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Because of Thursday by Patricia Polacco

October 13, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. Good things happen to Annie Fetlock on Thursdays.  She met her husband, they got married, her children were born, she and her husband opened a restaurant, and she created her signature dish – Poke Salad- all on various Thursdays.  For a long time, Annie’s life was very, very good. Then on a far-off Monday, Annie’s husband passes away.  And, understandably, it is very hard for her. She […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Cooking, Picture Books about Pets, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Because of Thursday, Book Review, Cats, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, kidlit, Patricia Polacco, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, Restaurants

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The Dinner That Cooked Itself by J.C. Hysu and Kenard Pak

February 10, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.  No other compensation was received.] Everything about The Dinner That Cooked Itself  is delicious!  The story, the spellbinding illustrations, and its sweetly surprising ending are elegant and magical. The Dinner That Cooked Itself whisks you off to Ancient China and introduces you to concepts such as the five elements, Chinese animal archetypes, and identifying written Chinese characters.  Illustrated in predominantly browns, greens, and black tones with blue hues reserved for a magnificently magical […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Ancient China, Picture Books about Cooking, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Chinese, flying eye books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, J. C. Hsyu, Kenard Pak, kidlit, Mandarin Vocabulary, Picture Books, The Dinner That Cooked Itself

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Beware, Beware of the Big Bad Bear! by Dianne de Las Casas and Illustrated by Marita Gentry

November 17, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

                                      Beware, Beware of the Big Bad Bear is a retelling of a traditional Appalachian folktale and what a retelling it is!  Maw Maw would like to make some biscuits but she is out of baking soda.  Each member of the family goes out to the store to get the baking soda, and despite the warning to “Beware, beware of the big […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Cooking, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Beware of the Big Bad Bear, Biscuits, Book Review, Children's Books, Cooking, Dianne de Las Casas, folktale, kidlit, Marita Gentry, Picture Book Month, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books

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