Tag: Highly Recommended Picture Books

What a Treat! No Such Thing by Ella Bailey

October 17, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

Objects moving around the house or disappearing? Snacks stolen from the fridge? A smashed china vase? Georgia is one savvy sleuth! She can always explain random, odd things happening around her in a logical and rational way. Or maybe she’s so sure that there’s no such thing as ghosts that she can’t see what’s right in front of her! Super-cute and friendly ghosts make mischief in this creative ghost story. Watch your little one have fun finding hidden ghosts on each page. […]

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Paris-Chien: Adventures of an Ex-pat Dog by Jackie Clark Mancuso

June 23, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

Take one incredibly cute dog, Hudson, and bring him to Paris. Beautifully illustrate him and scenes around Paris in gouache. Teach him French so that he can talk with other French dogs and make friends. Adroitly add French vocabulary throughout the story and Voilà! You have a fun and engaging masterpiece! Ages 2+. La Librairie Parisienne. June 2013. 40 pages. ISBN: 978-0615545424. Fiction. Where to Get it: Your local library: Worldcat.org Your local bookstore (affiliate link): Indiebound.org Or (affiliate link): Amazon.com You Should […]

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Tools Rule! by Aaron Meshon

June 6, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

Tools! Happy, brightly colored, anthropomorphic tools! But these are not your run-of-the-mill anthropomorphic tools! No, siree! These tools work together to build a tool shed! Large font, a dialogue-driven story, and hard-working, cooperative tools make it a win! Oh, and there are glorious puns, homonyms, and onomatopoeic words that add an extra level of joy (and covert teaching opportunities). Meshon clearly knows the inner workings of my son’s mind and has conveniently laid it out in picture book format. Tools Rule! […]

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Captain Cat by Inga Moore

June 5, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

Meet Captain Cat — he is a trader who happens to trade his wares for cats. There’s nothing he loves more than traveling on his ship, the Carlotta, with his cats. Other traders think he’s crazy for trading valuable goods for cats — but Captain Cat gets the last laugh. (Except, actually, Captain Cat is too busy being himself to even have that register. He’s a good man.) One day he takes his cats on the adventure he’s been meaning […]

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Sweet, Fun, and Happy: If Chocolate Were Purple by Jen Barton and Illustrated by Yoko Matsuoka

June 3, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

Our family totally ate this book up. It’s so nice to read a book that is just pure fun, silliness, and sweetness. Here, in rhyming verse, you can contemplate a very different world with your children and tell them they are loved. We giggled, made up our own, “What Ifs,” and ended the story by saying, “Awwwwwe.” This book is great for everyone and promotes only good things and reassurance. It does create an unnatural craving for chocolate, but I […]

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The Very Fairy Princess: Graduation Girl! by Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton

May 23, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

The Very Fairy Princess: Graduation Girl! by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton Illustrated by Christine Davenier Ages 3 to 6. Little, Brown and Company. April 2014. 32 pages. ISBN: 978-0316219600. Fiction. At a Glance/Summary: Gerry is about to graduate from kindergarten. Sounds simple enough — but it is easy to forget how stressful change can be. Gerry is pretty worried about what the future holds for her. Fortunately, she has wonderful parents and excellent, patient teachers who are there to […]

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(Mostly) Wordless by Jed Alexander

April 29, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

(Mostly) Wordless by Jed Alexander Ages 1 – 99+ (Ideal for everyone). Alternative Comics. May 2014. 48 pages. ISBN: 978-1934460337. (Mostly) Fiction. At a Glance/Summary: (Mostly) Wordless is a whimsical journey through slices of life and imagination. Battle pirates and hunt for buried treasure, contemplate what you would do if your nose and mustache ran away, sail the high seas in an umbrella with your dog, dance, bounce, turn into a witch or a beatnik, and finally jump over a a […]

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The Pigeon Needs a Bath! By Mo Willems

April 14, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

The Pigeon Needs a Bath by Mo Willems Ages 2 – 99+ (3 to 5 years old). Disney-Hyperion. April 2014. 40 pages. ISBN: 978-1423190875. Fiction. At a Glance/Summary: What is that crazy pigeon with the incredibly expressive eye doing now? Apparently protesting a bath! What a punk! Fortunately, when it is a pigeon (and not your child) being ridiculous — it’s fun. Where to Get it: Your local library: Worldcat.org Your local bookstore: Indiebound.org Or on (affiliate link): Amazon.com Why […]

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Funny, Sweet, and Beautiful: Black and White Cat, White and Black Dog by Marlaena Shannon

April 11, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

Black and White Cat, White and Black Dog by Marlaena Shannon Ages 1 – 99+ (ideal for 3 to 7 years old). Muse Direct. 2013. 36 pages. ISBN: 978-0989773218. Fiction. At a Glance/Summary: This is a beautifully illustrated and endearing story of a cat and dog that, at first, don’t get along. However, when the dog shares her food with the cat, they begin a wonderful friendship. It’s a delightful story about friendship and a gentle reminder how a simple act […]

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