Category Archives: Picture Books about Animals

Lots More Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi and Ron Barrett

March 13, 2018 by The Picture Book Review

[Review Copy Courtesy of A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book/Atheneum Books for Young Readers] In 1988, Judi and Ron Barret created Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing to help out parents everywhere in answering the universal and boggling question, “Why don’t animals wear clothing?” It’s a very funny book that makes us giggle and provides some solid examples as to why it would be a bad idea for animals to wear clothing. Now in 2018, Judi and Ron Barrett are back with even […]

Categories: 2018, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Belonging, picture books about inclusiveness • Tags: Animals, Children's Books, Clothing, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books

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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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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Hey, Boy by Benjamin Strouse and Illustrated by Jennifer Phelan

September 3, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

Hey, Boy by author Benjamin Strouse and illustrator Jennifer Phelan is a poignant story about a young boy hurrying to grow up so that he can keep a stray dog he found and loves. An especially moving story for anyone who has – or has had – to be apart from someone they love and is waiting to be with them again.

Categories: Children's Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Dogs, Picture Books about Friendship, Picture books about Growing Up • Tags: Benjamin Strouse, Books, Children, Dogs, Friendship, Hey Boy Review, Illustration, Jennifer Phelan, Picture Book, Picture Books, Review

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The Big Bad Fox by Benjamin Renner

September 2, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

[Reviewed from Copy Courtesy of First Second Books] The Big Bad Fox by author, illustrator, and cartoonist Benjamin Renner is hilarious, honest, and a remarkably therapeutic commentary on right and wrong, politicians and politics, real and perceived enemies, struggling with our inner nature, the insanity of love, and the sheer chaos of parenthood. (There’s more, but the previous sentence was getting way too long.) Fox, our anti-hero, is hungry and he wants chicken! Fox breaks into the hen house of […]

Categories: Children's Books, Comic Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Behavior, Picture Books about Being Different, Picture Books about Chickens, Picture Books about Father • Tags: Benjamin Renner, Children, Comic Book, First Second Books, Fox, Graphic novel, Humor, The Big Bad Fox

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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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The Mouse that Cancelled Christmas by Madeleine Cook and Illustrated by Samara Hardy

November 30, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

[Reviewed from copy received courtesy of Oxford University Press] The Mouse that Cancelled Christmas is a happy, hilarious, and light-hearted Christmas tale about Mouse, a self-designated safety inspector, who runs around the forest pointing out every potential hazard to his forest mates. He gets so worked up about every single possible danger that he becomes overwhelmed and decides that Christmas is just too dangerous and simply must be cancelled! Well, that is until he finds out that his friends have […]

Giveaway! Hotel Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins

October 28, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

Thank you to Disney for providing the book for review and a prize pack for the giveaway. Bruce. Man, what a mom. He’s supposed to be hibernating, but instead we find that he’s in Miami with his four adopted geese kids. He might not be happy about it, but he’s doing it like a champ. So when they all come home, back to their super-cozy, super-awesome cave and find that it has been commandeered and turned into a hotel by three […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Adoption, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Bears, Picture Books about Behavior, Picture Books about Resolving Conflict, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Bears, Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, giveaway, Hotel Bruce, Humor, Humorous Children's Books, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, Ryan T. Higgins

One North Star by Phyllis Root and Illustrated by Beckie Prange and Betsy Bowen

October 14, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. One North Star is a striking and awe-inspiring picture book that poetically counts the wonders of Minnesota’s natural beauty and wildlife. It really is an incredible picture book. On first glance, you’ll notice that the illustrations are gorgeous. Then you’ll see that it appears to be a fairly standard counting book and you begin with one moose and take it from there. It isn’t until you sit […]

Categories: Children's Books, Counting Picture Books, Fine Art Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Nature, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Counting, Counting Picture Books, kidlit, Minnesota, Nature, One North Star, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books

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