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Music Is… by Brandon Stosuy and Illustrated by Amy Martin

October 17, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. Music Is… is a gorgeous board book told in opposites that celebrates a wide variety of musical concepts, instruments, and the people that enjoy them. Beautifully contrasted bright images of people with headphones, bass drums, pots and pans, harps, tambourines, french horns, cassette tapes, records, tubas, banjos, guitars, electric and upright pianos, harpsichords, and cymbals all introduce and reinforce musical concepts while adroitly teaching basic opposites of […]

Categories: Board books, Children's Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Music, Picture Books about Opposites, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Board books, Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, kidlit, music, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books

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I Dissent – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark Written by Debbie Levy and Illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley

October 10, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. While I Dissent may look a biography picture book about the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to any adult passing by, it apparently sends out a secret signal to children that it is actually a superhero book.  Don’t feel bad if you miss the signal.  It’s on a very unique and subtle frequency.   There are no lasers, no Star Wars, no Minecraft anything, no construction vehicles, […]

Categories: Biography, Children's Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Bravery, Picture Books about Careers, Picture Books about Law, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Picture Books about Politics, Picture books about Superheros, Picture Books about Women, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Beautiful Books, Biography Picture Book, Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Books, I Dissent, kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Book, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court

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Please Be Nice to Sharks by Matt Weiss with Photos by Matt Weiss & Daniel Botelho

July 19, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. When I was a child, sharks were bad, scary monsters that we should fear.  We watched Jaws I, II, and III and, in general, it seemed that their deaths were not something for us to mourn.  I’ve grown up and have learned that no, they’re not the scary monsters the movies (or well-meaning, but understandably overprotective parents) have portrayed them as. But it wasn’t until I sat […]

Categories: Children's Books, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Sharks • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Daniel Botelho, Highly Recommended Books, kidlit, Matt Weiss, Picture Book, Picture Books, Please Be Nice to Sharks, Read Aloud, Recommended Picture Books

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Mechanical Marvels (Record Breakers) by Jonathan Litton and Illustrated by Tom Connell and Ian Jackson

May 21, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] I had no idea that the Hughes Helicopter can fly over 1,860 miles on a single tank of fuel. I was surprised to learn that there are 500,000 pieces of junk currently floating in space. And I was even more surprised to learn that CAT Scans and MRIs were originally developed by NASA through their attempts to photograph the surface of the moon. I have learned more about […]

Categories: Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Machines • Tags: Ian Jackson, Jonathan Litton, Little Bee Books, Machines, Mechanical Marvels, Mechanics, Nonfiction Picture Books, Tom Connell

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In the Forbidden City (We All Live in the Forbidden City) by Chiu Kwong-chiu and Translated by Ben Wang

December 16, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.  No other compensation was received.] In the Forbidden City is an incredible book combining beautiful spreads of architecture, fun cartoons, history, and culture. I’m impressed with how well it balances a depth of factual information that rivals a college course and yet delights my four-year-old son with the playful cartoon cats, tourists, emperors, and more. At first it may seem to be an intimidating or dense read because the […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about China, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Ben Wang, Book Review, Children's Books, China Institute, Chiu Kwong-chiu, Design and Cultural Studies Workshop, Highly Recommended Picture Books, In the Forbidden City, kidlit, Nancy S. Steinhardt, Picture Books

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There’s a Bug in My Blossom by J.C. Donaho

December 5, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author.  No other compensation was received.] With its gorgeous and brightly colored photographs of bees, spiders, lizards, squirrels, grasshoppers, ladybugs, and loaded with interesting information, this book dazzles, entertains, and educates.  (Did you know that a praying mantis has a single ear that is located on its belly?  I had no idea!)There’s a Bug in My Blossom is one of the first picture books that I can read to both […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Nature, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Insects, J.C. Donaho, kidlit, Macro photography, Nature, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, There's a Bug in My Blossom

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Letters of the West by Michelle E. Walch and John Maddin and Illustrated by John Maddin

November 19, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.  No other compensation was received.] Learn the English and Latin names of plants and animals in this alphabet book filled with gorgeous and accessibly sophisticated scratchboard illustrations.  This picture book is a beautiful tribute to our natural world and our alphabet.  The scratchboard illustrations are black and white with one to two colors highlighting each image.  The effect is profound — making it a perfect picture book for those wanting […]

Categories: Alphabet Picture Books, Children's Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Alphabet Book, Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, John Maddin, kidlit, Letters of the West, Michelle E. Walch, Nature, Picture Books, Scratchboard

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Tracks Count: A Guide to Counting Animal Prints by Steve Engel and Illustrated by Alexander M. Petersen

October 27, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

First off, I’m so impressed with this book that I nominated it for a Cybils Award.   On to the book:  Do you know how many toes a rhinoceros has?  What does the footprint of a rhinoceros even look like?  How many toes does a wolf have?  What does a coatimundi look like?  Can you identify the tracks of a tapir?  This beautifully charcoal-sketched picture book teaches counting, addition, how to identify animal prints, and the parts of an animal track. […]

Categories: Children's Books, Counting Picture Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Nature, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Alexander Petersen, Animal Prints, Book Review, Children's Books, Counting, Craigmore Creations, Cybils Nominated, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Steve Engel, Tracks Count

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Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley with Drawings by Brian Selznick

April 17, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley with Drawings by Brian Selznick.  Ages 4 – 8.  Scholastic Press.  October 2001.  48 pages.  ISBN-13: 978-0439114943. Nonfiction. $17.99 (But many used copies for $0.01 on Amazon.)

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Barbara Kerley, Beautiful Books, Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, Book Review, Brian Selznick, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins: An Illuminating History of Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins Artist and Lecturer

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