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BAH! Said the Baby by Jennifer Plecas

May 6, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] BAH! Said the Baby is a bright, playful, and happy picture book about the bewilderment, the resignation, and the elation of figuring out what in the world the baby could be talking about.  This picture book may be a fictional work, but it speaks great truth and resonates perfectly with what it is like to play “baby charades”. BAH! Said the Baby is about a family trying to […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Babies, Picture Books about Communication, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Babies, BAH! Said the Baby, Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Jennifer Plecas, kidlit, Picture Books

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Fish Jam by Kylie Howarth

May 5, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Jazz is an awesome little fish!  He scooba-dooba-diddly-doos all over the place.  He loves, and is great at, making music!  There is only one, rather big, rather important problem.  No one around him (except for a very loyal and very cute puffer fish) wants to hear his incessant improvisations.  The little fish tell him to “Shhhh!” The seals tell him to “Shhhh!” Even the penguins are telling him […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Being Different, Picture Books about Belonging, Picture Books about Finding Friends, Picture Books about Fish, Picture Books about Jazz, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Kylie Howarth, Little Bee Books, Picture Books

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Beastly Verse by JooHee Yoon

May 5, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.  No other compensation was received.] Beastly Verse is a mischievously beautiful work of art.  This book of 16 poems is simultaneously gorgeous, thrilling, and very funny. It presents a wide range of delightful poetry from the very familiar “The Tiger” by William Blake and “The Crocodile” by Lewis Carroll to poems that I’m thrilled to be introduced to such as “Eletelephony” by Laura E. Richards and “The Friendly Hen” by […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Poetry Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Beastly Verse, Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Joohee Yoon, kidlit, Picture Books, Poetry

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Jimey the Woodpile Mouse by Elar Ericsson — Perfect Picture Book Friday

April 17, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.  No other compensation was received.] Jimey (rhymes with Eye Me!) the Woodpile Mouse is a beautiful, kind, and one of the most reassuring stories I’ve ever read. It is so well done that it stays with you long after you’ve read it, quietly reminding you not to worry because everything is going to be okay. My eldest son adores Jimey and we’ve read it a countless number of times.  It […]

Categories: Kidlit, Picture Books about Friendly Monsters, Picture Books about Mice, Picture Books about Pets, Picture Books about Worrying • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Elar Ericsson, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Jimey the Woodpile Mouse, kidlit, Picture Books, Pine Alley Press

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Weldon Wexford & Murkle Monster by David Ezra Spinner and Illustrated by Peggy Collins

April 15, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author.  No other compensation was received.] Weldon Wexford & Murkle Monster is a fun and magical picture book about the ups and downs, challenges and successes, of being a child wizard. After reading this story and getting to see what life as a wizard is really like, you’ll feel that you and your family have more in common with wizards than not, and you might find yourself grateful that your […]

Categories: Kidlit, Picture Books about Friendly Monsters, Picture Books about Pets, Picture Books about Wizards • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Picture Books

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Top Ten Characters We Wish We Could Check in With

April 7, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

Over at The Broke and the Bookish today’s theme is Top Ten Characters We Wish We Could Check in With.  My family came up with this list pretty quickly — here are some characters we would love to see more of and find out what happened to them after the story ended. What characters would you like to know more about?  Anyone you’d like to check in with? Links and covers go to Amazon — and they’re all affiliated links […]

Categories: Picture Books, Top Ten Tuesday

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Monster Needs a Party by Paul Czajak and Illustrated by Wendy Grieb

April 7, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.  No other compensation was received.] It is Monster’s birthday!  Whoo Hoo!  Now it is time to celebrate, but when Boy calls up all of Monster’s friends — they are disappointed that no one can come.  How sad! Fortunately, Boy has a great idea!  Maybe they can’t have the birthday party that Monster imagines, but they can go to Pirate Land! Monster is understandably disappointed that he isn’t going to […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Birthdays, Picture Books about Friendly Monsters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Mighty Media Press, Monster Needs a Party, Paul Czajak, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Wendy Grieb

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Fearless Fred and the Dragon Written by Maureen Sudlow and Illustrated by Kat Quin Merewether

April 3, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author.  No other compensation was received.] Fearless Fred and the Dragon is a stunning, poetic, and sweetly surprising picture book about a little boy and his dog as they set out into the world to find a dragon! It feels timeless yet modern, dramatic but adorable, and whisks you into the wonderfully imaginative world of childhood. “He rode into the distance, his helmet on his head.  Gallop, gallop went the hooves as through the […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Dragons, Picture Books about Friendship, Picture Books about Knights, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Dragons, Fearless Fred and the Dragon, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Kat Quin Merewether, kidlit, Maureen Sudlow, Picture Books

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The Good Morning Game by Hervé Tullet

April 2, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.  No other compensation was received.] A simple and joyous story of waking up, taking a shower, eating breakfast, and going off to school makes for a brilliant board book that both my sons love!!! All of Tullet’s books are amazing.  He solidly blurs the lines of book and toy to make for a gleeful experience full of creativity and giggles for people of all ages.  With The Good Morning Game, you draw a […]

Categories: Board books, Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Board Book, Book Review, Children's Books, Hervé Tullet, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Picture Books, The Good Morning Game

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