Tag: Children’s literature

24 Excellent Picture Books that Have Yet to be Nominated for the Cybils!

October 5, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

It is time to nominate your favorite books for the Cybils! I’m a panelist this year for the first round of Board Books and Fiction Picture Books, so I’m paying careful attention to all of the nominations as they are coming in. You can see the list so far. For Fiction Picture Books, so many wonderful books haven’t been nominated as of October 5th, 2017 — and these are just the ones off the top of my head. There are […]

Categories: Cybils, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: 2017, Children's literature, Cybils, Picture Books

For Eager Little Helpers: Bulldozer Helps Out by Candace Fleming and Eric Rohmann

September 28, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

This is an endearing and fun book to read again and again and again. Come for the construction and stay for the kittens! Bulldozer Helps Out is a heartwarming and uplifting read.

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Bravery, Picture Books about Bulldozers, Picture Books about Construction, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Children's Books, Children's literature, kidlit, Picture Books

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Most People by Michael Leannah and Illustrated by Jennifer E. Morris

September 26, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

[Reviewed from Copy Courtesy of Tillbury House Publishers] Most People is a picture book that gives the gift of perspective and reassurance. This picture book, with its beautifully illustrated friendly faces and thoughtful portraits of people, is here to help calm the anxious and reaffirm the hopeful. It’s a picture book that impresses upon us that most people want to be good, do the right thing, and that they want to see you happy, too. “Most People love to smile. Most […]

Categories: Children's Books, Diverse Picture Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Behavior, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Books, Children's Books, Children's literature, kidlit, Picture Books

A Mischievous and Enchanting Tale: The Grotlyn by Benji Davies

September 19, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

[Reviewed from Copy Courtesy of HarperCollins Children’s Books] From the extraordinary artist and storyteller Benji Davies comes a divinely illustrated and expertly plotted picture book that is thrilling and fun. Told in a lyrical and haunting tone, the first read through is spooky and mysterious and holds readers in complete suspense as they wonder what on earth is the Grotlyn? Where is it going? And what is it going to do next? The ending has a light-hearted and mischievous flair […]

Categories: Children's Books, Halloween Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Bravery, Picture Books about Underwear, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books, Spooky Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Books, Children's Books, Children's literature, kidlit, Picture Books

Thrills! Chills! and Giggles for All! — Creepy Pair of Underwear! Written by Aaron Reynolds and Illustrated by Peter Brown

September 18, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

[Reviewed from Copy Courtesy of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers] From the creators of Creepy Carrots!, comes Creepy Pair of Underwear!, a hilarious and exciting picture book that delivers the perfect amount of thrills and giggles for all. In Creepy Carrots!, we last saw our hero, Jasper, victorious in protecting himself from stalker carrots. Now, in Creepy Pair of Underwear!, Jasper is back and this time he needs new underwear! Jasper and his loving mother head to the store to get them. […]

Categories: Children's Books, Halloween Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Children's Books, Children's literature, kidlit, Picture Books

For those Searching for Themselves: Bogo the Fox Who Wanted Everything by Susanna Isern and Sonja Wimmer

September 15, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

Bogo the Fox Who Wanted Everything is a visual wonder and delightful read that encourages acceptance of yourself. It skillfully addresses and dissuades our natural desire to feel inferior. It also elegantly emphasizes that despite failures and setbacks, you are still valuable to your friends and family. And finally, it skillfully does the important work of urging each one of us to accept ourselves and bravely pursue what we love.

Categories: Magical Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Being Different, Picture Books about Belonging, Picture Books about Foxes, Picture Books about Friendship, Picture books about helping, Picture Books about Inventing, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Bogo the Fox Who Wanted Everything, Children's Books, Children's literature, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books

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For Those that Seek Answers to Quixotic Questions: The Antlered Ship by Dashka Slater and Illustrated by The Fan Brothers

September 13, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

The Antlered Ship, with its elegant, intricate, and bewitching illustrations, is an extraordinary and inspiring picture book. Slaters’ precise and sensitive storytelling paired with The Fan Brother’s spellbinding and breathtaking artwork gives us a completely captivating experience.

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Magical Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Friendship, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: 2017, Children's Books, Children's literature, Picture Books

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Chee-Kee: A Panda in Bearland by Sujean Rim

September 6, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

[Reviewed from Copy Courtesy of Little, Brown Young Readers] No matter who you are, now is a fantastic and important time to read Chee-Kee: A Panda in Bearland. It is a wonderful, disarming, and charming book for everyone who has ever felt like they didn’t belong and an even better book for those who have never moved, never felt on the outside, and do not often (or ever) interact with those who have. Those who have felt or still feel […]

Categories: Children's Books, Diverse Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Bears, Picture Books about Being Different, Picture Books about Belonging, Picture Books about Finding Friends, Picture books about Immigrating, Picture Books about Panda Bears, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Art, Bears, Chee-Kee: A Panda in Bearland, Children's literature, Immigration, Panda Bears, Picture Books, Picture Books about Immigration, Recommended Picture Books, Sujean Rim

Dalmatian in a Digger by Rebecca Elliott

September 5, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

Here’s a picture book that is pure fun. Animals + Beautifully Illustrated Construction Scenes + Onomatopoeia = An Easy Book to Love. Different animals work together using various construction vehicles to build something very special for a small dalmatian.

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Construction, Picture Books about Dogs, Picture Books about Machines, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Capstone Young Readers, Children, Children's Books, Children's literature, Children's Picture Books, Construction, Construction Picture Books, Dalmatian in a Digger, Dogs, Picture Book, Picture Books, Rebecca Elliot, UK

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