A Book For Kids AND Adults Join us for this Tour from Oct 19 to Nov 13, 2020! Description It’s Gator’s first day at his new office job, and he is surrounded by quirky personalities like the slow slug, the obedient dog, the aggressive hawk, and the chatty chicken. He is eager to fit in with his new co-workers, so he tries to be like them. But acting like everyone else doesn’t work out forRead More →
– Say CHEESE – Description Click! Click! Click! Sylvie the Squirrel is obsessed with selfies. However, as she’s clicking away, Sylvie is missing out on the fun right in front of her. When her friends save her from a scary situation, Sylvie realizes what’s really important and it’s not taking selfies. Click Items to See Amazing Prices! Details Title Selfie Author Sandy Horsley Website / Instagram / Twitter Publisher Capstone Publication Date September 1, 2020Read More →
Silly Story To Ease Fears of White Coat Visits Book Blurb On the way to a doctor checkup, a young child asks an important question: Do animals that live in really cold places ever get sick? From the same author as Did Dinosaurs Have Dentists?, this picture book uses Arctic and Antarctic creatures to lessen anxiety about the doctor. Can penguins catch pneumonia? Can a caribou get chicken pox? By introducing ailments through charmingly drawn animals,Read More →
A Special Tour From March 17 to April 6, 2020! About Alycat and the Tournament Tuesday A “Mom’s Choice Award Winner”! Alycat’s brother, Bugsy, is playing in a golf tournament with some of his friends and wants to use his lucky ball to win the game. But when Alycat, who is supposed to bring her brother’s lucky ball, forgets it, Bugsy learns what luck is really about. Can Bugsy win the tournament without his lucky ball?Read More →
Is A Party More Than Just A Perfect Cake? Publisher’s Description Summer birthdays can be lonely, but not when you have great friends like Beavers! This year Tortoise, Bird, Rabbit, and Squirrel insist on baking Beaver’s birthday cake, but Beaver isn’t so sure. He is the ultimate perfectionist and would rather do it himself, following the recipe exactly. Will Beaver’s nitpicky ways ruin his birthday and his friendships? The Perfect Birthday Recipe is the fourthRead More →
Imagination Turns To Magic Publisher’s Description A little girl’s imagination springs to life when the chalk giraffe she drew on the pavement begins talking to her. But then the fickle giraffe begins making demands, and the girl must draw surroundings to fulfill his requests…a tree, soft grass, and animal friends. But nothing seems to please him! This delightful rhyming story escalates until the girl draws a laughing giraffe companion that cheers up the grumpy giraffeRead More →
Rabbit Is Frightened Of Many Things, But BEARS… Bears Are By Far At the Top Of His List! Author: Lydia Lukidis Illustrator: Tara J. Hannon Publisher: Blue Whale Press (July 2019) Pages: 32 Ages: 4 – 7 Synopsis: (publisher) “This adventure offers an effective brain exercise in graphic storytelling for young readers. . .” —Kirkus Reviews Rabbit is afraid of many things, but most of all he’s afraid of gigantic, monstery, BEARS! The very nervousRead More →
by Dr. Lee Alan Dugatkin & Dr. Lyudmila Trut Authors: Dugatkin & Trut Publisher: Persnickety Press (August 27, 2019) Genre: STEM, Nonfiction, Animals Pages: 32 Age Range: 3 – 7 Synopsis: (Publisher) The true story of a fox that became a woman’s best friend, from award-winning publisher, Persnickety Press. Based on and written by the award-winning author of HOW TO TAME A FOX AND BUILD A DOG and hailed by the NYTimes Book Review as “Sparkling…Read More →
How Science, Technology, and a 3D-Printed Beak Rescued a Bald Eagle Authors: Deborah Lee Rose and Jane Veltkamp Publisher: Persnickety Press (August 2017) Genre: STEM, Nonfiction, Animals Hardback/Paperback: 48 pages Age Range: 5 – 13 Synopsis (Publisher) Beauty and the Beak is the multiple-award-winning story of an injured Bald Eagle, the team that rescued her, and the life-saving technology that gave her a brand new beak. Renowned children’s science writer Deborah Lee Rose and raptorRead More →
Gather The Kids To Form A PARTY Of Listeners Author: David Margrave Illustrator: Kim Wyly Clovercroft Publishing: (January 4, 2018) Pages: 30 Age Range: 4 – 8 Word Count: Approx. 229 Amazon Synopsis: There are picture books that teach; there are picture books about family; and there are picture books that have outstanding illustrations. When Fur and Feather Get Together is a picture book that does all three – embracing the enduring themes of family,Read More →
