The Picture Book Review

Where’s My Mummy? by Carolyn Crimi and illustrated by John Manders

October 18, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Halloween is coming up. This will by my kiddo’s first year trick-or-treating. I think we’re going to dress him up as an excavator or some kind of construction vehicle. We’ll see how it all works out. If all else fails, maybe I can wrap him in toilet paper and call him a mummy? We’ve been reading some Halloween-themed books these days. Where’s My Mummy? is one of his current favorites. This book is about a little mummy that plays hide-and-seek […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Book Review, Carolyn Crimi, Halloween, John Manders, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Books, Where's My Mummy

Midsummer Knight by Gregory Rogers

October 17, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

So far, one of my absolute favorite picture books is The Hero of Little Street which is also by Gregory Rogers. My son and I “read” it daily. We’ve created our own words and dialogue to it and it is a lot of fun. I even had the pleasure of nominating it for a Cybils Award. I checked out Midsummer Knight because Gregory Rogers created it. Interestingly enough, he has some of the same characters in Midsummer Knight as in […]

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Just Being Audrey by Margaret Cardillo and Illustrated by Julia Denos

October 17, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

This is a pretty straight-forward book about the life of Audrey Hepburn with the less than savory parts glossed over or omitted. This makes a lot of sense because it is, after all, a children’s book. It is simply written and nicely illustrated. If you like Audrey Hepburn, I’m sure you’ll like this book. What surprises me is how much my son likes this book. He has no idea who Audrey Hepburn is. He’s two and he’s never watched a […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Audrey Hepburn, Julia Denos, Just Being Audrey, Margaret Cardillo, Picture Books, Recommended Books

Look! Look! Look! at Sculpture: By Nancy Elizabeth Wallace

October 17, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

This is an awesome book! The story line is simple. A group of mice see a postcard from a museum advertising their new sculpture exhibit and go visit. The mice are then inspired to create their own drawings and sculptures of their own. I picked this book up randomly off the new books shelf at my library and I am so happy I did. It introduces my son (and me) to different types of sculptures in an entertaining way. We’ve […]

Categories: Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Highly Recommended Books, Linda K. Friedlaender, Look! Look! Look! at Sculpture, Nancy Elizabeth wallace, Picture Books, Picture Books about Art

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CHALK by Bill Thomson

October 15, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

At first all I could think was — are these photographs that have been photoshopped? The pictures were so clear and bright. I was amazed when I read at the end of the book (in the fine print): “Bill Thomson embraced traditional painting techniques and meticulously painted each illustration by hand, using acrylic paint and colored pencils. His illustrations are not photographs or computer generated images.” If you click here you can see pictures from the book on his […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: acrylic paint, Bill Thomson, Chalk, Picture Books, Read this book again and again

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Same, Same but Different by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

October 15, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

This is a beautifully written and beautifully illustrated picture book. It is about two pen pals writing to each other. Elliot, from America, and Kailah, from India, exchange drawings and letters and introduce each other to their worlds. They learn that their lives are the same, but different. I really enjoyed it and so did my son. The pictures are so beautiful and rich that it constantly inspires my son to ask, “What’s that?” He’s very engaged when we […]

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Whoa, Baby, Whoa! by Grace Nichols and Illustrated by Eleanor Taylor

October 14, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

I’ve been shocked and amazed by what my 26 month old child imitates. He’s recited verses from Iggy Peck, Architect, Barnyard Dance, and even Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! So the first time I read through this book with him I was a little nervous that he would imitate some of the things that the child did. However, this has not been the case at all. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by this book and it has become one of […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Eleanor Taylor, Grace Nichols, Picture Books, Recommended Books, Woah Baby Woah!

Cookiebot: A Harry and Horsie Adventure by Katie Van Camp and Illustrated by Lincoln Agnew

October 11, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

The Short: This is an awesome book. It is so much fun to read and I’ve read this book many times over. I love it, my son loves it, and my husband even loves it. We highly recommend this book. The Long: This story is about a boy named Harry and his toy, Horsie, who create a robot to get the cookie jar from the top of the refrigerator. The robot malfunctions and an adventure ensues. It is wonderfully written […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Children's Picture Books, Cookiebot, Katie Van Camp, Lincoln Agnew, Picture Books, Read this book again and again

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The Insomniacs

October 10, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

By Karina Wolf and illustrated by The Brothers Hilts This book is amazingly illustrated. It has a Tim Burton meets Despicable Me feel to it but is still something unique unto itself. I was intrigued with it from the moment I picked it up off of the library shelf. This book is about a family that moves to a different time zone. At first they have jet lag, but they find that they are happier sleeping during the day and being awake […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Armchair Cybils, Beautiful Books, Books about Night, Children's Books, Cybils Nominated, Karina Wolf, kidlit, Picture Books, The Brothers Hilts, The Insomniacs

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