Jon Klassen's Hat Box is a gorgeous new boxed set from Candlewick Press, featuring all three of the author's beloved hat trilogy: I Want My Hat Back, This is Not My Hat, and We Found a Hat. I've been a huge fan of these books and their twisted sense of humor for a while now,... Continue Reading →
My four-year-old niece Jocie is DEEP into her Peppa Pig fandom these days (and sometimes even speaks in a British accent, because she watches so much "Peppa"). So when I had the chance to review the new picture book Peppa Pig & the Christmas Play, of course I said yes! The book follows Peppa and... Continue Reading →
Bruce is back with another installation of this hilarious picture book series from author/illustrator Ryan T. Higgins. Today's post is part of the official blog tour, so be sure to keep reading for your chance to win a copy! Bruce's home is already a full house. But when a big storm brings all his woodland... Continue Reading →
Genres collide in This Is Not That Kind of Book by Christopher Healy and illustrated by Ben Mantle, an hilarious new picture book that keeps readers (& the book's very own characters) on their toes. This is a book that answers all the kids who have ever posed the question What kind of book is... Continue Reading →
Two new picture books from Candlewick Press are the perfect addition to your kids' Halloween season story time. Give Me Back My Bones! by Kim Norman and illustrated by Bob Kolar is a fun and witty rhyming book about a pirate skeleton trying to piece himself back together after being swept apart under the ocean.... Continue Reading →
I am so delighted today to be celebrating the release of The Evil Princess vs. the Brave Knight by Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm, a ridiculously hilarious new picture book about a pair of siblings and the trouble they get into when they argue ... and when the conspire together. (Be sure to keep... Continue Reading →
There's something extra magical about discovering a book through a child, and I must confess, it's been a blast diving back into The Nocturnals Grow & Read series by Tracy Hecht and illustrated by Josie Yee with my niece. Jo is almost four, and while the Grow & Read series are targeted at various age... Continue Reading →
Today, we've got a sneak peek at one of the inside pages of the charming new picture book Wonder Walk by Ilham Alam, plus your chance to win a fun prize pack! Get out there with the curious Johnny and his patient Mommy, in this colourful, rhyming book, celebrating all the wonders of the everyday... Continue Reading →
Today, children's author Jane Yolen stops by with a guest post about her newest picture book, Crow Not Crow. CROW NOT CROW is a family story, sort of. Adam Stemple is my middle child. He invented the Crow Not Crow method of birding to teach his city wife how to identify birds. And the illustrator Elizabeth Dulemba, while not an actual relative of the... Continue Reading →
Today's review is part of the official blog tour for this book. Be sure to keep reading to learn more & enter for your chance to win a copy. Perfect for Halloween time or any time, Are You Scared, Darth Vader? by Adam Rex is a laugh out loud book similar in vein to There's... Continue Reading →
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