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Brontorina by James Howe and Illustrated by Randy Cecil

December 6, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Brontorina by James Howe; illus. by Randy Cecil. Ages 2+. Candlewick. Aug. 2010. 32 pages. ISBN: 978-0763644376 $15.99 The Short: This is a sweet book about good people working together to make a dinosaur’s dream to dance come true. Brontorina dreams of being a dancer and her teacher takes her seriously and with her classmates works to find the best place for them to dance together. We’ve read it many, many times and it is a consistent win. We recommend it. […]

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What Can a Crane Pick Up? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich and Illustrated by Mike Lowery

December 6, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

What Can a Crane Pick Up? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich and illus. by Mike Lowery. Ages 1+. Knopf Books for Young Readers. Sept. 2012. 32 pages. ISBN: 978-0375867262. Hardcover. $16.99 The Short: This is a fun book! My son and I have now read this book many, many times since checking it out from the library and it has instigated several conversations about cranes. The rhythm and rhymes are well done. The illustrations are clear with bold colors. The best part? […]

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Nighttime Ninja by Barbara DaCosta and Illustrated by Ed Young

December 5, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Nighttime Ninja. By Barbara DaCosta. Illustrated by Ed Young. Little, Brown and Company. Sept. 2012. 32 pages. Tr. $16.99. ISBN-13: 978-0316203845 The Short: This book is beautiful and it surprised me with its humor. My son loved this book and had me read it to him over and over again. My son has since started quoting the book and yesterday before bed he reenacted a bit of it. I’ve always wanted a ninja in the family, so I’m thrilled. We highly […]

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A Ball For Daisy by Chris Raschka

December 3, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

A Ball For Daisy. by Chris Raschka. All ages. Schwartz & Wade Books. 34 pages. May 2011. ISBN: 978-0-375-85861-1 $16.99. Fiction.

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Cat Tale by Michael Hall

December 3, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Cat Tale. by Michael Hall. All ages. Greenwillow Books. August 2012. 40 pages. ISBN: 978-0061915161 $16.99 The Short: This is a beautiful book about three cats effectively demonstrating how bizarre the English language can be. The illustrations are carefully done and they made me slow down and take a long look at each page. It’s a great book and I enjoyed reading it to my son. We recommend it! The Long: Oh, homophones! I could go on and on about how […]

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Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists

November 29, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

I’m linking up this post with Read Aloud Thursday hosted over at Hope Is the Word. See what other bloggers are enjoying reading aloud to their children. The Short: I had read and loved Bunny Days with my son and started looking for other books by Tao Nyeu. That’s when I discovered: Nursery Rhyme Comics (click on the link for an excellent preview of the book). I feel like I won the lottery when I found this book. After checking this book […]

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The Amazing Hamweenie by Patty Bowman

November 29, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

The Short: Hamweenie, an indoor city cat, dreams of being famous and adored by children. However, he must bide his time until he can escape his current fate. The illustrations and story line are imaginative and humorous. The illustrations are done in pen and ink and watercolors on watercolor paper. I love reading this book to my son. He’s asked for me to read this book to him several times. He is now able to finish some of the […]

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Top Ten Tuesday: Anticipated Picture Books for 2013

November 27, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

I love The Broke and the Bookish’s Top Ten Tuesday! There are over 200 bloggers contributing to this week’s meme talking about books they are looking forward to in 2013. Go check them out! Below you’ll find my picks for books that I’m looking forward to in 2013. 1. Chu’s Day by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Adam Rex — Neil Gaiman writes about a sneezing panda? I’m interested! 2. Open Very Carefully: A Book with Bite by Nick Bromley and Nicola O’Byrne — Being a Southerner originally (but […]

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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 […]

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