A bedtime story filled with charming imagination, sweet illustrations, and fluffy bunnies. Move over counting sheep -- the bunny dreamers are taking over. Bunny Dreams by Peter McCarty is the stuff bedtime books were meant to be: the illustrations are perfectly sweet, and the story filled with wild imagination. There's a simple magic to these... Continue Reading →
Groundhog’s Day Off by Robb Pearlman & illus. by Brett Helquist
An important reminder about not taking people for granted, blended beautifully with that quirkiest of holidays makes for a charming and hilarious book in Groundhog's Day Off by Robb Pearlman & illustrated by Brett Helquist. Most adults my age think of the Bill Murray move when they think of Groundhog Day -- and now children... Continue Reading →
Groundhog’s Day Off by Robb Pearlman & illus. by Brett Helquist
An important reminder about not taking people for granted, blended beautifully with that quirkiest of holidays makes for a charming and hilarious book in Groundhog's Day Off by Robb Pearlman & illustrated by Brett Helquist. Most adults my age think of the Bill Murray move when they think of Groundhog Day -- and now children... Continue Reading →
Contest: Discover Santa Clops this Christmas
Just in time for Christmas, we have a chance for you to win a pair of books featuring the one-eyed cousin of Santa Claus ... Santa Clops! The Cave of Santa Clops is a rollicking holiday adventure in which a young boy explores the secret underground hideout of Santa Clops. It is the second Santa... Continue Reading →
Contest: Discover Santa Clops this Christmas
Just in time for Christmas, we have a chance for you to win a pair of books featuring the one-eyed cousin of Santa Claus ... Santa Clops! The Cave of Santa Clops is a rollicking holiday adventure in which a young boy explores the secret underground hideout of Santa Clops. It is the second Santa... Continue Reading →
Star Wars Epic Yarns by Jack and Holman Wang
Today's Novel Novice Junior picture book review features a trilogy of board books perfect for introducing your littlest Padawans to the Star Wars galaxy just in time for the theatrical release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens later this month. We're talking, of course, about Star Wars: Epic Yarns -- board book adaptations of the... Continue Reading →
Star Wars Epic Yarns by Jack and Holman Wang
Today's Novel Novice Junior picture book review features a trilogy of board books perfect for introducing your littlest Padawans to the Star Wars galaxy just in time for the theatrical release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens later this month. We're talking, of course, about Star Wars: Epic Yarns -- board book adaptations of the... Continue Reading →
Sharing the Bread by Pat Zietlow Miller & Jill McElmurry
Today's Novel Novice Junior book review is the perfect title to share with your little ones this upcoming Thanksgiving. Sharing the Bread by Pat Zietlow Miller and Jill McElmurry tells the story of a 19th century family preparing their Thanksgiving feast, and despite the passage of centuries, shows readers that not so much has changed... Continue Reading →
Sharing the Bread by Pat Zietlow Miller & Jill McElmurry
Today's Novel Novice Junior book review is the perfect title to share with your little ones this upcoming Thanksgiving. Sharing the Bread by Pat Zietlow Miller and Jill McElmurry tells the story of a 19th century family preparing their Thanksgiving feast, and despite the passage of centuries, shows readers that not so much has changed... Continue Reading →
Star Wars Reads Day: Behind-the-Scenes of Epic Yarns
I totally missed the boat with Star Wars Reads Day this past weekend (October 10th), but I DO still have a cool belated feature for you ... a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at Star Wars: Epic Yarns, the needle-felted retelling of the original three Star Wars movies in board book form, perfect for your littlest Jedi.... Continue Reading →
