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Category Archives: NonFiction

#1325 – Jump at the Sun by Alicia D. Williams & Jacqueline Alcántara

220212 African American novelist biography children’s stories Folklorists folktales novels southern states Zora Neale Hurston 3 Comments

#1315 – MELVIL DEWEY by Alexis O’Neill & Edwin Fotheringham

11202011 ALA Dewey decimal efficiency librarian schools libraries public libraries Leave a comment

#1312 – ANIMALS BRAG ABOUT THEIR BOTTOMS by Maki Saito

11202011 animals body positivity confidence self esteem self-awareness variations 1 Comment

#1308 – MODERN ART EXPLORER by Alice Harman

10202010 contemporary art critically thinking homeschooling modern art popular artists standing in another’s shoes Leave a comment

#1306 – FLIBBERTIGIBBETY WORDS: Young Shakespeare Chases Inspiration by Donna Guthrie & Åsa Gilland

10202010 famous words of Shakespeare inspirational William Shakespeare 4 Comments

#1303 – TRUE STORY OF ZIPPY CHIPPY: The Little Horse That Couldn’t by Artie Bennett & Dave Szalay

10202010 Canadian authors pranking racehorses stubbornness true stories winning vs. losing Zippy Chippy 9 Comments

#1290 – AMPHIBIAN ACROBATS by Leslie Bulion & Robert Meganck

720207 acrobatics amphibians caecilians frogs IUCN threat levels preservation salamanders science poetry Leave a comment

#1285 – ALL THE BIRDS IN THE WORLD by David Opie

620206 birds kiwis North American birds 1 Comment

#1279 – INDIA TREASURE QUEST by Wolfe & Jaramillo

620206 cultures diversity global-awareness India toddler travel guides Leave a comment
520205 Amazon Idea Lists Amazon reviews book reviews climate control covid-19 Health 5 Comments

#1253 – WHAT I TELL MYSELF FIRST by Michael A. Brown & Zoe Ranucci

220202 Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs caring for self daily affirmations for kids growing up mental health Michael A. Brown self-actualization Zoe Ranucci 1 Comment

#1249 – THE ONLY WOMAN IN THE PHOTO by Kathleen Krull & Alexandra Bye

220202 40-hour workweek Alexandra Bye biography Cabinet members child labor laws education FDR’s New Deal Frances Perkins Great Depression Kathleen Krull minimum wage poverty safety nets for Americans Social Security Act universal health care 1 Comment

#1234 – THE SECRET GARDEN OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER by Gene Barretta & Frank Morrison

120201 Frank Morrison Gene Barretta HarperCollins Publishers historical figures Katherine Tegen Books Kid Lit Reviews life in the south planting crops and flowers segregation The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver value of peanuts Leave a comment

#1228 – EXTINCT: AN ILLUSTRATED EXPLORATION . . . by Lucas Riera & Jack Tite

12201912 animal classification cause and effect conservation education endangered species environmental awareness extinct animals Extinct: An Illustrated Exploration of Animals That Have Disappeared Jack Tite Kid Lit Reviews Lucas Riera Phaidon Press science Leave a comment

#1223 – WAIT, WHAT? by Heather Corinna & Isabella Rotman

12201912 growing up Heather Corinna human body Isabella Rotman Kid Lit Reviews Limerence Press Oni Press Inc puberty relationships teen sex Wait What? 1 Comment

#1221 – PARKER LOOKS UP by Parker and Jessica Curry & Brittany Jackson

12201912 Aladdin Brittany Jackson Jessica Curry Kid Lit Reviews Parker Curry Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment reflections role models Simon & Schuster Children’s Division The National Portrait Gallery Leave a comment

#1214 – ZOO SEE ME! by Chris Distler & Timothy Williams

11201911 Animal Sight Chris Distler Kid Lit Reviews Timothy Williams zoo animals Zoo See Me! 2 Comments

#1211 – Always Be You by Ioana Stoian & Dawn M. Cardona

11201911 acceptance Always Be You Busy Hands Books Dawn M. Cardona diversity emotions empathy inclusion Ioana Stoian Kid Lit Reviews Leave a comment

#1210 – Kid Activists by Robin Stevenson & Allison Steinfeld

11201911 activism Allison Steinfeld American History Kid Activists: True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change (Kid Legends #6) Kid Lit Reviews Legendary Childhoods Quirk Books Robin Stevenson Leave a comment

#1209 – Our House is on Fire by Jeanette Winter

11201911 activism Beach Lane Books climate change climate control Greta Thunberg Jeanette Winter Kid Lit Reviews Our House is on Fire: Greta Thunberg’s Call to Save the Planet Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division Leave a comment

#1206 – ArchiTek by Dominique Ehrhard & Schiffer Publishing

10201910 archeology ArchiTek building construction kits Dominique Ehrhard Kid Lit Reviews Schiffer Publishing 2 Comments

#1200 – The Ball Book by Joshua David Stein & Marcus Oakley

10201910 & More Balls! Eyeballs Joshua David Stein Kid Lit Reviews Marcus Oakley Meatballs Phaidon Press rolling objects sports balls The Ball Book: Footballs wordplay humor 1 Comment

#1196 – Peek-a-Who Two? by Elsa Mroziewicz

10201910 animal sounds animals Elsa Mroziewicz flap lifts Kid Lit Reviews Michael Neugebauer Publishing Mine Edition Peek-a-Who Two 3 Comments

#1195 – It Began With a Page by Kyo Maclear & Julie Morstad

10201910 diversity gender roles in picture books Harper HarperCollins Publishers It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way Japanese-Americans Julie Morstad Kid Lit Reviews Kyo Maclear multiculturism Leave a comment

