Tag: kidlit

That Day in September and Other Rhymes for the Times by Liz Lime and Illustrated by Various Artists

January 22, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] That Day in September gives you 20 rhymes and illustrations to broach talking with children and young adults about some of the issues happening in our world. The rhymes discuss a wide variety of issues from recycling to September 11th to Martin Luther King, Jr. and civil rights to drowning to obesity to immigration to bear sightings and beyond. (Whew! This book packs a […]

Categories: Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Liz Lime, Nursery Rhymes, Picture Books, That Day in September and other Rhymes for the Times

Thank You, Octopus by Darren Farrell

January 15, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author. No other compensation was received.] Awww, pickles! What is it about bedtime? It does not seem to matter that bedtime happens every single night — it is always a disappointment when you are little. However, when you live on a tugboat with a most fashionably adorned Jacques-Cousteau-cap-wearing Octopus, there’s hope! Happily, Octopus will help you get ready! Ready for fun! Oh, Octopus! He means well, but let’s just say […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Bedtime, Picture Books about Friendship, Picture Books about Octopuses, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Darren Farrell, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Octopus, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Thank You Octopus

The Gobblings by Matthue Roth and Illustrated by Rohan Daniel Eason

January 7, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher No other compensation was received.] The Gobblings is a very powerful book. The first message is that there is value in stopping and noticing what is going on around you. The second is that you may be the only one who can avert certain disaster. Then it shows, in no uncertain terms, that when this happens and you know what to do — do it! Don’t stop and ask for permission. […]

Categories: Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Science Fiction Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Eerie picture books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Matthue Roth, Picture Books, Rohan Daniel Eason, Science Fiction, Space monsters, The Gobblings

Ninja Mouse: Haiku by J.C. Thomas

January 5, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the author. No other compensation was received.] Ninja Mouse: Haiku, told in 17 haiku, is about a mouse that lives the warrior’s way. This book simultaneously entertains, teaches, and leaves you feeling contemplative. Ninja Mouse: Haiku has a serious, but friendly, tone to it. The graphic novel/heavy-lined illustrations make Ninja Mouse interesting and to juxtapose these images with an ancient form of Japanese poetry creates something new entirely. This is a fun […]

Categories: Children's Books, Haiku Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Mice, Picture Books about Ninjas, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: bilingual book, Book Review, Children's Books, Haiku, Highly Recommended Picture Books, J.C. Thomas, Japanese, kidlit, Ninja Mouse: Haiku, Picture Books

A Visit from Santa Clops and The Cave of Santa Clops by Gig Wailgum

December 18, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Santa Clops is the gloriously subversive and refreshingly polite love child of Greek Mythology and The Night Before Christmas. Read, laugh, and get a weensy bit scared as you read A Visit from Santa Clops and The Cave of Santa Clops. In A Visit From Santa Clops learn about what happens when one father comes face to face with Santa Clops himself! Be prepared […]

Categories: Children's Books, Christmas Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Friendly Monsters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: A Visit from Santa Clops, Book Review, Children's Books, Christmas, Christmas Humor, Gig Wailgum, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Illustration, kidlit, Picture Books, The Cave of Santa Clops

In the Forbidden City (We All Live in the Forbidden City) by Chiu Kwong-chiu and Translated by Ben Wang

December 16, 2014 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] In the Forbidden City is an incredible book combining beautiful spreads of architecture, fun cartoons, history, and culture. I’m impressed with how well it balances a depth of factual information that rivals a college course and yet delights my four-year-old son with the playful cartoon cats, tourists, emperors, and more. At first it may seem to be an intimidating or dense read because the […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about China, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Ben Wang, Book Review, Children's Books, China Institute, Chiu Kwong-chiu, Design and Cultural Studies Workshop, Highly Recommended Picture Books, In the Forbidden City, kidlit, Nancy S. Steinhardt, Picture Books

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

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