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The Mighty Street Sweeper by Patrick Moore

November 1, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

At a Glance:  We’ve had this book for three days and both my son and I about have this book memorized.  There’s nothing to edit for a two-year old.  It is all about different kinds of vehicles.  I learned a few things about trucks that I never knew and my son asks for this book over and over and over again.  We highly recommend it. The Longer Review:  This book is pretty funny.  Here’s how it starts:  “The biggest, fastest, […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Book Review, Highly Recommended Books, kidlit, Patrick Moore, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, The Mighty Street Sweeper

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Otis and the Tornado by Loren Long

November 1, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

At a Glance:  My son loves it.  We read it all the time.  Age appropriate.  No need to edit for a two year old.  If your kiddo likes machinery and animals.  They will most likely enjoy this book.  We recommend it. The Longer Review:  This is another book that my son LOVES.  We read it every day and sometimes multiple times a day.  I just noticed on Amazon that there is actually an Otis tractor doll.  My son would love this doll. […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Children's Picture Books, kidlit, Loren Long, Otis and the Tornado, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books

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Milo’s Hat Trick by Jon Agee

October 31, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Highly Recommended!  This book is WONDERFUL! Wow, what a book!  I grabbed this book today at the library.  It was one of those random off the shelf grabs as I was exiting the children’s section of the library.  I had never heard of this book and I had no idea what it was about.  I really lucked out with this one. This book is about Milo the magician.  He isn’t a very good magician and his boss tells him he […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Highly Recommended Books, Jon Agee, kidlit, Milo's Hat Trick, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books

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Hurricane by David Wiesner

October 30, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

First off, I hope that everyone affected by the hurricane is okay.  I’ve been thinking about the East Coast all day.  I’ve gone through a few hurricanes in my life and they’re pretty scary.  My dad has done a lot of recovery work with both Hurricane Rita and Katrina.  When I went to visit him, I was shocked to see houses in the middle of marshes, churches completely torn apart.  It is all very humbling. Coincidentally, we checked out a […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Book Review, David Wiesner, Hurricane, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books

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November 2012 is Picture Book Month

October 30, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

An entire month dedicated to picture books?  Sounds good to me.  Check out:  http://picturebookmonth.com/.  It has wonderful resources about picture books!  Picture book authors and illustrators will be contributing to the site and there are already lots of activities listed. This looks like a lot of fun!

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Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon by Ute Krause

October 30, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon by Ute Krause. I think I almost have this one memorized.  We’ve been reading this book everyday for the past nine weeks.  I’m going to go ahead and call it an “instant classic.”  It is certainly loved at our house. My 26 month old son will consistently pull this book off the shelf and ask me to read it to him.  He has large portions of this book memorized and I can stop most […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Book Review, kidlit, Oscar and the Very Hungry Dragon, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, Ute Krause

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Bone Dog by Eric Rohmann

October 30, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Bone Dog by Eric Rohmann. This is a very sweet and very sad book.  Getting through this book the first time was a challenge, but after about the fourth or fifth time I was able to read it without getting choked up. This is about Ella and Gus.  Ella is Gus’s dog and one night under a full moon she tells Gus that she’s an old dog and will not be around much longer, but that she will always be […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Bone Dog, Eric Rohmann, Halloween, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books

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Hampire! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and Illustrated by Howard Fine

October 30, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Hampire! by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen and Illustrated by Howard Fine. Summary: This is a very well-written book about animals on a farm that are afraid of the Hampire.  The farm animals believe that there is a blood-sucking pig that is out to get them at night but find out that it isn’t blood, but jelly doughnuts that the Hampire loves.  It ends with all of the farm animals enjoying a midnight snack and toasting their new friend.  It’s sweet and spooky […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Hampire, Howard Fine, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

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Pugs in a Bug by Carolyn Crimi and Illustrated by Stephanie Buscema

October 30, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Pugs in a Bug by Carolyn Crimi and Illustrated by Stephanie Buscema. This is fun book about a bunch of pugs riding around in a VW beetle.  My husband had a beetle in high school and so I always look upon them with fondness. The illustrations are bright and dare I say it… sassy.  I mean, where else are you going to see a french bulldog riding a unicycle and holding a pink umbrella while wearing a pink swimsuit?  The […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Carolyn Crimi, kidlit, Picture Book, Pugs in a Bug, Recommended Picture Books, Stephanie Buscema

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