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Baabwaa and Wooliam Written by David Elliott and Artwork by Melissa Sweet

October 11, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

Baabwaa & Wooliam will make you crack up as it skillfully addresses themes of dangerous friendships, nature vs. nurture, literacy, personal growth, and adaptability. But really, those are the side benefits — first and foremost, it is a delightful and immensely entertaining picture book full of laughs and giggles.

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Night Shift by Debi Gliori

October 10, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

[Review Copy Courtesy of Wunderkind PR] Night Shift is a picture book about a young woman gaining ground against the dragons that perniciously pursue her. The author and artist, Debi Gliori, created Night Shift to show her personal experience with depression in hopes it can help the many others going through the same thing. She tells you a bit about what depression was like for her, how the dragon crept up on her, how it made her feel, how she struggled against it, […]

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Marigold Bakes a Cake by Mike Malbrough

October 8, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

Marigold loves Mondays because Mondays are for baking. Alone! (Thank you very much.) He’s serious about this. He even puts up a sign on the front of his house. Don’t mess with him. On Mondays he luxuriously pours over articles, he clips recipes, and ponders new ideas. Then he gets to work!

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Bunnybear by Andrea J. Loney and Artwork by Carmen Saldaña

October 8, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

[Review Copy Courtesy of My Public Library] Bunnybear is absolutely wonderful. The illustrations are beautiful, the characters are excellent, the way the story unfolds is captivating, and the themes of being who you are, acceptance, kindness, and friendship are uplifting and well crafted. Readers will identify with Bunnybear immediately and emotionally they’ll experience a wide-range of emotions as they read along – but ultimately feel understood. This is a wonderful picture book for everyone who feels different on the inside than […]

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Be Quiet! by Ryan T. Higgins

October 7, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

[Reviewed from Copy Courtesy of My Public Library.] In Be Quiet! Rupert, whom we met earlier in Hotel Bruce, is excited to star is his own picture book. He assures readers that this picture book is going to be artistic and wordless. Or so he thinks! Rupert meets up with two other mice, but they won’t stop talking! They talk about wordless books, they talk about not talking, they talk about how the book will be visually stimulating, and what other […]

Categories: Children's Books, Cybils, Humor, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Books, Picture Books about Mice, Picture Books about Seeking Quiet • Tags: kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books

Hic! by Anushka Ravishankar and Christiane Pieper

October 6, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

[Reviewed from Copy Courtesy of Tara Books.] Hic! is pure fun. It is a happy and sophisticatedly silly picture book that will give you a serious case of the giggles. Everything about this book – from its size and shape, to the beautiful and humorous artwork, to the topic, to the direct but playful writing, to acting out the hiccups – says to children that Hic! is just for them. We look on as a young girl tries, without success, to […]

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Space Racers – Make Your Own Paper Rockets by Isabel Thomas

October 4, 2017 by The Picture Book Review

Space Racers – Make Your Own Paper Rockets is an impressive combination of art and science that incorporates the best of both didactic and experiential learning. Its innovative approach makes it very accessible to a wide variety of ages and abilities. You’ll read about rocket science and different types of rockets, then make it hands on by building several different kinds of rockets out of paper.

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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.

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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 […]

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