The Picture Book Review

Three Perfect Peaches by Cynthia DeFelice and Mary DeMarsh, Pictures by Irene Trivas

April 12, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Three Perfect Peaches A French Folktale retold by The Wild Washerwoman Storytellers by Cynthia DeFelice & Mary DeMarsh Pictures by Irene Trivas. Ages 4+ (2.5-year-old son loves it). Orchard Books. March 1995. Fiction. 32 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0531068724. No longer in print but several used copies are available for $0.01.

Categories: Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Book Review, Children's Picture Books, Cynthia DeFelice, Fairy Tales, Highly Recommended Books, Humorous Children's Books, Irene Trivas, kidlit, Mary DeMarsh, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, Three Perfect Peaches

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/08/13

April 8, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a fantastic meme hosted over at Teach Mentor Texts. Here they have a lot of great children’s book recommendations — and lots of picture book recommendations, too. Please go check them out and link up with them to share what you’ve been reading. I have managed to max out both library cards this week. We’ve been reading a lot and enjoying so many wonderful books. Here’s a list, in no particular order, of some […]

Categories: Children's Books, It's Monday! What Are You Reading?, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: 1 2 I Love You, 13 Words, Albert Saavedra, Andrew Drew and Drew, Barney Saltzberg, Boxes for Katje, Brian Rock, Candace Fleming, Carole P. Roman, Cynthia DeFelice, Fair Brown and Trembling, Fancy Nancy: Splendid Speller, hello! hello!, Inside the Books: Readers and Libraries Around the World, Irene Trivas, Jane O'Connor, Jude Daly, Lemony Snicket, Maira Kalman, Mary Brugioni, Mary DeMarsh, Matthew Cordell, Popper Possum and the Giant Rats, Robin Preiss Glasser, Sherry Rogers, Stacey Dressen-McQueen, Stuck in the Doldrums, The Deductive Detective, Three Perfect Peaches, Toni Buzzeo

Author Interview and Review: The Deductive Detective by Brian Rock and Illustrated by Sherry Rogers

April 7, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

The Deductive Detective by Brian Rock and Illustrated by Sherry Rogers. Ages 4 – 8 (2.5 year old son loves it). Sylvan Dell Publishing. March 2013. 32 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1607186137. Fiction. $17.95 (On Amazon for $14.00)

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Author Interview, Book Review, Brian Rock, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Picture Book, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, Sherry Rogers, Sylvan Dell Publishing, The Deductive Detective

Favorite Picture Books About Construction Vehicles and Sites

April 2, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

My little guy LOVES all things construction. Before I had a son — getting stuck in traffic due to roadwork was a real drag. Now, it is so exciting because he’s yelling and pointing out all the different vehicles. It really makes his day. Here are some picture books about construction vehicles and sites that he loves and that I and my husband enjoy reading to him.

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Angela Royston, Anna Grossnickle Hines, Big Work Machines, Brian Lovelock, Brianna Caplan Sayres, Christian Slade, Construction, Dave Hopkins, Demolition, Diggers and Dump Trucks, Favorite Picture Books About Construction Vehicles and Sites, Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site, I Am a Backhoe, Jane Cradock-Watson, Katy and the Big Snow, kidlit, Machines Go to Work, Machines Go to Work in the City, Mike Lowery, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, My Big Truck Book, Patricia Relf, Read Aloud, Read this book again and again, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Roger Priddy, Sally Sutton, Sherri Duskey Rinker, Steve Light, Ted Taylor, Tim Ridley, Tom LaPadula, Top Picture Books Construction, Trucks Go, Virginia Lee Burton, What Can a Crane Pick Up?, Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?, William Low

I’d Rather Be Riding My Bike by Eric Pinder and Illustrated by John Cardinal

April 1, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

I’d Rather Be Riding My Bike by Eric Pinder and Illustrated by John Cardinal. Ages 3 – 6 (2.5 year old son loved it). Evolved Publishing, LLC. February 2013. 42 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1622534012. Fiction. $10.95 (On Amazon for $6.08) Paperback

