Tag: Picture Books

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.

Categories: Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Book Review, Children's Picture Books, Cynthia DeFelice, Fairy Tales, Highly Recommended Books, Humorous Children's Books, Irene Trivas, kidlit, Mary DeMarsh, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, Three Perfect Peaches

I’d Rather Be Riding My Bike by Eric Pinder and Illustrated by John Cardinal

April 1, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

I’d Rather Be Riding My Bike by Eric Pinder and Illustrated by John Cardinal. Ages 3 – 6 (2.5 year old son loved it). Evolved Publishing, LLC. February 2013. 42 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1622534012. Fiction. $10.95 (On Amazon for $6.08) Paperback

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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

The Night Horses by Anaka Jones

March 25, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

The Night Horses by Anaka Jones. Ages 2 – 5. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. February 2013. 28 pages. ISBN: 978-1452882789. $11.99 Fiction. Summary: The beginning of this story is about the daily life of horses. It’s everything we’re used to reading about life on a horse farm. The horses eat, race each other in the fields, have their showers, and eat their dinners. However, once their human caretakers go in for the night — the disco ball comes out and the […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Anaka Jones, Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, The Children's Bookshelf, The Night Horses

Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: Eight Days Gone by Linda McReynolds and Illustrated by Ryan O’Rourke

March 21, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Eight Days Gone by Linda McReynolds and Illustrated by Ryan O’Rourke. Ages 5 – 8 (2.5 year old son loved it). Charlesbridge Publishing. July 2012. 44 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1580893657. Nonfiction. $7.95 (Paperback) Quick Summary: This picture book is about the Apollo 11’s space mission to the moon in 1969. It’s written in rhyme, has a great rhythm to it, and the illustrations are stunning. Our Experience Reading this Book: We highly, highly recommend this book. I really love reading this […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Apollo 11, Beautiful Books, Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Eight Days Gone, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Linda McReynolds, Lunar Landing, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, Ryan O'Rourke

The Zoo’s Annual Piggyback Race Written by Matt Harrigan and Illustrated by Melinda Beavers

March 17, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

The Zoo’s Annual Piggyback Race by Matt Harrigan and illustrated by Melinda Beavers. Ages 2 – 5. Hedgebury. March 2013. 32 pages. Fiction. $6.99 ISBN: 978-0987343703 Quick Summary: All the he zoo animals are ready for their annual piggyback race. Of course you assume that the zebras or the tigers will definitely win because they’re fast. Then you start to wonder, maybe it will be the turtle? Because we all know the story of the tortoise and the hare. The book defies common assumptions […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Matt Harrigan, Melinda Beavers, Picture Book Reviews, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, The Zoo's Annual Piggyback Race

Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: Marvin Makes Music by Marvin Hamlisch and Illustrated by Jim Madsen

March 13, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Marvin Makes Music by Marvin Hamlisch and Illustrated by Jim Madsen. Ages 4 – 8 (2.5 year old son loved it). Dial Books for Young Readers. November 2012. 32 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0803737303. Nonfiction. $17.99 Summary: This book is based on the true story of Marvin Hamlisch’s audition and acceptance to the Julliard School. Marvin loves music. He hears it everywhere and his piano is his best friend. He loves composing his own music and he’d much rather play his own music than practice. One […]

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Such a Cool Book: Who Put the B in the Ballyhoo? by Carlyn Beccia

March 12, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Who Put the B in the Ballyhoo: The Most Amazing, Bizarre, and Celebrated Circus Performers by Carlyn Beccia. Ages 4 – 8 (2.5 year old son loved it). Houghton Mifflin Books for Children. April 2007. 32 pages. ISBN-10: 0618717188. Non-fiction. $16.00 Quick Summary: Lots of fascinating facts and information about the history of the circus — in alphabetical order. Beautiful and rich illustrations of bizarre and unusual performers and performances. Unforgettable and mesmerizing! Our Experience Reading this Book: We highly, highly recommend this book. […]

Categories: Alphabet Picture Books, Children's Books, Kid Lit Blog Hop, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Beautiful Books, Book Review, Carlyn Beccia, Children's Picture Books, Circus, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Kid Lit Blog Hop, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Picture Books, Who Put the B in the Ballyhoo?

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 3/11/13

March 11, 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 your recommendations. Here are the top 10 books that my two-and-a-half-year-old son and I have read and enjoyed over and over and over again this past week.

Categories: Children's Books, It's Monday! What Are You Reading?, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Andy Runton, Captain No Beard, Carlyn Beccia, Carol P. Roman, Cary Fagan, Children's Books, Donna Marie Naval, Dusan Petricic, Emily Jenkins, Ethan Long, G. Brian Karas, Helen Ward, Highly Recommended Books, It's Monday! What Are You Reading?, Learn to Tie a Tie with the Rabbit and the Fox, Lemonade in Winter, Mr. Zinger's Hat, Owly & Wormy Bright Lights and Sta, Picture Books, Poopendous!, Sybrina Durant, The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse, The Wing Wing Brothers Math Spectacular, The Zoo's Annual Piggyback Ride, Who Put the B in the Ballyhoo?

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