art, Bears, Chee-Kee: A Panda in Bearland, Children's literature, Immigration, Panda Bears, Picture Books, Picture Books about Immigration, Recommended Picture Books, Sujean Rim

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The Tinyville Town Series by Brian Biggs

September 4, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

In Tinyville Town Gets to Work! author and illustrator Brian Biggs gives us a charming and warm introduction to a wonderful world full of diverse, hardworking, smiling, and capable individuals.

Categories: Board books, Children's Books, Diverse Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Careers, Picture Books about Community, Picture Books about Construction, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Picture Books with Great Characters • Tags: Brian Biggs, Children, Illustration, Picture Book, Picture Books, Review, Tinyville Town

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