Categories: Children's Books, Kid Lit Blog Hop, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Children's Picture Books, Early Reader, Eric Pinder, Highly Recommended Picture Books, I'd Rather Be Riding My Bike, John Cardinal, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, The Children's Bookshelf

Top Ten Picture Books I Recommend the Most

March 26, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

It’s Tuesday! Which means Top Ten Tuesday hosted over at The Broke and The Bookish. Here are the books I recommend the most. All of these books are brilliant, fun, and have amazing artwork. The following picture books have made me, my son, and my husband all fall in love with picture books. 1. Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts _________________________ 2. Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld _________________________ 3. Dog by Matthew Van Fleet and Brian Stanton _________________________ 4. The Curious […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Top Ten Tuesday, Two year old loved • Tags: Andrea U'Ren, Architect, Brian Stanton, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Cynthia DeFelice, Dog, Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site, Highly Recommended Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Iggy Peck, Jerry Pinkney, Jon Muth, Lloyd Moss, Marjorie Priceman, Matthew Van Fleet, Most Recommended Picture Books, Nursery Rhyme Comics, One Potato, Patty Bowman, Peter Brown, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Sherri Duskey Rinker, The Amazing Hamweenie, The Curious Garden, The Lion and the Mouse, Tom Lichtenheld, Top Ten Tuesday, Two Potato, Zen Shorts, Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/25/13

March 25, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a fantastic meme hosted over at Teach Mentor Texts. Here they have a lot of great children’s book recommendations — and lots of picture book recommendations, too. Please go check them out and link up with them to share what you’ve been reading. I’ve been so happy with the books we’ve been reading this week! Here’s a list of all the new books we’ve read and enjoyed this week. All the links are affiliate […]

Categories: Children's Books, It's Monday! What Are You Reading?, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Adam Rex, Barbara Kerley, Big Wolf & Little Wolf: The Little Leaf that Wouldn't Fall, Brian Rock, Brian Selznick, Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs Missing Treasure, Colin Jack, Don't Lick the Dog, Ed Young, Edwin Fotheringham, Elisha Cooper, Giles Andreae, Guess Again, Helena Olofsson, Homer, It's Monday! What Are You Reading?, Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman, John Fardell, Linda Bailey, Lon Po Po, Mac Barnett, Olivier Tallec, Robin Preiss Glasser, Russell Ayto, Sherry Rogers, The Day Louis Got Eaten, The Deductive Detective, The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins, The Little Jester, Toads on Toast, Wendy wahman, What To Do About Alice, Willoughby & the Moon, You Can't Take a Balloon Into the Metropolitian Museum

The Night Horses by Anaka Jones

March 25, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

The Night Horses by Anaka Jones. Ages 2 – 5. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. February 2013. 28 pages. ISBN: 978-1452882789. $11.99 Fiction. Summary: The beginning of this story is about the daily life of horses. It’s everything we’re used to reading about life on a horse farm. The horses eat, race each other in the fields, have their showers, and eat their dinners. However, once their human caretakers go in for the night — the disco ball comes out and the […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Anaka Jones, Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, The Children's Bookshelf, The Night Horses

Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: Eight Days Gone by Linda McReynolds and Illustrated by Ryan O’Rourke

March 21, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Eight Days Gone by Linda McReynolds and Illustrated by Ryan O’Rourke. Ages 5 – 8 (2.5 year old son loved it). Charlesbridge Publishing. July 2012. 44 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1580893657. Nonfiction. $7.95 (Paperback) Quick Summary: This picture book is about the Apollo 11’s space mission to the moon in 1969. It’s written in rhyme, has a great rhythm to it, and the illustrations are stunning. Our Experience Reading this Book: We highly, highly recommend this book. I really love reading this […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Apollo 11, Beautiful Books, Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Eight Days Gone, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Linda McReynolds, Lunar Landing, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, Ryan O'Rourke

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