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Bone Dog by Eric Rohmann

October 30, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Bone Dog by Eric Rohmann. This is a very sweet and very sad book. Getting through this book the first time was a challenge, but after about the fourth or fifth time I was able to read it without getting choked up. This is about Ella and Gus. Ella is Gus’s dog and one night under a full moon she tells Gus that she’s an old dog and will not be around much longer, but that she will always be […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Bone Dog, Eric Rohmann, Halloween, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books

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Hampire! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and Illustrated by Howard Fine

October 30, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Hampire! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and Illustrated by Howard Fine. Summary: This is a very well-written book about animals on a farm that are afraid of the Hampire. The farm animals believe that there is a blood-sucking pig that is out to get them at night but find out that it isn’t blood, but jelly doughnuts that the Hampire loves. It ends with all of the farm animals enjoying a midnight snack and toasting their new friend. It’s sweet and spooky […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Hampire, Howard Fine, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

Pugs in a Bug by Carolyn Crimi and Illustrated by Stephanie Buscema

October 30, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Pugs in a Bug by Carolyn Crimi and Illustrated by Stephanie Buscema. This is fun book about a bunch of pugs riding around in a VW beetle. My husband had a beetle in high school and so I always look upon them with fondness. The illustrations are bright and dare I say it… sassy. I mean, where else are you going to see a french bulldog riding a unicycle and holding a pink umbrella while wearing a pink swimsuit? The […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Carolyn Crimi, kidlit, Picture Book, Pugs in a Bug, Recommended Picture Books, Stephanie Buscema

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Billy and Milly Short and Silly by Eve B. Feldman and Illustrated by Tuesday Mourning

October 30, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Billy & Milly Short & Silly by Eve B. Feldman and Illustrated by Tuesday Mourning. My son LOVES this book. It is a simple and fun book. This book has an illustration along with a word. For example, there is an illustration of a boy packing a pinata with candy and above the illustration is the word, “pack.” For each two pages of the book, the illustrations are related and all of the words rhyme. It is put together very well. […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Billy and Milly Short and Silly, Eve B. Feldman, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Tuesday Mourning

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Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff

October 23, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff. This book has been nominated for a Cybils as well. In our house, it has been awarded the most quoted picture book of late. It is also in the running for the most reread picture book of October 2012. This is another random off the shelf library grab. This is a simple book about a baby bear asking his mama questions. The mother then answers her cub. All of the answers are followed […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Armchair Cybils, Ashley Wolff, Baby Bear Sees Blue, Book Review, Cybils Nominated, kidlit, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books

The Cloud Spinner by Michael Catchpool and Illustrated by Alison Jay

October 21, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

The Cloud Spinner by Michael Catchpool and Illustrated by Alison Jay. The Cloud Spinner was nominated for a Cybils this year. This is yet another book that makes me happy to see nominated. It is also a Kirkus Starred Review. We’ve read it and read it and then read it some more. It is one of those wonderful books that makes you happy while at the same time making you think. This book is about a boy who learns […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Alison Jay, Armchair Cybils, Book Review, Cybils Nominated, Michael Catchpool, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, The Cloud Spinner

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Woolbur by Leslie Helakoski and Illustrated by Lee Harper

October 21, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

This book completely surprised me. I checked it out from the library randomly. To give a little background, going to the library with my son is a little chaotic. He likes to run around and talk to people and isn’t all that interested in standing quietly next to me as I peruse through the books. Fortunately, the librarians understand this to be true for children in general and in addition to the books filed neatly on the bookshelf, they have […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Highly Recommended Picture Books, Lee Harper, Leslie Helakoski, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Woolbur

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Goyangi Means Cat by Christine Mcdonnell pictures by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher

October 19, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

The way this book is illustrated is very unique and very powerful. The best way I can describe it — as I would turn the page and see the picture it would give me a particular feeling that completely influenced the way I would read the text. I realize that this is what an illustration is supposed to do, but so far I haven’t felt it as dramatically as I did when I read this book. The illustrations set the […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Beautiful Books, Christine McDonnell, Goyangi Means Cat, Lou Fancher, Picture Books, Picture books about adoption, Recommended Books, Steve Johnson

Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic by Monica Carnesi

October 18, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

This book has been nominated for a 2012 Cybils Award and I’m so glad! We picked it up from the library today and read it a few times. This is the story about how a dog, Baltic, was rescued after being trapped on a ice floe for two days. It is a very suspenseful story and it had my son engaged. It is nicely illustrated, but its strength is in how well it is told. The story is very simple and […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Little Dog Lost, Monica Carnesi, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books

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Bone Dog by Eric Rohmann

Hampire! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and Illustrated by Howard Fine

Pugs in a Bug by Carolyn Crimi and Illustrated by Stephanie Buscema

Billy and Milly Short and Silly by Eve B. Feldman and Illustrated by Tuesday Mourning

Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff

The Cloud Spinner by Michael Catchpool and Illustrated by Alison Jay

Woolbur by Leslie Helakoski and Illustrated by Lee Harper

Goyangi Means Cat by Christine Mcdonnell pictures by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher

Little Dog Lost: The True Story of a Brave Dog Named Baltic by Monica Carnesi