Tag: Book Review

One North Star by Phyllis Root and Illustrated by Beckie Prange and Betsy Bowen

October 14, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. One North Star is a striking and awe-inspiring picture book that poetically counts the wonders of Minnesota’s natural beauty and wildlife. It really is an incredible picture book. On first glance, you’ll notice that the illustrations are gorgeous. Then you’ll see that it appears to be a fairly standard counting book and you begin with one moose and take it from there. It isn’t until you sit […]

Categories: Children's Books, Counting Picture Books, Fine Art Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Nature, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Counting, Counting Picture Books, kidlit, Minnesota, Nature, One North Star, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books

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Because of Thursday by Patricia Polacco

October 13, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. Good things happen to Annie Fetlock on Thursdays. She met her husband, they got married, her children were born, she and her husband opened a restaurant, and she created her signature dish – Poke Salad- all on various Thursdays. For a long time, Annie’s life was very, very good. Then on a far-off Monday, Annie’s husband passes away. And, understandably, it is very hard for her. She […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Cooking, Picture Books about Pets, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Because of Thursday, Book Review, Cats, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, kidlit, Patricia Polacco, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, Restaurants

The Pabalu Tree by Katharine Teisseire and Illustrated by Mariana Andrusyshyn

October 12, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the author. No other compensation was received. One day an orphan named Roy overhears two men talking about a magical tree called the Pabalu tree that can fulfill everyone’s needs. Roy decides he needs to find this tree and takes off in the middle of the night to find it. He happens upon starving fairies, a sad elf, and fighting dwarves who all join him in his search for the tree — but no […]

Categories: Children's Books, Fairy Tale Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Finding Friends, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Katharine Teisseire, kidlit, Mariana Andrusyshyn, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, The Pabalu Tree

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NanoBots by Chris Gall

October 11, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. Here’s what I imagine Chris Gall thinking as he sat down to write and illustrate Nanobots: What do I like better than robots? Maybe a robot superhero? But not just one, no! A whole bunch of them! Yes! That sounds good! And what if instead of them being big they’re super tiny. So tiny you can’t even see them, but you know, they’re there and they can save […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Inventing, Picture Books about Robots, Picture books about Superheros, Recommended Picture Books, Science Fiction Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Chris Gall, kidlit, Nanobots, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, Robots, Science Fiction, Superheros

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I Dissent – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark Written by Debbie Levy and Illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley

October 10, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. While I Dissent may look a biography picture book about the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to any adult passing by, it apparently sends out a secret signal to children that it is actually a superhero book. Don’t feel bad if you miss the signal. It’s on a very unique and subtle frequency. There are no lasers, no Star Wars, no Minecraft anything, no construction vehicles, […]

Categories: Biography, Children's Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Bravery, Picture Books about Careers, Picture Books about Law, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Picture Books about Politics, Picture books about Superheros, Picture Books about Women, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Beautiful Books, Biography Picture Book, Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Books, I Dissent, kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Book, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court

Musnet: The Mouse of Monet by Kickliy

October 7, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the author. No other compensation was received. Musnet: The Mouse of Monet is a gorgeous and friendly story about a mouse discovering his calling in life and also what he wants to be called. Take a friendly and likable orphaned mouse, place him in a beautifully rendered watercolor and ink medium with miniature Monet masterpieces and you get a stunning and engaging story of a mouse learning to become an artist. He makes […]

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A Fantastic Spanish/English Bilingual Picture Book! Kena: The Good Hyena – Being the Best by Gabriela Arellano and Gustavo Mazali

August 9, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the author. No other compensation was received. Kena: The Good Hyena — Being the Best / Kena: La hiena buena — Ser el mejor is the first in a new series of bilingual picture books in Spanish and English that is gorgeously illustrated, wonderfully told, engaging, and adroitly teaches all its readers about grace, kindness, what matters, and what it really means to be the best. I am beyond impressed with this book and thrilled […]

Categories: Bilingual Picture Books Spanish/English, Children's Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Behavior, Picture Books about Friendship, Picture Books about Manners, Picture Books about Resolving Conflict, Picture Books about Rules, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Gabriela Arellano, Gustavo Mazali, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Kena The Good Hyena, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Picture Books

The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs! by Mike Lowery

July 20, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. “The book that you’re holding in your hands right this second is different from any other book you’ve ever held before.” –From The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs! It’s true. How many books have you read where a duck informs you that you’re a recruit for a top-secret recon mission in search of slimy space slugs? And you have to write in it in order to […]

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Please Be Nice to Sharks by Matt Weiss with Photos by Matt Weiss & Daniel Botelho

July 19, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. When I was a child, sharks were bad, scary monsters that we should fear. We watched Jaws I, II, and III and, in general, it seemed that their deaths were not something for us to mourn. I’ve grown up and have learned that no, they’re not the scary monsters the movies (or well-meaning, but understandably overprotective parents) have portrayed them as. But it wasn’t until I sat […]

Categories: Children's Books, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Sharks • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Daniel Botelho, Highly Recommended Books, kidlit, Matt Weiss, Picture Book, Picture Books, Please Be Nice to Sharks, Read Aloud, Recommended Picture Books

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