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Old Manhattan Has Some Farms: E-I-E-I-Grow! by Susan Lendroth and Illustrated by Kate Endle

October 18, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

Now that over four-fifths of the U.S. population resides in urban areas and farmers are rapidly aging, there’s no better time to start your own urban farm.  You don’t have to be on a farm out in the country to have honey, chickens, fresh fruit, and fresh vegetables — and Old Manhattan Has Some Farms will happily provide the vivid imagery and soundtrack to help you out. Bright and bold gouache imagery illustrate this new take on Old MacDonald Had a Farm making this […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Gardening, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Kate Endle, kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Gardening, Susan Lendroth, Urban Farming

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What a Treat! No Such Thing by Ella Bailey

October 17, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

Objects moving around the house or disappearing?  Snacks stolen from the fridge?  A smashed china vase? Georgia is one savvy sleuth! She can always explain random, odd things happening around her in a logical and rational way.  Or maybe she’s so sure that there’s no such thing as ghosts that she can’t see what’s right in front of her! Super-cute and friendly ghosts make mischief in this creative ghost story.  Watch your little one have fun finding hidden ghosts on each page. […]

Categories: Children's Books, Halloween Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Dogs, Picture Books about Ghosts, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Ella Bailey, flying eye books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, No Such Thing, Picture Books

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Paris-Chien: Adventures of an Ex-pat Dog by Jackie Clark Mancuso

June 23, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

Take one incredibly cute dog, Hudson, and bring him to Paris. Beautifully illustrate him and scenes around Paris in gouache.  Teach him French so that he can talk with other French dogs and make friends.  Adroitly add French vocabulary throughout the story and Voilà! You have a fun and engaging masterpiece! Ages 2+. La Librairie Parisienne.  June 2013. 40 pages. ISBN: 978-0615545424. Fiction. Where to Get it: Your local library: Worldcat.org Your local bookstore (affiliate link):  Indiebound.org Or (affiliate link): Amazon.com You Should […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Dogs, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, bookaday, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Jackie Clark Mancuso, kidlit, Paris-Chien, Picture Books, Picture books about Dogs, Picture books about Paris

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Tools Rule! by Aaron Meshon

June 6, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

Tools!  Happy, brightly colored, anthropomorphic tools!  But these are not your run-of-the-mill anthropomorphic tools! No, siree!  These tools work together to build a tool shed!  Large font, a dialogue-driven story, and hard-working, cooperative tools make it a win! Oh, and there are glorious puns, homonyms, and onomatopoeic words that add an extra level of joy (and covert teaching opportunities).  Meshon clearly knows the inner workings of my son’s mind and has conveniently laid it out in picture book format.  Tools Rule! […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Construction, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Aaron Meshon, Book Review, bookaday, Children's Books, Construction Picture Book, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Construction, Picture Books about Tools, Tools Rule!

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Captain Cat by Inga Moore

June 5, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

Meet Captain Cat — he is a trader who happens to trade his wares for cats.  There’s nothing he loves more than traveling on his ship, the Carlotta, with his cats.  Other traders think he’s crazy for trading valuable goods for cats — but Captain Cat gets the last laugh.  (Except, actually, Captain Cat is too busy being himself to even have that register.  He’s a good man.)  One day he takes his cats on the adventure he’s been meaning […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Cats, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, bookaday, Captain Cat, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Inga Moore, kidlit, Picture Books

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Sweet, Fun, and Happy: If Chocolate Were Purple by Jen Barton and Illustrated by Yoko Matsuoka

June 3, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

Our family totally ate this book up.  It’s so nice to read a book that is just pure fun, silliness, and sweetness.  Here, in rhyming verse, you can contemplate a very different world with your children and tell them they are loved.  We giggled, made up our own, “What Ifs,” and ended the story by saying, “Awwwwwe.”  This book is great for everyone and promotes only good things and reassurance.  It does create an unnatural craving for chocolate, but I […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, If Chocolate Were Purple, Jen Barton, kidlit, Picture Books, Yoko Matsuoka

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West of the West Wind by Nils Johan Jørgensen and Illustrated by Michael Avery

June 2, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

This is an amazing book with three intriguing stories and beautiful illustrations. “The Library,” is about a boy saving books from being burned by Nazis and those who save him. “Wolves,” is about dogs, wolves, adults, and children coming together during a terrible time.  “The Silence of the Sail,” is about a young man’s life and his voyage to America.  I was floored by this book – it is simultaneously devastating and uplifting.  Reading West of the West Wind feels like being […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Books, Michael Avery, Nils Johan Jørgensen, West of the West Wind

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The Very Fairy Princess: Graduation Girl! by Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton

May 23, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

The Very Fairy Princess: Graduation Girl! by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton Illustrated by Christine Davenier Ages 3 to 6. Little, Brown and Company.  April 2014. 32 pages. ISBN: 978-0316219600.  Fiction. At a Glance/Summary: Gerry is about to graduate from kindergarten.  Sounds simple enough — but it is easy to forget how stressful change can be.  Gerry is pretty worried about what the future holds for her.  Fortunately, she has wonderful parents and excellent, patient teachers who are there to […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Graduation, Picture Books about Princesses, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Christine Davenier, Emma Walton Hamilton, Graduation Girl, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Julie Andrews, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books, Picture Books about Graduation, Picture Books about Princesses, Recommended Picture Books, The Very Fairy Princess

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(Mostly) Wordless by Jed Alexander

April 29, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

(Mostly) Wordless by Jed Alexander Ages 1 – 99+ (Ideal for everyone). Alternative Comics.  May 2014. 48 pages. ISBN: 978-1934460337. (Mostly) Fiction. At a Glance/Summary: (Mostly) Wordless is a whimsical journey through slices of life and imagination.  Battle pirates and hunt for buried treasure, contemplate what you would do if your nose and mustache ran away, sail the high seas in an umbrella with your dog, dance, bounce, turn into a witch or a beatnik, and finally jump over a a […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: (Mostly) Wordless, Alternative Comics, Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Jed Alexander, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books

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