Tag: Book Review

The Christmas Truck by J.B. Blankenship and Illustrated by Cassandre Bolan

December 14, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author. No other compensation was received.] The Christmas Truck is a fun, joyful, and adventurous Christmas story! Papa is in the kitchen baking while Dad is outside hanging up the lights. Papa, Dad, and kiddo get a Christmas tree, decorate it, and then head out to the town square. They go to the town’s Christmas tree and the two dads explain how there are a lot of children who cannot […]

Categories: Children's Books, Christmas Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Gay Families, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Cassandre Bolan, Children's Books, Gay Families, Highly Recommended Picture Books, J.B. Blankenship, kidlit, Picture Books, The Christmas Truck

There’s a Bug in My Blossom by J.C. Donaho

December 5, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author. No other compensation was received.] With its gorgeous and brightly colored photographs of bees, spiders, lizards, squirrels, grasshoppers, ladybugs, and loaded with interesting information, this book dazzles, entertains, and educates. (Did you know that a praying mantis has a single ear that is located on its belly? I had no idea!)There’s a Bug in My Blossom is one of the first picture books that I can read to both […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Nature, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Insects, J.C. Donaho, kidlit, Macro photography, Nature, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, There's a Bug in My Blossom

Doctor White by Jane Goodall and Illustrated by Julie Litty

December 2, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

At the library last week, just as the baby started breaking down, my son grabbed this book off the shelf and asked if we could take it home with us. Considering my rule is to always say “yes to books” when we go to the library, I obliged and packed it into our already overstuffed library bag. I didn’t even look at the cover — it’s a picture book after all — there’s no harm in saying yes. This book […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Dogs, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Dogs, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Jane Goodall, Julie Litty, kidlit, pet-assisted therapy, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books

Fine Life for a Country Mouse — A Fable by Aesop Retold and Illustrated by Susan Detwiler

December 1, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author. No other compensation was received.] Oliver, that city mouse! He thinks he’s so fancy and sophisticated! He thinks his city life is so much better than his cousin Tillie’s simple country living. This is the thanks Tillie gets for being so sweet and inviting him to come visit her. Olivier is about as much fun as a […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Mice, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Aesop, Book Review, Children's Books, Fine Life for a Country Mouse, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Picture Books, Susan Detwiler

Perfect Picture Book Friday: Maezie’s Pumpkin Patch by Lynn Martin Snowden and Illustrated by Kyle Sydney Powell

November 21, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author. No other compensation was received.] What do you do when you are 95 years old and someone destroys your pumpkin patch that you’ve been working on for the past six months? Well, if you’re Maezie, you get upset and then you decide that you’re not going to let it defeat you. This beautiful and inspiring story about how a community rallies with Maezie to rebuild an even more magnificent […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Gardening, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Gardening, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Kyle Sydney Powell, Lynn Martin Snowden, Maezie's Pumpkin Patch, Picture Books, Pumpkins

Letters of the West by Michelle E. Walch and John Maddin and Illustrated by John Maddin

November 19, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Learn the English and Latin names of plants and animals in this alphabet book filled with gorgeous and accessibly sophisticated scratchboard illustrations. This picture book is a beautiful tribute to our natural world and our alphabet. The scratchboard illustrations are black and white with one to two colors highlighting each image. The effect is profound — making it a perfect picture book for those wanting […]

Categories: Alphabet Picture Books, Children's Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Alphabet Book, Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, John Maddin, kidlit, Letters of the West, Michelle E. Walch, Nature, Picture Books, Scratchboard

Beware, Beware of the Big Bad Bear! by Dianne de Las Casas and Illustrated by Marita Gentry

November 17, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

Beware, Beware of the Big Bad Bear is a retelling of a traditional Appalachian folktale and what a retelling it is! Maw Maw would like to make some biscuits but she is out of baking soda. Each member of the family goes out to the store to get the baking soda, and despite the warning to “Beware, beware of the big […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Cooking, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Beware of the Big Bad Bear, Biscuits, Book Review, Children's Books, Cooking, Dianne de Las Casas, folktale, kidlit, Marita Gentry, Picture Book Month, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books

Perfect Picture Book Friday: Calamity Chick! by Olivier Toppin and Serge Rosenzweig

November 14, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author. No other compensation was received.] Calamity Chick is a magical and staggeringly beautiful picture book. It transports you to a joyous and colorful world with unique and wonderful characters. The story is simultaneously endearing and deeply philosophical. The images are intricately detailed and stunningly gorgeous — an abounding feast for the eyes. Title: Calamity Chick Moves Away! Photography: Olivier Toppin Art Direction: Serge Rosenzweig PLM-Digital, 2014, Fiction ISBN: 978-1495328480. Suitable For Ages: Everyone! Themes/Topics: […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Chickens, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Calamity Chick, Children's Books, French, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Olivier Toppin, Photography, Picture Books, Serge Rosenzweig

Where Is It Coming From? by The Students of the Boggs School, Detroit and Illustrated by Dave Eggers

November 12, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] This picture book is 12 chapters and 96 pages of awesome! Are you ready? (Because you need to be ready for this.) Here we go! This book contains: a bear, Mars farting, aliens eating lava rocks, people NOT going to the bathroom, edible snowmen, cows, people being eaten, lions throwing up, […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: 826michigan, Boggs School Writing Club, Book Review, Books, Children's Books, Dave Eggers, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, The Students of the Boggs School Detroit

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