Every year, a handful of picture books are released as board books for the very young. This year, we have some good ones!Book of Sleepby Il Sung NaAlfred A. KnopfISBN: 978 0 375 86618 0This quiet book about the nighttime is made wonderful by its quirky, magical illustrations of many animals and how … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: March 2011
Grab your flyers and start marking them up - it's the March edition of Scholastic Decoder! Elf*Eric Carle Spring Picture Book Pack - Eric Carle is great, classic stuff. Wonderful stories that sneak in learning about weekdays, months, and much more are accompanied by his signature collage art. This … [Read more...]
A Bad Case of Artist’s Block
Bridget's Beretby Tom LichtenheldHenry HoltISBN: 978 0 8050 8775 8Audience:Bridget is an artiste, and covers her world in drawings - but her most prized possession and key to her success, she believes, is her beret. The day this artistic chapeau took flight on a gust of wind, Bridget tried on every … [Read more...]
Boys, 15: Weird and Funny
The first of this pair has been a bona fide teen hit for a couple of years, so I was beyond happy to see the followup this past fall. Swim the Flyby Don CalameCandlewick PressISBN: 978 0 7636 4157 3Audience: teens 13 and up, especially boysThree friends have had a tradition of a summer goal every … [Read more...]
The Regular Girl and the Frog
Not so into princesses? Try this great twist on a classic:Kiss Me! (I'm a Prince)by Heather McLeodFitzhenry & WhitesideISBN: 978 1 55455 161 3Audience: ages 4 and upI've been asked not once, not twice, but three times this week about princess stories that are not so... princess-y. I have a good … [Read more...]
Put a Little Love in Your Storytime
It's Valentine's Day! Looking for some little unsappy love stories to read to your kiddo? These are a few faves old(er) and new.The adorable new one:Twosomes: Love poems from the Animal Kingdomby Marilyn SingerKnopfISBN: 978 0 375 86710 1Audience: grades 1-4This small, slim volume almost escaped my … [Read more...]
Parent Time: Secret Daughter
This month's book, Secret Daughter, by Shilpi S. Gowda, was Haley's pick.Meet the host! Haley, aka Cheaty, blogs at Today's Parent, where she dishes celebs as well as talking parenting, and writes her own blog, Cheaty Monkey, where she obsesses adorably about chai and false teeth. Haley hosted in … [Read more...]
KidsLit Superstar: Oliver Jeffers
I like to feature an amazing author that everyone should now now and then, and today, it's Oliver Jeffers. Oliver Jeffers is one of those quiet geniuses of the picture book format. He's not a wild and rollicking class visit favourite like Mo Willems, nor a solid booklist classic, like Eric Carle. … [Read more...]
Blondes With Brains – and Heart
Blondes with both style and substance are rare in teen lit aimed at girls - often enough, it's the shallower worlds of Gossip Girl that prevail. Looking for something better? Try this trio. Me and the BlondesTeresa TotenPuffinISBN: 9780143053071Audience: ages 13 and up - mostly girlsThe Blondes are, … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: February
February - think Valentine's, groundhogs, Chinese New Year, black history... it's a promising month for some good themed titles. Let's take a look: ElfKids Around the World pack - I often have people come in looking for "multicultural" books. There is a lot of ways to approach that, and these would … [Read more...]
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