– Anyone Smell A Rat? Er, I Mean . . . – Author/Illustrator: Pato Mena Translated by: Celine Siret Publisher: NubeOcho (September 17, 2019) Genre: Picture Book Pages: 48 pages My Thoughts: Since Moles live underground and can barely see, they have costume parties that are very different. Due to their terrific sense of smell, they come smelling, and not dressing like a different animal. (This is all explained before the story begins.) The firstRead More →
– Look At Those Sweet Eyes! – Details Author/Illustrator: Elizabeth Suneby / Laurel Molk Publisher: Kids Can Press (October 1, 2019) My Thoughts The cover on this book immediately made me remember an old song: How Much Is That Doggie In The Window. Hmm, I’m thinkin’ I may not add the date that song was popular, but I will print some lyrics. How much is that doggie in the window? (woof woof)The one with theRead More →
– Could Those Tiny Footprints Belong To A Dinosaur? – Author/Illustrator: Alex Latimer Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company (September 1, 2016) Genre: Picture Book Excerpt Hardcover: 32 page Approx. Word Count: 582 My Thoughts: One afternoon Joe and his sister Sally spot a strange set of footprints. After close examination, Joe is sure they are tracks from a small dinosaur. So what do children with imaginations do? Why of course follow the tracks. The footprints leadRead More →
– Everything You Need To Know, And Maybe More! – Praise For Older Books Author/Illustrator: Anne Vittur Kennedy Publisher: Candlewick (August 25, 2015) Genre: Picture Book Hardcover: 32 pages Approx Word Count: 447 Suitable For Ages: 3-7 My Thoughts: This is a book that will catch your attention the first time through and won’t let go. It’s unusual. It’s humorous. The illustrations . . . well, let me just tell you about it, in caseRead More →
– This Story Has A Sweet Message – Author Laura Gehl Illustrator: Paco SordoPublisher: Albert Whitman & Company (September 1, 2018) Genre: Picture Book YouTube Trailer Pages: 32 So Let Me Explain: If you’ve been following my blog you’ve seen several of Laura Gehl’s books reviewed. I began by posting some older picture books of hers that I loved: I Got A Chicken For My Birthday and My Pillow Keeps Moving. I did that as aRead More →
– Bzzzz…Time For Work – Praise For Older Books Author: Giovanna Zoboli Illustrator: Mariachiara di Giorgio Publisher: Chronicle Books (August 2017) Genre: Picture Book Hardcover: 32 Words: 0 My Thoughts: Typically a wordless story isn’t included in my favorite books. But I would say the fun illustrations and twist at the end of the story, are what caused me to rank this high. We see crocodile getting up to the noise of an alarm, brushingRead More →
– Are You Ready For Some Giggles? – Author: Laura Gehl Illustrator: Christopher Weyant Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers (January 16, 2018) Genre: Picture Book Hardcover: 40 pages Word Count: Approx 167 You may have noticed that my last review was also a book by Laura Gehl. I Got A Chicken For My Birthday and My Pillow Keeps Moving are two of my favorite books by Gehl. I wanted to post those before reviewingRead More →
The Gift That Keeps On Giving Author: Laura Gehl Illustrator: Sara Horne Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (March 1, 2018) Genre: Picture Books Pages: 40 Words: Approx. 259 My Thoughts: Ana has a birthday coming up so she mentions to Abuela (Spanish for grandma) Lola that tickets to the amusement park would be just grand. But instead of tickets, Ana receives a chicken. A Chicken! A black chicken wearing yellow boots. But hey, Ana reasons, a chickenRead More →
– Help! – A Fox Has Been Stolen By. . . A Fox? Praise For Older Books Author/Illustrator: Stephanie Graegin Publisher: Schwartz & Wade (February 28, 2017) Genre: Picture Books Look Inside The Book Hardcover: 40 pages My Thoughts: After sharing her treasured stuffed fox with her class during show-and-tell, a little girl proceeds to take him out to recess with her. But while she is swinging a real fox snatches the stuffed fox andRead More →
– Sequel To The Caldecott Honor Book – Description It’s homework time for the little red chicken, who has just learned about something every good story should have: an elephant of surprise. Or could it be an element of surprise (as her amused papa explains)? As they dive in to story after story, looking for the part that makes a reader say “Whoa! I didn’t know that was going to happen,” Papa is sure he can convince Chicken he’sRead More →