The Picture Book Review

NanoBots by Chris Gall

October 11, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. Here’s what I imagine Chris Gall thinking as he sat down to write and illustrate Nanobots: What do I like better than robots? Maybe a robot superhero? But not just one, no! A whole bunch of them! Yes! That sounds good! And what if instead of them being big they’re super tiny. So tiny you can’t even see them, but you know, they’re there and they can save […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Inventing, Picture Books about Robots, Picture books about Superheros, Recommended Picture Books, Science Fiction Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Chris Gall, kidlit, Nanobots, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, Robots, Science Fiction, Superheros

I Dissent – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark Written by Debbie Levy and Illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley

October 10, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. While I Dissent may look a biography picture book about the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to any adult passing by, it apparently sends out a secret signal to children that it is actually a superhero book. Don’t feel bad if you miss the signal. It’s on a very unique and subtle frequency. There are no lasers, no Star Wars, no Minecraft anything, no construction vehicles, […]

Categories: Biography, Children's Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Bravery, Picture Books about Careers, Picture Books about Law, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Picture Books about Politics, Picture books about Superheros, Picture Books about Women, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Beautiful Books, Biography Picture Book, Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Books, I Dissent, kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Book, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court

The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes

October 9, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes is a miracle of a picture book. Its stunning lush, rough, almost jagged, illustrations paired with a simple, striking narrative holds an incredible power to focus its readers onto this single story and let the rest of the world fade away. Incredibly, this book can take two rowdy, bouncy boys and their frazzled mother and make them all stop, breathe, and […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Gardening, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Children's Books, Emily Hughes, Flying Eye, Gardening, Hope, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, The Little Gardener

Musnet: The Mouse of Monet by Kickliy

October 7, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the author. No other compensation was received. Musnet: The Mouse of Monet is a gorgeous and friendly story about a mouse discovering his calling in life and also what he wants to be called. Take a friendly and likable orphaned mouse, place him in a beautifully rendered watercolor and ink medium with miniature Monet masterpieces and you get a stunning and engaging story of a mouse learning to become an artist. He makes […]

Categories: Children's Books, Fine Art Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture books about becoming an artist, Picture Books about Finding Friends, Picture Books about Friendship, Picture Books about Mice, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Art, Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Graphic novel, Highly Recommended Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Kickliy, kidlit, monet, odod books, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books

Dust Fairy Tales: Absolutely Aggie by Michelle R. Eastman and Illustrated by Kevin Richter

October 4, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the author. No other compensation was received. Absolutely Aggie is a fantastic book that will make you simultaneously feel as if you’ve been given a hug and told to stand up straight. It’s a book about accepting who you are and finding the courage and hope to being even better than ever. This book will put a mirror up to you, analyze your flaws, fears, and self-doubts and then tell you to get over […]

Categories: Children's Books, Fairy Tale Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Being Different, Picture Books about Bravery, Picture Books about Fairies, Picture Books about Finding Friends • Tags: Absolutely Aggie, Bagpipes, Children's Books, Fairies, Illustration, Kevin Richter, Michelle Eastman, Picture Book, Picture Books

Giveaway! Groovy Joe Ice Cream and Dinosaurs Story by Eric Litwin and Art by Tom Lichenheld

September 16, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

Scholastic sent me this title, and is also providing a prize pack for one winner from my site. Groovy Joe Ice Cream & Dinosaurs is a wiggling, laughing, and ebullient story of contentment, friendship, and the good life. In this story you get to explore what it is like to be outside playing your guitar like you do — and then have the Haagen Dogs ice cream truck drive by. I mean, what are you going to do? You’re going to get some ice […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Dogs, Picture Books about Ice Cream, Picture Books about Sharing, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Children's Picture Books, ERic Litwin, Groovy Joe, Ice Cream and Dinosaurs, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Picture Books, Scholastic, Tom Lichtenheld

A Fantastic Spanish/English Bilingual Picture Book! Kena: The Good Hyena – Being the Best by Gabriela Arellano and Gustavo Mazali

August 9, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the author. No other compensation was received. Kena: The Good Hyena — Being the Best / Kena: La hiena buena — Ser el mejor is the first in a new series of bilingual picture books in Spanish and English that is gorgeously illustrated, wonderfully told, engaging, and adroitly teaches all its readers about grace, kindness, what matters, and what it really means to be the best. I am beyond impressed with this book and thrilled […]

Categories: Bilingual Picture Books Spanish/English, Children's Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Behavior, Picture Books about Friendship, Picture Books about Manners, Picture Books about Resolving Conflict, Picture Books about Rules, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Gabriela Arellano, Gustavo Mazali, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Kena The Good Hyena, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Picture Books

The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs! by Mike Lowery

July 20, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. “The book that you’re holding in your hands right this second is different from any other book you’ve ever held before.” –From The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs! It’s true. How many books have you read where a duck informs you that you’re a recruit for a top-secret recon mission in search of slimy space slugs? And you have to write in it in order to […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Bravery, Picture Books You Can Draw In, Recommended Picture Books, Science Fiction Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Books for Reluctant Readers, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Humorous Children's Books, kidlit, Mike Lowery, Picture Book, Picture Books, Picture Books about Aliens, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, The Slimy Space Slugs

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

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