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Meh by Deborah Malcolm

April 20, 2016 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Meh is an engaging and engrossing picture book about a young man’s experience overcoming depression. This young man is enjoying his life when one day, for no particular reason, a blob grabs him and drags him down into an abandoned dark and misty swamp. He looks down and sees ghost-white paw prints that lead him to a friendly-looking feline waiting for him in a tree. Together they leave […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Depression, Picture Books about Overcoming Obstacles, Wordless Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Children's Picture Books, Deborah Malcolm, Meh, Picture Books, Recommended Picture Books, ThunderStone Books, Wordless Picture Books

An Interview with Rob and Rachel of ThunderStone Books!

March 5, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

I’m so impressed with Monkey Gains His Powers, a Chinese/English bilingual picture book, by Will Strong and translated by Robert Noorda. I’m also very excited that it is the first in a series, and I look forward to seeing what comes next. I’m always looking for books in Mandarin that will get my sons interested in and curious about learning Chinese — and Monkey Gains His Powers does just that. Monkey Gains His Powers is so well done and so much fun! […]

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Monkey Gains His Powers: A Chinese/English Bilingual Picture Book by Will Strong and Translated by Robert Noorda

March 1, 2015 by The Picture Book Review

[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. No other compensation was received.] Monkey Gains His Powers is the story of Sun WuKong, the Monkey King. This stylish and energetic bilingual picture book is an eye-catching, upbeat, and dazzling way to introduce Sun Wukong — the main character from one of the four great classical Chinese novels, Journey of the West — and reinforce Chinese and English! (You can read more about Sun Wukong on Wikipedia.) Everything about this book […]

Categories: Bilingual Picture Books: Mandarin/English, Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Ancient China, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Bilingual Picture Books, Book Review, Children's Books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, kidlit, Mandarin, Monkey Gains His Powers, Picture Books, Robert Noorda, ThunderStone Books, Will Strong