Good morning, ghouls! đź‘» The twins are helping me tell you about a wonderful new picture book that’s perfect for spooky season: Gustavo the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago. This very sweet story follows Gustavo, who is VERY shy and very good at not being seen. But Gustavo loves playing the violin & wants […]
Today’s review is part of the official blog tour for this book. Be sure to keep reading for your chance to win a copy! For fans of P is for Pterodactyl comes this groundbreaking spin on the ABC’s from an acclaimed, bestselling author and artist pairing! Here’s a totally twisted take on the alphabet that […]
Play Day, School Day by Toni Yuli is a sweet story about two siblings spending the day together. A younger sibling’s curiosity about school opens up a world of possibilities in this ode to the great outdoors. Tomorrow is the first day of the new school year, and big sister Mona can’t wait to go […]
My twins Dax and Lily are almost 4 months old now (what?!?!?!), and we’ve started reading more with them every day. They tend to poop out at the end of the day, and their bedtime routine is very short right now, despite what all the books and blogs have recommended — so bedtime stories just […]
Anyone can be a pirate, if they’ve got the right skill set. Don’t believe me? Just look to the darling new picture book, How to Be a Pirate by Isaac Fitzgerald & illustrated by Brigette Barrager. In the book, CeCe asks her grandfather for tips about being a pirate, after a bunch of boys tell […]
Today’s review is part of the official blog tour. Be sure to keep reading for your chance to win a copy of this book! I never thought a picture book written for children could instill so much fear into me, but as a mom-to-be expecting twins this spring, No More Naps by Chris Grabenstein & […]
I love a heartfelt, emotional Christmas picture book. I’ve been collecting them most of my life — my mom has gotten me a new one every year since I was 5 — and while some are silly and some are classics, a few have stood out because of their remarkable and emotional stories, and overall […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]