Toddlers and preschoolers need vocabulary - and what better place to start expanding it than in books about the world around them? Picture My World (ISBN: 978 1 92697 356 2) A Day At School (ISBN: 978 1 92697 395 1) by Severine Cordier and Cynthia Lacroix, OwlKids There are a handful of … [Read more...]
Is It Hot In Here?
So there's a new category of books coming up, known as "new adult." They are, let's say, books aimed at older teens or early twenty-somethings who enjoy teen lit. and the defining characteristic may just be that they are a little steamier than your average teen lit. Here's an example by an author … [Read more...]
Science! And Social Science!
Fun non-fiction titles for the young fact-lover in your life. How To Make a Universe With 92 Ingredients, by Adrian Dingle OwlKids, ISBN: 978 1 77147 008 7 This is the most entertaining book you may ever read about the elements and how they combine to make up the world around us. It starts out … [Read more...]
Meat Eaters Gonna Eat Meat
They're just doing what they're meant to do... right? Carnivores, by Aaron Reynolds & Dan Santat Chronicle Books, ISBN: 978 0 8118 6690 3 The carnivores were getting tired of their bad reputations. It hurt, knowing the other animals always thought the worst of them. But what were they … [Read more...]
Scholastic Decoder: October 2013 Edition
It's October, so pumpkins and ghosties are big... and some good stuff, too. Elf Counting Turkeys Pack - both these counting books features some pretty loopy birds, and are a lot of fun for seasonal counting and reading together. Firehouse - I'm a big fan of Mark Teague, and I like the dalmatian … [Read more...]
Sick
Dude. What to do when the kids in your school start turning into some sort of weird zombies? Sick, by Tom Leveen Amulet Books, ISBN: 978 1 41970 805 3 A few friends have figured out how to "escape" their very secure high school to skip a class, but when they return, they find the place has … [Read more...]
That’s What She Said…
... but it's not necessarily the truth. Oddrey and the New Kid, by Dave Whamond OwlKids, ISBN: 978 1 92697 390 6 I didn't love the first Oddrey book all that much - but I'm quite enjoying her this time around! Oddrey is used to being the interesting, fun kid in every bunch, and quite … [Read more...]
When Gravity Brings You Down
Today, a sweet and quiet book on dealing with Heavy Things: Whimsy's Heavy Things, by Julie Kraulis Tundra Books, ISBN: 978 1 77049 403 9 Whimsy is encumbered by some "heavy things" that she needs to deal with, and she tries a few things through this book before she figures out that … [Read more...]
Building a Bully
What makes a bully? A set of instructions is interspersed with writings of the victim in this unusual book on a hot topic. The Bully Book, by Eric Kahn Gale Harper, ISBN: 978 0 062 12513 2 Designed as a found notebook with two sets of pages intermingled, The Bully Book tells the story of a … [Read more...]
V is for Vegan – and Virtuous
Myself, I'm not vegan, or even vegetarian. But for those who seek to be gentle to animals and the earth by way of a vegan lifestyle, this is a nice little starter book for sharing those ideals with children. V Is For Vegan: The ABCs of Being Kind, by Ruby Roth North Atlantic Books, ISBN: 978 1 … [Read more...]
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