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Three Perfect Peaches by Cynthia DeFelice and Mary DeMarsh, Pictures by Irene Trivas

April 12, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Three Perfect Peaches A French Folktale retold by The Wild Washerwoman Storytellers by Cynthia DeFelice & Mary DeMarsh Pictures by Irene Trivas. Ages 4+ (2.5-year-old son loves it). Orchard Books. March 1995. Fiction. 32 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0531068724. No longer in print but several used copies are available for $0.01.

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/08/13

April 8, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is a fantastic meme hosted over at Teach Mentor Texts. Here they have a lot of great children’s book recommendations — and lots of picture book recommendations, too. Please go check them out and link up with them to share what you’ve been reading. I have managed to max out both library cards this week. We’ve been reading a lot and enjoying so many wonderful books. Here’s a list, in no particular order, of some […]

Categories: Children's Books, It's Monday! What Are You Reading?, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: 1 2 I Love You, 13 Words, Albert Saavedra, Andrew Drew and Drew, Barney Saltzberg, Boxes for Katje, Brian Rock, Candace Fleming, Carole P. Roman, Cynthia DeFelice, Fair Brown and Trembling, Fancy Nancy: Splendid Speller, hello! hello!, Inside the Books: Readers and Libraries Around the World, Irene Trivas, Jane O'Connor, Jude Daly, Lemony Snicket, Maira Kalman, Mary Brugioni, Mary DeMarsh, Matthew Cordell, Popper Possum and the Giant Rats, Robin Preiss Glasser, Sherry Rogers, Stacey Dressen-McQueen, Stuck in the Doldrums, The Deductive Detective, Three Perfect Peaches, Toni Buzzeo

Top Ten Picture Books I Recommend the Most

March 26, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

It’s Tuesday! Which means Top Ten Tuesday hosted over at The Broke and The Bookish. Here are the books I recommend the most. All of these books are brilliant, fun, and have amazing artwork. The following picture books have made me, my son, and my husband all fall in love with picture books. 1. Iggy Peck, Architect by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts _________________________ 2. Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld _________________________ 3. Dog by Matthew Van Fleet and Brian Stanton _________________________ 4. The Curious […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Top Ten Tuesday, Two year old loved • Tags: Andrea U'Ren, Architect, Brian Stanton, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Cynthia DeFelice, Dog, Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site, Highly Recommended Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Iggy Peck, Jerry Pinkney, Jon Muth, Lloyd Moss, Marjorie Priceman, Matthew Van Fleet, Most Recommended Picture Books, Nursery Rhyme Comics, One Potato, Patty Bowman, Peter Brown, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Sherri Duskey Rinker, The Amazing Hamweenie, The Curious Garden, The Lion and the Mouse, Tom Lichtenheld, Top Ten Tuesday, Two Potato, Zen Shorts, Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin

One Potato, Two Potato by Cynthia DeFelice and Pictures by Andrea U’Ren

January 18, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

One Potato, Two Potato. by Cynthia DeFelice. illus. by Andrea U’Ren. Ages 4 – 8 (my 2 year old loves it). Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Aug. 2006. 32 pages. Fiction. $16.00 The Short: This is a great story about an elderly couple that finds a magic pot. When they drop something into the pot it magically doubles whatever falls into it. For this poor couple, this means a new coat, candles, money, and even friends. The characters are grateful and wise […]

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Three Perfect Peaches by Cynthia DeFelice and Mary DeMarsh, Pictures by Irene Trivas

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 4/08/13

Top Ten Picture Books I Recommend the Most

One Potato, Two Potato by Cynthia DeFelice and Pictures by Andrea U’Ren