Category Archives: Kidlit

A Mischievous and Enchanting Tale: The Grotlyn by Benji Davies

September 19, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

[Reviewed from Copy Courtesy of HarperCollins Children’s Books] From the extraordinary artist and storyteller Benji Davies comes a divinely illustrated and expertly plotted picture book that is thrilling and fun. Told in a lyrical and haunting tone, the first read through is spooky and mysterious and holds readers in complete suspense as they wonder what on earth is the Grotlyn? Where is it going? And what is it going to do next? The ending has a light-hearted and mischievous flair […]

Categories: Children's Books, Halloween Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Bravery, Picture Books about Underwear, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books, Spooky Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Books, Children's Books, Children's literature, kidlit, Picture Books

Thrills! Chills! and Giggles for All! — Creepy Pair of Underwear! Written by Aaron Reynolds and Illustrated by Peter Brown

September 18, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

[Reviewed from Copy Courtesy of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers] From the creators of Creepy Carrots!, comes Creepy Pair of Underwear!, a hilarious and exciting picture book that delivers the perfect amount of thrills and giggles for all. In Creepy Carrots!, we last saw our hero, Jasper, victorious in protecting himself from stalker carrots. Now, in Creepy Pair of Underwear!, Jasper is back and this time he needs new underwear! Jasper and his loving mother head to the store to get them. […]

Categories: Children's Books, Halloween Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Bravery, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Picture Books about Rabbits, Picture Books about Underwear, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books, Spooky Picture Books • Tags: Children's Books, Children's literature, kidlit, Picture Books

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For Those that Seek Answers to Quixotic Questions: The Antlered Ship by Dashka Slater and Illustrated by The Fan Brothers

September 13, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

The Antlered Ship, with its elegant, intricate, and bewitching illustrations, is an extraordinary and inspiring picture book. Slaters’ precise and sensitive storytelling paired with The Fan Brother’s spellbinding and breathtaking artwork gives us a completely captivating experience.

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Magical Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Friendship, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: 2017, Children's Books, Children's literature, Picture Books

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Circle, Triangle, Elephant! A Book of Shapes & Surprises by Kenji Oikawa and Mayuko Takeuchi

September 12, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

Before and After is excellent in every way. It playfully and creatively explores the concept of before and after while ingeniously utilizing the advantages of the board book format. Before and After is engaging, delightful, surprising, inclusive, and laugh out loud funny.

Categories: Board books, Board Books about Shapes, Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Board books, Children's Books, Circle Triangle Elephant, Humor, Kenji Oikawa, Mayuko Takeuchi, Picture Book, Picture Books

Dalmatian in a Digger by Rebecca Elliott

September 5, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

Here’s a picture book that is pure fun. Animals + Beautifully Illustrated Construction Scenes + Onomatopoeia = An Easy Book to Love. Different animals work together using various construction vehicles to build something very special for a small dalmatian.

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Construction, Picture Books about Dogs, Picture Books about Machines, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Capstone Young Readers, Children, Children's Books, Children's literature, Children's Picture Books, Construction, Construction Picture Books, Dalmatian in a Digger, Dogs, Picture Book, Picture Books, Rebecca Elliot, UK

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Before & After by Jean Jullien

August 31, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

Categories: Before and After Picture Books, Board books, Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Art, Books, Children, Children's Books, Humor, Illustration, Jean Jullien, Phaidon Press, Picture Book, Picture Books, Recommended

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Giveaway! Feminist Baby by Loryn Brantz

April 21, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

[Prize pack and review copy provided by Disney Hyperion]: Feminist Baby with her cute pink (and sometimes blue) bow and large, adorable eyes is not to be trifled with. She is her own baby and fully intends to express herself in all her baby-ness and beyond. Told in a sassy and lighthearted tone, Feminist Baby offers giggles and laughs and ends on an uplifting and determined note that this baby will be whatever she wants to be. Feminist Baby is […]

Categories: Board books, Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Babies, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Feminist Baby, kidlit, Loryn Brantz, Picture Book, Picture Books

The Nutcracker Illustrated by Valeria Docampo and Based on the New York City Ballet production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

December 18, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

[Reviewed from copy received courtesy of Simon & Schuster] For those of us who wish we could go to the ballet and see The Nutcracker every night, here is the book we’ve been waiting for. From celebrated and prolific illustrator, Valeria Docampo, comes a picture book of The Nutcracker that is based on the ballet that is based on the original story by E. T. A. Hoffman. (If you’re curious about the original story, you can read it online.) There appears […]

Categories: Ballet picture books, Children's Books, Christmas Picture Books, Fine Art Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture books about Christmas, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Ballet, Ballet picture books, Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, George Balanchine, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, The New York City Ballet, The Nutcracker, Valeria Docampo

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Max the Flying Sausage Dog: Book Three A Scary Tail by John O’Driscoll and Richard Kelley and Illustrated by Arthur Robins

December 6, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

[Reviewed from copy received courtesy of Words in the Works] Max the Flying Sausage Dog is one of our absolute favorite book series. The subject, the humor, the prose, and illustrations are so perfectly and expertly done and so completely inline with our family’s sense of humor that we’re all enamored with books one, two, and now three. The hardest my eldest son has ever laughed was when we read the first book of Max the Flying Sausage Dog. He […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture books about Bullies, Picture Books about Dogs, Picture Books about Flying Dogs, Picture Books about Friendship, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Picture Books about Pets, Picture Books about Resolving Conflict, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Arthur Robins, Book Review, Bullies, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Dogs, Flying Dogs, Funny picture books, Humor, John O'Driscoll, kidlit, Max the Flying Sausage Dog, Nanobots, Picture Book, Picture Books, Picture books about Dogs, Read Aloud, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, Richard Kelley

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