Little creatures have NO sense of direction! In both of these cute books, they find themselves far from home – though you can be assured, it will all work out. The Bear's Song, by Benjamin Chaud Chronicle Kids, ISBN: 978 1 452 11424 8 A little bear is not tired when it's time to hibernate, … [Read more...]
Spring Training
It may not feel a thing like spring around here, but spring training has begun for baseball - and these new baseball-themed concept and vocabulary books will help your child get ready for the big leagues, too. Baseball Opposites (978 1 77049 518 0) Baseball Animals (978 1 77049 474 9) by … [Read more...]
Patience and Reward
We all hate waiting in lines... but these animals show us how it's done. The Long, Long Line, by Tomoko Ohmura OwlKids, ISBN: 978 1 92697 392 0 This book starts at the back of the line and we pan forward along with a bird who is flying from the back to the front of the 50-animal-long line. … [Read more...]
Persistence
Lessons without preachiness are worth their weight in gold when you can find them in kids' books. And I have not one but two about the value of persistence! Anything Is Possible, by Giulia Belloni & Marco Trevisan OwlKids, ISBN: 978 1 92697 391 3 Just in time for next month's Wright … [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...]
From Bad to Worse
Trying to fix things sometimes only makes it worse - as these animals are about to find out. Oh, No!, by Candace Fleming & Eric Rohmann Schwarz & Wade, ISBN: 978 0 375 84271 9 This is a story about a Frog falling down a hole and other animals joining him as they tried to help, until … [Read more...]
What Am I?
A little girl ponders her nickname, and how she is like a whole host of other animals, too. Little Mouse, by Alison Murray Disney Hyperion Books, ISBN: 978 1 423 14330 7 This little girl's mother calls her "little mouse," but she doesn't think she's really all that mouse-like at all. She … [Read more...]
Twoo Wuv
Was last month Valentine's Day? Yes. Did I write about it? No. Did I then find two cute books about loveyness? Of course! But instead of waiting for a proper occasion, I'm going to share them with you now, because really, shouldn't every day be lovey? True Loveby Rachel BuchholzNational … [Read more...]
Hold Onto Your Hat
No, this is not a post about the storm... It's about Jon Klassen and his propensity for writing about hat thieves and animals who meet their naturally ordained survival-of-the-fittest end. Remember last year's I Want My Hat Back? You could say this new one is a worthy successor in more ways than … [Read more...]
Just Put the Hat Down Slowly…
Looking at samples of fall books this summer, this was one of the true standouts, one of the few that a whole group of us children's librarians was excited about across the board. This? Is good stuff. I Want My Hat Backby John KlassenCandlewick PressISBN: 978 0 7636 5598 3Audience: grades 1-3This … [Read more...]