Tag: Recommended 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.

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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 […]

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Owly & Wormy: Bright Lights and Starry Nights! by Andy Runton

March 11, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Owly & Wormy: Bright Lights and Starry Nights! by Andy Runton. Ages 2+. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. November 2012. 40 pages. ISBN: 978-1416957751. $15.99 Fiction. Quick Summary: Owly and Wormy are back in picture book format! This time they have a new telescope and going to do some stargazing. The only problem? The leaves from the trees are in the way. They decide to pack up and go out into the field so they can get a better view […]

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Valentine and His Violin by Philip Hopman

March 5, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Valentine and His Violin by Philip Hopman. Ages 2 – 100+. Lemniscaat USA. September 2012. 32 pages. ISBN: 978-1935954170. $17.95. Fiction (but says on his website that it is a true story/fact). Quick Summary: Valentine plays the violin very badly. He doesn’t realize this. In fact, he thinks he plays rather well. For the Queen’s birthday he plays Ode to Joy. Three people shout at him, “Horrible!” “Hideous!” and “Get outta here!” after the concert. The depth of his horrible playing doesn’t […]

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Captain No Beard: An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate’s Life by Carole P. Roman

February 25, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Captain No Beard: An Imaginary tale of a Pirate’s Life by Carole P. Roman. Ages 2 – 7. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. July 2012. 40 pages. ISBN: 978-1478151708. $9.99 Fiction. Quick Summary: Captain No Beard is about two children, Alexander and Hallie, playing pirate with their stuffed animals. Alexander is Captain No Beard and Hallie is his first mate. As they are swabbing the deck and pumping the bilges, they encounter a storm. They successfully navigate the storm and then […]

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Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs by Giles Andreae and Russell Ayto

February 18, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs by Giles Andreae and Russell Ayto Ages 2+. Margaret K. McElderry Books. September 2005. 25 pages. ISBN: 978-1416907138 $16.99 Summary: When Flinn goes back into the art supply closet at his school to get some supplies he finds a pirate, Captain Stubble, crying because someone has stolen his ship. The boy and his friends help the pirate find his stolen ship. Oh, and they battle pirate dinosaurs, too. But they’re pretty nice about it. So it’s […]

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Abe Lincoln’s Dream by Lane Smith

February 12, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Abe Lincoln’s Dream by Lane Smith. Ages 2+ (Publisher rec 5+). Roaring Brook Press. Oct. 2012. 32 pages. ISBN: 978-1596436084. $16.99 Fiction. Quick Summary: A little girl runs into the ghost of Abraham Lincoln while she is on a tour of the White House. President Lincoln asks the girl questions about how things have changed since 1865. She goes with him to show him how things have changed. Our Experience Reading this Book: We highly, highly recommend this book. I […]

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Poopendous! by Artie Bennett and Illustrated by Mike Moran {The Children’s Bookshelf}

February 11, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Poopendous! by Artie Bennett and illustrated by Mike Moran. Ages 1.5+. Blue Apple Books. March 2012. 32 pages. ISBN: 978-1609051907 $16.99 Quick Summary: In this book you follow Professor Pip Poopdeck as he talks, in clever rhyme, about different kinds of poop and how animals and humans use poop around the world. Our Experience Reading this Book: I have read this book to my son several times a day for the past couple of weeks. He loves this book and I love reading […]

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Dramatic and Exciting: Heroes of the Surf by Elisa Carbone and Nancy Carpenter

January 21, 2013 by The Picture Book Review

Heroes of the Surf by Elisa Carbone and Nancy Carpenter. Ages 5+ (But my 2+ loved it). Viking Juvenile. May 2012. 40 pages. ISBN: 978-0670063123 $16.99 The Short: My son LOVED this book. We read it over and over again this past weekend. I am so impressed with the story and illustrations. This is a story based on true events of how the crew of the US Life-Saving Service and the surrounding area rescued everyone on the PLINY ship during a […]

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