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Let’s Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas

April 18, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Let’s Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas.  Ages 3+.  Beach Lane Books.  Sept 2012.  4 pages.  ISBN-13: 978-1442442764. Fiction. $12.99

Categories: Children's Books, Kid Lit Blog Hop, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Beach Lane Books, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Humorous Children's Books, Jan Thomas, kid lit, Let's Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Read this book again and again

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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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Yuko-Chan and the Daruma Doll by Sunny Seki

April 16, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Yuko-chan and the Daruma Doll: The Adventures of a Blind Japanese Girl Who Saves Her Village by Sunny Seki Ages 4 – 8 (One of my 2.5-year-old son’s favorites).  Tuttle Publishing.  March 2010.  ISBN-13: 978-4805311875 Fiction. $15.95.

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Bilingual Picture Book, Book Review, Children's Picture Books, Daruma Dolls, English, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Japanese, kidlit, Picture Book, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, Sunny Seki, Takasaki Spring Festival, Yuko-Chan and the Daruma Doll

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Fancy Nancy The Musical: Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording by Susan DiLallo and Danny Abosch

April 16, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Fancy Nancy The Musical:  Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording. Book and Lyrics by Susan DiLallo.  Music and Lyrics by Danny Abosch.  Ages 4 – 8 (2.5 year old son loves it).  Ghostlight Records.  April 2013.  Run time: Approx. 35 mins.  ASIN: B00BRKZ0QQ Fiction. $17.99

Categories: Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Danny Abosch, Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet, Fancy Nancy The Musical, Highly Recommended, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Jane O'Connor, kidlit, Picture Books, Robin Preiss Glasser, Susan DiLallo

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Three Perfect Peaches by Cynthia DeFelice and Mary DeMarsh, Pictures by Irene Trivas

April 12, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Three Perfect Peaches A French Folktale retold by The Wild Washerwoman Storytellers by Cynthia DeFelice & Mary DeMarsh Pictures by Irene Trivas. Ages 4+ (2.5-year-old son loves it). Orchard Books. March 1995. Fiction. 32 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0531068724. No longer in print but several used copies are available for $0.01.

Categories: Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Book Review, Children's Picture Books, Cynthia DeFelice, Fairy Tales, Highly Recommended Books, Humorous Children's Books, Irene Trivas, kidlit, Mary DeMarsh, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, Three Perfect Peaches

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/08/13

April 8, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading?  is a fantastic meme hosted over at Teach Mentor Texts.  Here they have a lot of great children’s book recommendations — and lots of picture book recommendations, too.  Please go check them out and link up with them to share what you’ve been reading. I have managed to max out both library cards this week.  We’ve been reading a lot and enjoying so many wonderful books.  Here’s a list, in no particular order, of some […]

Categories: Children's Books, It's Monday! What Are You Reading?, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: 1 2 I Love You, 13 Words, Albert Saavedra, Andrew Drew and Drew, Barney Saltzberg, Boxes for Katje, Brian Rock, Candace Fleming, Carole P. Roman, Cynthia DeFelice, Fair Brown and Trembling, Fancy Nancy: Splendid Speller, hello! hello!, Inside the Books: Readers and Libraries Around the World, Irene Trivas, Jane O'Connor, Jude Daly, Lemony Snicket, Maira Kalman, Mary Brugioni, Mary DeMarsh, Matthew Cordell, Popper Possum and the Giant Rats, Robin Preiss Glasser, Sherry Rogers, Stacey Dressen-McQueen, Stuck in the Doldrums, The Deductive Detective, Three Perfect Peaches, Toni Buzzeo

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Author Interview and Review: The Deductive Detective by Brian Rock and Illustrated by Sherry Rogers

April 7, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

The Deductive Detective by Brian Rock and Illustrated by Sherry Rogers.  Ages 4 – 8 (2.5 year old son loves it).  Sylvan Dell Publishing.  March 2013.  32 pages.  ISBN-13: 978-1607186137. Fiction. $17.95 (On Amazon for $14.00)

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Author Interview, Book Review, Brian Rock, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Picture Book, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, Sherry Rogers, Sylvan Dell Publishing, The Deductive Detective

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Favorite Picture Books About Construction Vehicles and Sites

April 2, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

My little guy LOVES all things construction.  Before I had a son — getting stuck in traffic due to roadwork was a real drag.  Now, it is so exciting because he’s yelling and pointing out all the different vehicles.  It really makes his day.  Here are some picture books about construction vehicles and sites that he loves and that I and my husband enjoy reading to him.

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Angela Royston, Anna Grossnickle Hines, Big Work Machines, Brian Lovelock, Brianna Caplan Sayres, Christian Slade, Construction, Dave Hopkins, Demolition, Diggers and Dump Trucks, Favorite Picture Books About Construction Vehicles and Sites, Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site, I Am a Backhoe, Jane Cradock-Watson, Katy and the Big Snow, kidlit, Machines Go to Work, Machines Go to Work in the City, Mike Lowery, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, My Big Truck Book, Patricia Relf, Read Aloud, Read this book again and again, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Roger Priddy, Sally Sutton, Sherri Duskey Rinker, Steve Light, Ted Taylor, Tim Ridley, Tom LaPadula, Top Picture Books Construction, Trucks Go, Virginia Lee Burton, What Can a Crane Pick Up?, Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?, William Low

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I’d Rather Be Riding My Bike by Eric Pinder and Illustrated by John Cardinal

April 1, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

I’d Rather Be Riding My Bike by Eric Pinder and Illustrated by John Cardinal.  Ages 3 – 6 (2.5 year old son loved it).  Evolved Publishing, LLC.  February 2013.  42 pages.  ISBN-13: 978-1622534012. Fiction. $10.95 (On Amazon for $6.08) Paperback

Categories: Children's Books, Kid Lit Blog Hop, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Children's Picture Books, Early Reader, Eric Pinder, Highly Recommended Picture Books, I'd Rather Be Riding My Bike, John Cardinal, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, The Children's Bookshelf

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