The Picture Book Review

An Interview with Rob and Rachel of ThunderStone Books!

March 5, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

I’m so impressed with Monkey Gains His Powers, a Chinese/English bilingual picture book, by Will Strong and translated by Robert Noorda. I’m also very excited that it is the first in a series, and I look forward to seeing what comes next. I’m always looking for books in Mandarin that will get my sons interested in and curious about learning Chinese — and Monkey Gains His Powers does just that. Monkey Gains His Powers is so well done and so much fun! […]

Categories: Bilingual Picture Books: Mandarin/English, Interview, Picture Books, Picture Books about Ancient China • Tags: Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Interview, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, ThunderStone Books

The Game of Lines by Hervé Tullet

March 5, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] I had no idea that a book filled with only bright pink and yellow lines could be so absorbing, and yet it is so easy to lose track of time when playing The Game of Lines. Each time I look through this book with one of my sons, I find myself oooh’ing and ahhhh’ing over each new image as if I were looking at […]

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 Game of Lines

The Trail Game by Hervé Tullet

March 2, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] The concept of The Trail Game is magnificently simple! You take your finger and you follow the lines from panel to panel. Sometimes you flip the panels forwards and sometimes backwards, and sometimes the path is on the top and sometimes it is on the bottom. It is, again, magnificently simple — but so much fun! The Trail Game turns a board book into an engaging […]

Monkey Gains His Powers: A Chinese/English Bilingual Picture Book by Will Strong and Translated by Robert Noorda

March 1, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Monkey Gains His Powers is the story of Sun WuKong, the Monkey King. This stylish and energetic bilingual picture book is an eye-catching, upbeat, and dazzling way to introduce Sun Wukong — the main character from one of the four great classical Chinese novels, Journey of the West — and reinforce Chinese and English! (You can read more about Sun Wukong on Wikipedia.) Everything about this book […]

Categories: Bilingual Picture Books: Mandarin/English, Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Ancient China, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Bilingual Picture Books, Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Mandarin, Monkey Gains His Powers, Picture Books, Robert Noorda, ThunderStone Books, Will Strong

A Brand New Day: A Banana Split Story by A. S. Chung and Illustrated by Paula Bossio

February 27, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] A Brand New Day is an uplifting and beautifully illustrated story about a little girl’s life with her parents after the divorce. It does a marvelous job of reminding us all that a parent’s marital status has nothing to do with how much they love their children. Title: A Brand New Day: A Banana Split Story Author: A. S. Chung Illustrator: Paula Bossio Pigeonhole Books, […]

Categories: Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Divorced Families, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: A Brand New Day: A Banana Split Story, A. S. Chung, Book Review, Children's Books, kidlit, Paula Bossio, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, Pigeonhole Books

Interview with Josh Prigge and Minha Park Creators of Neo the Cool Cat and Late Larva

February 27, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

I was so impressed with Josh and Minha’s book Neo the Cool Cat that I asked them if I could interview them. I am so grateful that they took the time to answer my questions. Thank you so much, Josh and Minha! How did you do it? How did you go from being worried that your cat was sick to creating an amazing picture book? One day Neo was sick. We took him to the hospital that we usually […]

Categories: Interview • Tags: Interview, Josh Prigge, Late Larva, Minha Park, Neo the Cool Cat, Picture Books

Neo the Cool Cat by Josh Prigge & Minha Park

February 24, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Neo the Cool Cat is a gorgeous and captivatingly enigmatic picture book that has me floored. Neo is one cool cat! He loves getting massages, listening to jazz, and especially the sounds that different objects make when they hit the ground. He’s always busy exploring and playing with his younger sister, Mini. He’s not always well-behaved, but he is, fundamentally, a sweet cat and his human, […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Cats, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Cats, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Josh Prigge, kidlit, Minha Park, Neo the Cool Cat, Picture Books

Hank and Snoliver in What Can I Be? by Nate Williams

February 21, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author. No other compensation was received.] Does everyone know what they want to be when they grow up except for you? Here’s a playful and exuberant picture book exploring some fabulous potential careers with Hank & Snoliver — a fun and zany duo! Hank worries that everyone knows what they want to be except for him! Fortunately, he has an awesome best friend, Snoliver, that helps him test out a […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Careers, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Gibbs Smith, Hank & Snoliver in What Can I Be?, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Nate Williams, Picture Books

Manner-Man by Sherrill S. Cannon and Illustrated by Kalpart

February 20, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author. No other compensation was received.] Wouldn’t it be awesome if, when you’re at the park and children aren’t being nice, a superhero would swoop down and literally teach them some manners? “He teachers good manners, so take his advice: If someone starts shoving, just shout out ‘Not Nice!’” Manner-Man is a multi-award winning book that indulges my son completely! I will happily take all the help I can get when […]

Categories: Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Manners, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, kidlit, Manner-Man, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, Sherrill S Cannon

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