Category Archives: Picture Books about Animals

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

Daredevil Duck by Charlie Alder

May 12, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Daredevil Duck desperately wants to be brave, but holy moley can it be hard! Some things are too dark, too fluttery, too wet, and too high — and those things can really make it hard for a little duck to be brave. To make things harder, there is the loud, obnoxious gang waiting on the sidelines to taunt and tease him — and dub him “Scaredy Duck”. […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Bravery, Picture Books about Ducks, Picture Books about Friendship, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Charlie Alder, Children's Books, Daredevil Duck, Ducks, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Picture Books

Beastly Verse by JooHee Yoon

May 5, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Beastly Verse is a mischievously beautiful work of art. This book of 16 poems is simultaneously gorgeous, thrilling, and very funny. It presents a wide range of delightful poetry from the very familiar “The Tiger” by William Blake and “The Crocodile” by Lewis Carroll to poems that I’m thrilled to be introduced to such as “Eletelephony” by Laura E. Richards and “The Friendly Hen” by […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Poetry Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Beastly Verse, Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Joohee Yoon, kidlit, Picture Books, Poetry

Danny by Yann & Gwendal Le Bec

March 27, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] If you’re into smart, subversive, and satirical humor — this is the book for you! While getting his teeth cleaned by two gossipy, kibitzing cleaner fish, Danny is aghast that they think he has a lisp! Instead of saying to himself, “They’re random fish, what the fiddle diddle do they know?” and moving on with his life, he runs to his friend Steve the snake. […]

Categories: Cautionary Tales, Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Dentists, Picture Books about Hippopotamuses, Recommended Picture Books, Suggested Piece for Forensics Storytelling • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Danny, Dentistry, Gwendal Le Bec, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Picture Books, Yann Le Bec

Dogs Rule, Nonchalantly by Mark Ulriksen

February 1, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Dogs Rule, Nonchalantly is an easy book to love. Over the course of 140 pages and 67 paintings of dogs, Mark Ulriksen, author and illustrator, tells us about the dogs in his life and dogs in general. It’s beautiful, it makes you laugh, and it makes you take a moment to be grateful for all of the wonderful dogs in the world that love […]

Categories: Fine Art Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Dogs, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Art, Book Review, Children's Books, Dogs, Dogs Rule Nonchalantly, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Mark Ulriksen, Picture Books, Picture books about Dogs

Doctor White by Jane Goodall and Illustrated by Julie Litty

December 2, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

At the library last week, just as the baby started breaking down, my son grabbed this book off the shelf and asked if we could take it home with us. Considering my rule is to always say “yes to books” when we go to the library, I obliged and packed it into our already overstuffed library bag. I didn’t even look at the cover — it’s a picture book after all — there’s no harm in saying yes. This book […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Dogs, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Dogs, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Jane Goodall, Julie Litty, kidlit, pet-assisted therapy, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books

Fine Life for a Country Mouse — A Fable by Aesop Retold and Illustrated by Susan Detwiler

December 1, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author. No other compensation was received.] Oliver, that city mouse! He thinks he’s so fancy and sophisticated! He thinks his city life is so much better than his cousin Tillie’s simple country living. This is the thanks Tillie gets for being so sweet and inviting him to come visit her. Olivier is about as much fun as a […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Mice, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Aesop, Book Review, Children's Books, Fine Life for a Country Mouse, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Picture Books, Susan Detwiler

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

Perfect Picture Book Friday: Calamity Chick! by Olivier Toppin and Serge Rosenzweig

November 14, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author. No other compensation was received.] Calamity Chick is a magical and staggeringly beautiful picture book. It transports you to a joyous and colorful world with unique and wonderful characters. The story is simultaneously endearing and deeply philosophical. The images are intricately detailed and stunningly gorgeous — an abounding feast for the eyes. Title: Calamity Chick Moves Away! Photography: Olivier Toppin Art Direction: Serge Rosenzweig PLM-Digital, 2014, Fiction ISBN: 978-1495328480. Suitable For Ages: Everyone! Themes/Topics: […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Chickens, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Calamity Chick, Children's Books, French, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Olivier Toppin, Photography, Picture Books, Serge Rosenzweig

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