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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 […]

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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 […]

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STEM Friday: The Humblebee Hunter by Deborah Hopkinson and pictures by Jen Corace

November 9, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Today is STEM Friday and is hosted over at… STEM Friday. I don’t think it is ever really too early to start talking with your children about science, technology, engineering, or math. I especially want to impress upon my son that people who make important discoveries, observations, and contributions to the field of STEM are just that: people. He’s a person and just as capable of making discoveries and observations about our world as they were. So my contribution to […]

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See Inside How Things Work by Conrad Mason and Illustrated by Colin King

November 7, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

See Inside How Things Work by Conrad Mason and Illustrated by Colin King. Ages 4 – 8. 16 pgs. Usborne. September 2009. Nonfiction. The Short: I was so happy when I found this book. It enabled me to sit down with my son and look inside various things to see how they work. It is well illustrated and well labeled so I could deftly answer his, “What’s that?” questions as they came in rapid fire. I purchased this book from […]

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Dog by Matthew Van Fleet and Photographed by Brian Stanton

November 5, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Dog by Matthew Van Fleet and Photographed by Brain Stanton. Ages 2+. Simon & Schuster. Feb 2007. Fiction. 20 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1416941378. $17.99 (On Amazon for $4.00) The Short: This book was my son’s favorite book for over a year. From the time he was 6 months old until he was 18 months old — this was the book he looked at every single morning. We absolutely love this book and HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend it. (Okay, so technically, I’m the one recommending […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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Cat Tale by Michael Hall

The Amazing Hamweenie by Patty Bowman

STEM Friday: The Humblebee Hunter by Deborah Hopkinson and pictures by Jen Corace

See Inside How Things Work by Conrad Mason and Illustrated by Colin King

Dog by Matthew Van Fleet and Photographed by Brian Stanton

Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon by Ute Krause

Bone Dog by Eric Rohmann

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

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