The Picture Book Review

The Dinner That Cooked Itself by J.C. Hysu and Kenard Pak

February 10, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Everything about The Dinner That Cooked Itself is delicious! The story, the spellbinding illustrations, and its sweetly surprising ending are elegant and magical. The Dinner That Cooked Itself whisks you off to Ancient China and introduces you to concepts such as the five elements, Chinese animal archetypes, and identifying written Chinese characters. Illustrated in predominantly browns, greens, and black tones with blue hues reserved for a magnificently magical […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Ancient China, Picture Books about Cooking, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Chinese, flying eye books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, J. C. Hsyu, Kenard Pak, kidlit, Mandarin Vocabulary, Picture Books, The Dinner That Cooked Itself

Our Week in Picture Books: Mischievians, Teddy Bears, Anonymously-Given Cold-Weather Gifts, Foreboding Chicks, the Mishbooker Gavotte, and Dancing Baboons!!

February 1, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

Those in bold are books received for review from either the publisher, author, or illustrator. All others not in bold are either ones I purchased or checked out from the library. All book titles and book covers are Amazon affiliate links and will take you to Amazon. Worldcat.org can find the book for you at your nearest library Indiebound.org can locate the book for you at your nearest local independent bookstore. What Does My Teddy Bear Do All Day? by Bruno Hachler […]

Categories: Our Week in Picture Books • Tags: Arthur Yorinks, Balzer and Bray, Birte Muller, Bruno Hachler, Elena Odriozola, Ferida Wolff, Hank & Snoliver in Put Down the Phone, Harriet May Savitz, Maurice Sendak, Minedition, Mo Willems, Moonbot books, Nate Williams, Peachtree, Picture Books, That is NOT a Good Idea!, The Miami Giant, The Mischievians, The Story Blanket, What Does My Teddy Bear Do All Day?, WIlliam Joyce

Dogs Rule, Nonchalantly by Mark Ulriksen

February 1, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Dogs Rule, Nonchalantly is an easy book to love. Over the course of 140 pages and 67 paintings of dogs, Mark Ulriksen, author and illustrator, tells us about the dogs in his life and dogs in general. It’s beautiful, it makes you laugh, and it makes you take a moment to be grateful for all of the wonderful dogs in the world that love […]

Categories: Fine Art Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Dogs, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Art, Book Review, Children's Books, Dogs, Dogs Rule Nonchalantly, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Mark Ulriksen, Picture Books, Picture books about Dogs

Hansel & Gretel – A Fairy Tale with a Down Syndrome Twist by Jewel Kats and Claudia Marie Lenart

January 30, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Hansel & Gretel: A Fairy Tale with a Down Syndrome Twist Here is a new take on the classic story. Hansel is five years old and has Down Syndrome — but that doesn’t mean he can’t help his family when they are in dire need of food. In fact, he may just be the one to save them all. Hansel & Gretel: A Fairy Tale with […]

Categories: Fairy Tale Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Claudia Marie Lenart, Down Syndrome, Fairy Tale, Hansel and Gretel, Jewel Kats, kidlit, Needle Felting, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books

Arthur and the Elephant by Fiona Campbell and Illustrated by Laura Vann

January 24, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Arthur’s room has been taken over by a new lodger named Mr. Grey. Yet, this is no ordinary lodger, this is an elephant in disguise! Arthur, a young boy, is the only one calling it like it is. He spends several months plotting and planning ways to prove the obvious to the oblivious. Will his mother ever believe that Mr. Grey is an elephant? This […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Fictional Elephants, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Arthur and the Elephant, Book Review, Children's Books, Fiona Campbell, kidlit, Laura Vann, Picture Books

That Day in September and Other Rhymes for the Times by Liz Lime and Illustrated by Various Artists

January 22, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] That Day in September gives you 20 rhymes and illustrations to broach talking with children and young adults about some of the issues happening in our world. The rhymes discuss a wide variety of issues from recycling to September 11th to Martin Luther King, Jr. and civil rights to drowning to obesity to immigration to bear sightings and beyond. (Whew! This book packs a […]

Categories: Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Liz Lime, Nursery Rhymes, Picture Books, That Day in September and other Rhymes for the Times

Thank You, Octopus by Darren Farrell

January 15, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author. No other compensation was received.] Awww, pickles! What is it about bedtime? It does not seem to matter that bedtime happens every single night — it is always a disappointment when you are little. However, when you live on a tugboat with a most fashionably adorned Jacques-Cousteau-cap-wearing Octopus, there’s hope! Happily, Octopus will help you get ready! Ready for fun! Oh, Octopus! He means well, but let’s just say […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Bedtime, Picture Books about Friendship, Picture Books about Octopuses, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Darren Farrell, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Octopus, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Thank You Octopus

The Gobblings by Matthue Roth and Illustrated by Rohan Daniel Eason

January 7, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher No other compensation was received.] The Gobblings is a very powerful book. The first message is that there is value in stopping and noticing what is going on around you. The second is that you may be the only one who can avert certain disaster. Then it shows, in no uncertain terms, that when this happens and you know what to do — do it! Don’t stop and ask for permission. […]

Categories: Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Science Fiction Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Eerie picture books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Matthue Roth, Picture Books, Rohan Daniel Eason, Science Fiction, Space monsters, The Gobblings

Ninja Mouse: Haiku by J.C. Thomas

January 5, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author. No other compensation was received.] Ninja Mouse: Haiku, told in 17 haiku, is about a mouse that lives the warrior’s way. This book simultaneously entertains, teaches, and leaves you feeling contemplative. Ninja Mouse: Haiku has a serious, but friendly, tone to it. The graphic novel/heavy-lined illustrations make Ninja Mouse interesting and to juxtapose these images with an ancient form of Japanese poetry creates something new entirely. This is a fun […]

Categories: Children's Books, Haiku Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Mice, Picture Books about Ninjas, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: bilingual book, Book Review, Children's Books, Haiku, Highly Recommended Picture Books, J.C. Thomas, Japanese, kidlit, Ninja Mouse: Haiku, Picture Books

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