The Picture Book Review

Kid Lit Blog Hop: Ears Up, Ears Down by Ralph da Costa Nunez and Illustrated by Madeline Gerstein Simon

November 21, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Ears Up, Ears Down by Ralph da Costa Nunez with Margaret Menghini and illustrated by Madeline Gerstein Simon. Ages 5 – 8 (Appropriate for all ages.) White Tiger Press. 2012. 37 pages. Fiction. ISBN-13: 978-0982553329 $4.95 About this Picture Book: This book is about a dog named Ears Up who works at a junkyard. He loves his life here and all is going well until the junkyard is foreclosed. Ears Up, after 10 years of being a junkyard dog, is now homeless and […]

Categories: Kid Lit Blog Hop, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Book Review, Children's Picture Books, Ears Up Ears Down, kidlit, Madeline Gerstein Simon, Margaret Menghini, Picture Books, Ralph da Costa Nunez, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books

Piggy Bunny by Rachel Vail and Illustrations by Jeremy Tankard

November 19, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Piggy Bunny by Rachel Vail and Illustrated by Jeremy Tankard. Ages 2+ Feiwel & Friends. 32 pgs. Feb 2012. Ages: 2+ Fiction. ISBN-13: 978-0312649883 It’s Monday! I’m submitting this post to The Children’s Bookshelf which happens every Monday. Please go check it out. You’ll find lots of people talking about children’s books they love. I’m rather impressed with this site. The Short: I love this picture book and so does my husband and son. It is a sweet, sweet book about realizing your dream and going forward […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Books, Jeremy Tankard, kidlit, Picture Books, Piggy Bunny, Rachel Vail, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books

Perfect Picture Book Friday: Penguin and Pinecone — A Friendship Story by Salina Yoon

November 17, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Penguin and Pinecone: A Friendship Story by Salina Yoon. Ages 2 – 8. Walker Publishing Company, Inc. October 2012. Fiction 40 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0802728432 Summary: One day a penguin finds a pinecone that is very far from home. He’s not sure what the pinecone is, but he knows that it is cold and knits a scarf for him. He loves his new friend. They play together and have a great time. Unfortunately, one day the pinecone begins to sneeze. Grandpa explains to the penguin that this […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Book Review, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Books, kidlit, Penguin and Pinecone, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, Salina Yoon

Read Aloud Thursday: Hip, Hip, Hooray for Annie McRae by Brad Wilcox and Illustrated by Julie Olson

November 15, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Today is Read Aloud Thursday! It is hosted over at Hope Is the Word. Also, give her Armchair Cybils post a look. She’s reviewed some great picture books. The Short: Hip, hip, hooray for Annie McRae indeed! This is a pity-me-not book about how to be and feel awesome even when all the adults in your life are way too busy to notice. Usually, the adults in Annie’s life are on it and give her lots of attention and encouragement. […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Brad Wilcox, Children's Picture Books, Hip Hip Hooray for Annie McRae, Julie Olson, kidlit, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books

Ladybug Girl by David Soman and Jackie Davis

November 15, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

The Short: We love this book. Ladybug Girl’s parents are busy in the morning and tells her and her brother that they’re responsible for entertaining themselves. Ladybug Girl asks her brother if she can play with him but he (too rudely) says no she can’t because she’s too little. Ladybug Girl then wanders around looking for something to do and proves to herself that she isn’t too little. She ends up having a great morning and feels good about herself […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Book Review, Children's Picture Books, David Soman, Highly Recommended Books, Jackie Davis, kidlit, Ladybug Girl, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books

Top Ten Tuesday: Picture Books I’d Want On A Deserted Island

November 13, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

It is Tuesday! Which means Top Ten Tuesday hosted over at The Broke and The Bookish. I love it! My husband and I have read each one of the following books to my son a countless number of times at this points — and I think we’re up for reading them a countless number of times more. So I think these’ll be a good choice if we could only take 10 onto a deserted island. My son has never tired […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Top Ten Tuesday, Two year old loved • Tags: Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Books, kidlit, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, Top Ten Tuesday

A Hidden Gem: Opera Cat by Tess Weaver and Illustrated by Andrea Wesson

November 12, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

It’s Monday! I’m submitting this post to The Children’s Bookshelf which happens every Monday. Please go check it out. You’ll find lots of people talking about children’s books they love. I’m rather impressed with this site. The Short: We’ve read Opera Cat everyday for the past nine weeks. We love it. I love it, my husband loves it, and my son loves it. This is one book that we all sit down on the couch to read together. It is […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Andrea Wesson, Book Review, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Books, kidlit, Opera Cat, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, Tess Weaver

STEM Friday: The Humblebee Hunter by Deborah Hopkinson and pictures by Jen Corace

November 9, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Today is STEM Friday and is hosted over at… STEM Friday. I don’t think it is ever really too early to start talking with your children about science, technology, engineering, or math. I especially want to impress upon my son that people who make important discoveries, observations, and contributions to the field of STEM are just that: people. He’s a person and just as capable of making discoveries and observations about our world as they were. So my contribution to […]

Categories: Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, STEM Friday • Tags: Charles Darwin, Children's Picture Books, Deborah Hopkinson, Highly Recommended Books, Jen Corace, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, STEM Friday, The Humblebee Hunter

Cecil the Pet Glacier by Matthea Harvey and Giselle Potter

November 9, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

The Short: This book is nominated for a Cybils. I love this book so I can definitely see why. It is unlike most any other story I’ve read and I thought at this point I really wouldn’t be able to find a picture book story that surprised me this much. The part that has really surprised me is how much my son loves this book. Tonight my two year old little boy was keeping me company as I was preparing […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Armchair Cybils, Book Review, Cecil the Pet Glacier, Children's Picture Books, Cybils Nominated, Giselle Potter, Highly Recommended Books, kidlit, Matthea Harvey, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books

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