Written by Jeanne McNaney and illustrated by David Cochard, Miracle in Sumatra: The Story of Gutsy Gus is one of the most original picture books that I’ve read. Gabriella, the guardian angel of the Sumatra forest, transforms a young girl named Maya into an orangutan to help Gus the orangutan rescue his parents and [...]
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I couldn’t believe my luck this week when I arrived at the library to find a beautiful collection of board books on sale for 25 cents each. I got eight gently used books for $2, and here are my favorites from that shopping spree: Goodnight Moon is such a classic that I’m a little [...] My mother gave us Jan Brett’s Christmas Treasury the Christmas Johnny was born. It is one of Emma’s all-time favorite books, all year round. Emma will happily sit through all seven stories: The Mitten, The Wild Christmas Reindeer, Trouble with Trolls, The Twelve Days of Christmas, The Hat, Christmas Trolls, and The Night Before [...]
This giveaway is now closed – Congratulations, Julie!
The Barefoot Books company was founded by two mothers who wanted books that would feed their children’s imagination while instilling in them a respect for diversity and love of their planet. Brandy sells Barefoot Books, and she has generously offered two books for me [...]
Where Is Baby’s Pumpkin? by Karen Katz was a freebie with the Halloween costume I bought online for Emma in 2007. I wasn’t a huge fan of the costume (it was scratchy – good reason not to buy a child’s costume online, particularly for a sensory-sensitive child), but the book has been [...]
Peter Holowitz’s Scribbleville tells the story of what happens when a straight-line man moves into Scribbleville, a town where everyone and everything is scribbled. The straight-line man doesn’t seem to notice that he is different, but the townspeople certainly do. Only one woman befriends the new stranger, explaining, "on the outside he’s odd, but [...] Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?, written by Bill Martin Jr. and illustrated by Eric Carle, is a current family favorite. I was first introduced to this series when I was seven years old and my two-year-old sister got the original Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? book for Christmas. Baby [...] When Dinosaurs Came with Everything, written by Elise Broach and illustrated by David Small, contains all the elements of the perfect children’s book: a storyline that intrigues and entertains both children and adults, expressive illustrations, and a surprise ending. It’s a current favorite at our house. In Footprints on the Moon, Mark Haddon relates his own [...]
Written by Nancy E. Shaw and illustrated by Margot Apple, Sheep in a Jeep is a fun book whose humor begins with the simple idea of sheep driving a jeep. The story emphasizes the importance of paying attention to what you are doing, problem-solving, and facing consequences using short phrases and a [...]
My kids love the full-page pictures of bugs and other backyard critters in Backyard Detective: Critters Up Close by Nic Bishop. We haven’t spent a lot of time reading the text, but I do like the suggestion of using a paintbrush rather than your fingers to collect bugs. The book also talks about [...] |
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