Tag: Read Aloud

Because of Thursday by Patricia Polacco

October 13, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. Good things happen to Annie Fetlock on Thursdays. She met her husband, they got married, her children were born, she and her husband opened a restaurant, and she created her signature dish – Poke Salad- all on various Thursdays. For a long time, Annie’s life was very, very good. Then on a far-off Monday, Annie’s husband passes away. And, understandably, it is very hard for her. She […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Cooking, Picture Books about Pets, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Because of Thursday, Book Review, Cats, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, kidlit, Patricia Polacco, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, Restaurants

The Pabalu Tree by Katharine Teisseire and Illustrated by Mariana Andrusyshyn

October 12, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the author. No other compensation was received. One day an orphan named Roy overhears two men talking about a magical tree called the Pabalu tree that can fulfill everyone’s needs. Roy decides he needs to find this tree and takes off in the middle of the night to find it. He happens upon starving fairies, a sad elf, and fighting dwarves who all join him in his search for the tree — but no […]

Categories: Children's Books, Fairy Tale Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Finding Friends, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Katharine Teisseire, kidlit, Mariana Andrusyshyn, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, The Pabalu Tree

NanoBots by Chris Gall

October 11, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. Here’s what I imagine Chris Gall thinking as he sat down to write and illustrate Nanobots: What do I like better than robots? Maybe a robot superhero? But not just one, no! A whole bunch of them! Yes! That sounds good! And what if instead of them being big they’re super tiny. So tiny you can’t even see them, but you know, they’re there and they can save […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Inventing, Picture Books about Robots, Picture books about Superheros, Recommended Picture Books, Science Fiction Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Chris Gall, kidlit, Nanobots, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, Robots, Science Fiction, Superheros

I Dissent – Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark Written by Debbie Levy and Illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley

October 10, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. While I Dissent may look a biography picture book about the Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to any adult passing by, it apparently sends out a secret signal to children that it is actually a superhero book. Don’t feel bad if you miss the signal. It’s on a very unique and subtle frequency. There are no lasers, no Star Wars, no Minecraft anything, no construction vehicles, […]

Categories: Biography, Children's Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Bravery, Picture Books about Careers, Picture Books about Law, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Picture Books about Politics, Picture books about Superheros, Picture Books about Women, Picture Books with Great Characters, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Beautiful Books, Biography Picture Book, Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Books, I Dissent, kidlit, Nonfiction Picture Book, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court

The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes

October 9, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. The Little Gardener by Emily Hughes is a miracle of a picture book. Its stunning lush, rough, almost jagged, illustrations paired with a simple, striking narrative holds an incredible power to focus its readers onto this single story and let the rest of the world fade away. Incredibly, this book can take two rowdy, bouncy boys and their frazzled mother and make them all stop, breathe, and […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Gardening, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Children's Books, Emily Hughes, Flying Eye, Gardening, Hope, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Recommended Picture Books, The Little Gardener

Giveaway! Groovy Joe Ice Cream and Dinosaurs Story by Eric Litwin and Art by Tom Lichenheld

September 16, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

Scholastic sent me this title, and is also providing a prize pack for one winner from my site. Groovy Joe Ice Cream & Dinosaurs is a wiggling, laughing, and ebullient story of contentment, friendship, and the good life. In this story you get to explore what it is like to be outside playing your guitar like you do — and then have the Haagen Dogs ice cream truck drive by. I mean, what are you going to do? You’re going to get some ice […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Dogs, Picture Books about Ice Cream, Picture Books about Sharing, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Children's Picture Books, ERic Litwin, Groovy Joe, Ice Cream and Dinosaurs, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Picture Books, Scholastic, Tom Lichtenheld

A Fantastic Spanish/English Bilingual Picture Book! Kena: The Good Hyena – Being the Best by Gabriela Arellano and Gustavo Mazali

August 9, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the author. No other compensation was received. Kena: The Good Hyena — Being the Best / Kena: La hiena buena — Ser el mejor is the first in a new series of bilingual picture books in Spanish and English that is gorgeously illustrated, wonderfully told, engaging, and adroitly teaches all its readers about grace, kindness, what matters, and what it really means to be the best. I am beyond impressed with this book and thrilled […]

Categories: Bilingual Picture Books Spanish/English, Children's Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Behavior, Picture Books about Friendship, Picture Books about Manners, Picture Books about Resolving Conflict, Picture Books about Rules, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Gabriela Arellano, Gustavo Mazali, Highly Recommended Picture Books, Kena The Good Hyena, kidlit, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Picture Books

Please Be Nice to Sharks by Matt Weiss with Photos by Matt Weiss & Daniel Botelho

July 19, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. When I was a child, sharks were bad, scary monsters that we should fear. We watched Jaws I, II, and III and, in general, it seemed that their deaths were not something for us to mourn. I’ve grown up and have learned that no, they’re not the scary monsters the movies (or well-meaning, but understandably overprotective parents) have portrayed them as. But it wasn’t until I sat […]

Categories: Children's Books, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Picture Books about Animals, Picture Books about Sharks • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Daniel Botelho, Highly Recommended Books, kidlit, Matt Weiss, Picture Book, Picture Books, Please Be Nice to Sharks, Read Aloud, Recommended Picture Books

Wake Up, Island by Mary Casanova and Woodcuts by Nick Wroblewski

June 30, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received. Wake Up, Island, with its serene narrative and gorgeous woodcut illustrations, is stunning, playful, and a truly fulfilling read. Reading it to your children offers this invigorating and yet calming experience that inspires you to take a minute and feel grateful for the beauty of a new day. This picture book is a wonderful and soothing deep breath for every reader. Set in the North Woods of Minnesota, a gentle […]

Categories: Children's Books, Fine Art Picture Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Morning, Picture Books about Nature • Tags: Beautiful Books, Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Kids Picture Books, Mary Casanova, Nick Wroblewski, Picture Book, Picture Books, Read Aloud, Recommended Picture Books, University of Minnesota Press, Wake Up Island

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