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Our Week in Picture Books: Leaf Men, Cherry Blossoms, Caldecott, An Acrophobic Astronaut, Mysteriously-Appearing Carrots, Runaway Sausages, Too Many Toys, Sloth on a Shopping Spree, Iridescent Birds, and More!

January 5, 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 links and images are Amazon affiliate links.  Worldcat.org can find the book for you at your nearest library and Indiebound.org can locate the book for you at your nearest local independent bookstore.] The Leaf Men by William Joyce (2001) — I’m always amazed at how beautiful this book is, both in […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Our Week in Picture Books, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Allan Ahlberg, Alphabet Picture Books, Amanda Shepherd, Bear in Love, Boot & Shoe, Bruce Ingman, David Shannon, Favorite Picture Books, Hadley Hooper, J. Otto Seibold, James Herriot, Kevin Hawkes, Library Lion, Lost Sloth, Marla Frazee, Michelle Knudsen, Mouse House Tales, Once Upon an Alphabet, Patricia MacLachlan, Picture Books, Randolph Caldecott's Picture Books, Ruth Brown, Susan Pearson, The Market Square Dog, The Runaway Dinner, Too Many Toys

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Our Week in Picture Books: A Ninja Mouse, Self-Cooking Dinners, A Bath-Making Octopus, Gobblings, Baby-Eating Parents, Secret Passageways, Numbers, Letters, Troll Babies, and More!

December 28, 2014 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 links and images are Amazon affiliate links.  Worldcat.org can find the book for you at your nearest library and Indiebound.org can locate the book for you at your nearest local independent bookstore.] Ninja Mouse by J.C. Thomas — We read it daily.  It is a beautifully illustrated book told in […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Our Week in Picture Books, Picture Books • Tags: 123 versus ABC, A Brand New Day: A Banana Split Story, Don't Eat the Baby!, Elle & Buddy, Hansel & Gretel: A Fairy Tale with a Down Syndrome Twist, Neo the Cool Cat, Ninja Mouse: Haiku, Octopus, Peter and the Troll Baby, Picture Books, Rainstorm, Thank You, That Day in September and other Rhymes for the Times, The Dinner That Cooked Itself, The Gobblings, The Littlest Lighthouse Keeper

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A Visit from Santa Clops and The Cave of Santa Clops by Gig Wailgum

December 18, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.  No other compensation was received.] Santa Clops is the gloriously subversive and refreshingly polite love child of Greek Mythology and The Night Before Christmas.  Read, laugh, and get a  weensy bit scared as you read  A Visit from Santa Clops and The Cave of Santa Clops. In A Visit From Santa Clops learn about what happens when one father comes face to face with Santa Clops himself!  Be prepared […]

Categories: Children's Books, Christmas Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Friendly Monsters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: A Visit from Santa Clops, Book Review, Children's Books, Christmas, Christmas Humor, Gig Wailgum, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Illustration, kidlit, Picture Books, The Cave of Santa Clops

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In the Forbidden City (We All Live in the Forbidden City) by Chiu Kwong-chiu and Translated by Ben Wang

December 16, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.  No other compensation was received.] In the Forbidden City is an incredible book combining beautiful spreads of architecture, fun cartoons, history, and culture. I’m impressed with how well it balances a depth of factual information that rivals a college course and yet delights my four-year-old son with the playful cartoon cats, tourists, emperors, and more. At first it may seem to be an intimidating or dense read because the […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about China, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Ben Wang, Book Review, Children's Books, China Institute, Chiu Kwong-chiu, Design and Cultural Studies Workshop, Highly Recommended Picture Books, In the Forbidden City, kidlit, Nancy S. Steinhardt, Picture Books

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The Christmas Truck by J.B. Blankenship and Illustrated by Cassandre Bolan

December 14, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author.  No other compensation was received.] The Christmas Truck is a fun, joyful, and adventurous Christmas story! Papa is in the kitchen baking while Dad is outside hanging up the lights.  Papa, Dad, and kiddo get a Christmas tree, decorate it, and then head out to the town square.  They go to the town’s Christmas tree and the two dads explain how there are a lot of children who cannot […]

Categories: Children's Books, Christmas Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Gay Families, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Cassandre Bolan, Children's Books, Gay Families, Highly Recommended Picture Books, J.B. Blankenship, kidlit, Picture Books, The Christmas Truck

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There’s a Bug in My Blossom by J.C. Donaho

December 5, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author.  No other compensation was received.] With its gorgeous and brightly colored photographs of bees, spiders, lizards, squirrels, grasshoppers, ladybugs, and loaded with interesting information, this book dazzles, entertains, and educates.  (Did you know that a praying mantis has a single ear that is located on its belly?  I had no idea!)There’s a Bug in My Blossom is one of the first picture books that I can read to both […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Nature, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Insects, J.C. Donaho, kidlit, Macro photography, Nature, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, There's a Bug in My Blossom

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Doctor White by Jane Goodall and Illustrated by Julie Litty

December 2, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

At the library last week, just as the baby started breaking down, my son grabbed this book off the shelf and asked if we could take it home with us.  Considering my rule is to always say “yes to books” when we go to the library, I obliged and packed it into our already overstuffed library bag.  I didn’t even look at the cover — it’s a picture book after all — there’s no harm in saying yes. This book […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Dogs, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Dogs, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Jane Goodall, Julie Litty, kidlit, pet-assisted therapy, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books

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Fine Life for a Country Mouse — A Fable by Aesop Retold and Illustrated by Susan Detwiler

December 1, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author.  No other compensation was received.]                         Oliver, that city mouse! He thinks he’s so fancy and sophisticated!  He thinks his city life is so much better than his cousin Tillie’s simple country living.  This is the thanks Tillie gets for being so sweet and inviting him to come visit her.  Olivier is about as much fun as a […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Mice, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Aesop, Book Review, Children's Books, Fine Life for a Country Mouse, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Picture Books, Susan Detwiler

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: Maezie’s Pumpkin Patch by Lynn Martin Snowden and Illustrated by Kyle Sydney Powell

November 21, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author.  No other compensation was received.] What do you do when you are 95 years old and someone destroys your pumpkin patch that you’ve been working on for the past six months?  Well, if you’re Maezie, you get upset and then you decide that you’re not going to let it defeat you. This beautiful and inspiring story about how a community rallies with Maezie to rebuild an even more magnificent […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Gardening, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Gardening, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Kyle Sydney Powell, Lynn Martin Snowden, Maezie's Pumpkin Patch, Picture Books, Pumpkins

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