Category Archives: Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles

Mr. Particular: The World’s Choosiest Champion! by Jason Kirschner

June 6, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Mr. Particular: The World’s Choosiest Champion is a fabulously action-packed graphic-novel styled picture book with retro-esq illustrations. It is an entertaining and delightful plea for people everywhere to examine their particularities, keep what’s helpful and discard what isn’t. It has a great message of how we should balance improving ourselves with being true to ourselves. If you do, you might just find that your real super powers […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Being Different, Picture Books about Belonging, Picture Books about Bravery, Picture Books about Friendship, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Picture Books about Resolving Conflict, Picture books about Superheros, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Humorous Children's Books, Jason Kirschner, kidlit, Kids Picture Books, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Picture Books, Superheros

Hudson in Provence by Jackie Clark Mancuso

June 3, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Hudson in Provence is a beautiful and fun picture book told in a series of bucolic gouache paintings of a most endearing little dog’s visit to Provence. Each painting is striking, charming, and utterly absorbing. Hudson (a most endearing little dog) and his maman are heading on a vacation to Provence! How exciting! They even get to take the super fast TGV train! They stay in a gorgeous […]

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The Little Boy Who Lost His Name by David Cadji-Newby and Pedro Serapicos

May 20, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] What happens when a BBC comedy writer (and novelist!) and an immensely creative and talented illustrator (and lots of friends) get together to revolutionize the personalized picture book genre? You get to have a fantastic time reading a sublimely illustrated wild adventure starring your child. (It really is amazing — even the copyright infringement warning is magical.) You can read the rest of my review, or just go to https://www.lostmy.name/en-US/books/lostmyname to see […]

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Scru, The Adventures of a Wooden Button by Tracey Waters and Illustrated by Sara Pezzani

May 13, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Scru, The Adventures of a Wooden Button is a beauty of a picture book. The elegance, sophistication, and charm of the story and illustrations is stunning and breath of fresh air. It is, in and of itself, a work of art and a gift to both children and the adults who read it with them. Scru is, as the title says, a wooden button. He’s absolutely had […]

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Hector’s Shell by Thomas Radcliffe

April 27, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Hector’s Shell is an endearing and charmingly illustrated story about grit, determination, and resourcefulness. One day Hector comes back to his spot on the beach after a successful day of snorkeling only to find that his shell is missing. Uh oh. That’s not good. But his reaction is admirable. He first thinks ahead to what his parents would say. “Where did you have it last? Have you […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Picture Books about Turtles • Tags: Children's Books, Grit, Hector's Shell, Humorous Children's Books, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Thomas Radcliff

Meh by Deborah Malcolm

April 20, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Meh is an engaging and engrossing picture book about a young man’s experience overcoming depression. This young man is enjoying his life when one day, for no particular reason, a blob grabs him and drags him down into an abandoned dark and misty swamp. He looks down and sees ghost-white paw prints that lead him to a friendly-looking feline waiting for him in a tree. Together they leave […]

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