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Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff

October 23, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Baby Bear Sees Blue by Ashley Wolff. This book has been nominated for a Cybils as well. In our house, it has been awarded the most quoted picture book of late. It is also in the running for the most reread picture book of October 2012. This is another random off the shelf library grab. This is a simple book about a baby bear asking his mama questions. The mother then answers her cub. All of the answers are followed […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Armchair Cybils, Ashley Wolff, Baby Bear Sees Blue, Book Review, Cybils Nominated, kidlit, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books

Goyangi Means Cat by Christine Mcdonnell pictures by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher

October 19, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

The way this book is illustrated is very unique and very powerful. The best way I can describe it — as I would turn the page and see the picture it would give me a particular feeling that completely influenced the way I would read the text. I realize that this is what an illustration is supposed to do, but so far I haven’t felt it as dramatically as I did when I read this book. The illustrations set the […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Beautiful Books, Christine McDonnell, Goyangi Means Cat, Lou Fancher, Picture Books, Picture books about adoption, Recommended Books, Steve Johnson

Where’s My Mummy? by Carolyn Crimi and illustrated by John Manders

October 18, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

Halloween is coming up. This will by my kiddo’s first year trick-or-treating. I think we’re going to dress him up as an excavator or some kind of construction vehicle. We’ll see how it all works out. If all else fails, maybe I can wrap him in toilet paper and call him a mummy? We’ve been reading some Halloween-themed books these days. Where’s My Mummy? is one of his current favorites. This book is about a little mummy that plays hide-and-seek […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Book Review, Carolyn Crimi, Halloween, John Manders, kidlit, Picture Books, Recommended Books, Where's My Mummy

Just Being Audrey by Margaret Cardillo and Illustrated by Julia Denos

October 17, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

This is a pretty straight-forward book about the life of Audrey Hepburn with the less than savory parts glossed over or omitted. This makes a lot of sense because it is, after all, a children’s book. It is simply written and nicely illustrated. If you like Audrey Hepburn, I’m sure you’ll like this book. What surprises me is how much my son likes this book. He has no idea who Audrey Hepburn is. He’s two and he’s never watched a […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Audrey Hepburn, Julia Denos, Just Being Audrey, Margaret Cardillo, Picture Books, Recommended Books

Whoa, Baby, Whoa! by Grace Nichols and Illustrated by Eleanor Taylor

October 14, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

I’ve been shocked and amazed by what my 26 month old child imitates. He’s recited verses from Iggy Peck, Architect, Barnyard Dance, and even Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin! So the first time I read through this book with him I was a little nervous that he would imitate some of the things that the child did. However, this has not been the case at all. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by this book and it has become one of […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Eleanor Taylor, Grace Nichols, Picture Books, Recommended Books, Woah Baby Woah!

Great Book: Sneaky Sheep by Chris Monroe

October 10, 2012 by The Picture Book Review

I thought this book was a lot of fun. My two year old did, too. We read it several times in a row. It was fun to read the first time and each subsequent time. I also thought that the book was really funny. This book is about two sheep that don’t listen to the herding dog who is trying to protect them. They get into trouble, the herding dog saves them, and they learn their lesson — for […]

Categories: Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, Two year old loved • Tags: Children's Picture Books, Chris Monroe, Picture Books, Read this book again and again, Recommended Books, Sneaky Sheep

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