#1179 – Can an Aardvark Bark? by Melissa Stewart and Steve Jenkins

620176 animal communication Beach Lane Books Can an Aardvark Bark? Kid Lit Reviews Melissa Stewart Simon & Schuster Steve Jenkins what are animals saying? Leave a comment

#1172 – Happy Dreamer by Peter Reynolds

520175 dreaming happiness HAPPY DREAMER individuality Orchard Books Peter Reynolds Scholastic Inc. self esteem 5 Comments

#1163 – Little Fun Club + Giveaway $50

520175 award-winning books children's literature Clack Click Colin Fischer (Book #1) Little Fun Club Blog Tour Moo Cows That Type subscription boxes Very Far Away Win $50 Leave a comment

#1150 – One Minute Till Bedtime – Kenn Nesbitt & Christoph Niemann

420174 art by Christoph Niemann bedtime poetry Hachette Publishing Group Little Brown and Co. One Minute Till Bedtime: 60-Second Poems to Send You off to Sleep quick bedtime reads selected by Kenn Nesbitt 6 Comments

#1148 – A Young Person’s Guide to the Modern World by Richard Daniel Curtis

420174 A Young Person's Guide to the Modern World brain development Clink Street Publishing dark web hacking Richard Daniel Curtis smartphones 4 Comments

#1147 – The Know-Nonsense Guide to Grammar by Heidi Fiedler & Brendan Kearney

420174 Brendan Kearney grammar Heidi Fiedler literary devices parts of speech Quarto Publishing Group The Know-Nonsense Guide to Grammar: An Awesomely Fun Guide to the Way We Use Words! Walter Foster Jr. 6 Comments

#1146 – The Big Book of Beasts by Yuval Zommer

420174 Beast Expert Barbara Taylor near to extinction beasts PPBF - Perfect Picture Book Friday Thames & Hudson The Big Book of Beasts what makes an animal a beast? wild mammals Yuval Zommer 7 Comments

#1139 – Curious Constructions by Michael Hearst & Matt Johnstone

420174 absurd ancient structures Chronicle Books creativity Curious Constructions: A Peculiar Portfolio of Fifty Fascinating Structures Extraordinary People imagination inspiring youth Matt Johnstone Michael Hearst modern buildings Uncommon Compendium Series unusual creatures well-known Leave a comment

#1138 – The Family (and Frog!) Haggadah by Rabbi Ron Isaacs, Karen Rostoker-Gruber, & Jackie Urbanovic

420174 Behrman House Hebrew Jackie Urbanovic Jewish holiday Karen Rostoker-Gruber Passover Rabbi Ron Isaacs seder seder checklist The Family (and Frog!) Haggadah vegetarian seder plate options 2 Comments

#1135, 36 – My Little Cities: London AND New York by Jennifer Adams & Greg Pizzoli

420174 build vocabulary - toddlers Chronicle Books Greg Pizzoli Jennifer Adams My Little Cities: London My Little Cities: New York sights of London sights of New York 2 Comments

#1132 – Animal Ark by Joel Sartore & Kwame Alexander

420174 2 Comments

#1125 – Balderdash! by Michelle Markel & Nancy Carpenter

320173 Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children’s Books Chronicle Books John Newbery Michelle Markel Nancy Carpenter Picture Books PPBF publishing rise of children’s books 19 Comments

#1124 – Benjamin Franklin’s Wise Words by K. M. Kostyal & Fred Harper

320173 and Make Real Friends Benjamin Franklin’s famous “wise words” Benjamin Franklin’s Wise Words: How to Work Smart Fred Harper K. M. Kostyal National Geographic Kids National Geographic Society Play Well Poor Richard’s Almanack 1 Comment

#1097 – Our Very Own Dog by Amanda McCardie and Salvatore Rubbino

220172 Amanda McCardie animals Candlewick Press dog care dog training dogs Our Very Own Dog pets Salvatore Rubbino shelter – rescue dogs 4 Comments

#1096 – If I Were a Whale by Shelley Gill and Erik Brooks

220172 animals Erik Brooks If I Were a Whale Little Bigfoot nature Sasquatch Books Shelley Gill whale activity whales 2 Comments

#1093 – The Tree, A Fable by Neal Layton

220172 animals Candlewick Press Charlesbridge Darren Lunde ecology environment Kelsey Neal Layton Oseid PPBF The Tree: a Fable treehouses Whose Poop is That? 4 Comments

#1089 – Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport by Emma Carlson Berne

220172 1939-1945 Biography/Memoir Capstone Press Emma Carlson Berne Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories) Jewish children in the Holocaust refugees World War II 2 Comments

#1088 – If You Were the Moon by Laura Purdie Salas and Jaime Kim

220172 astronomy If You Were the Moon Jaime Kim Laura Purdie Salas Lerner Publishing Group Millbrook Press moon facts 7 Comments

#1086 – Loving vs. Virginia by Patricia Hruby Powell

220172 Black History Month Chronicle Books family interracial marriage landmark Supreme Court case Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case marriage between the races Patricia Hruby Powell racism relationships segregation Shadra Strickland 1 Comment

#1081 – The Scholarship Game by Luke Arnce

120171 applying to colleges college scholarships Compass Books financing a college education higher education how to interview with admission directors and college scholarships Luke Arnce paying for college The Scholarship Game 4 Comments

#1065 – Hail to the Chief by Callista Gingrich and Susan Arciero

120171 American History american presidents Callista Gingrich Hail to the Chief Regnery Kids Susan Arciero 4 Comments

#1063 – Locomotion: A History by Golden Cosmos

12201612 concertina books Golden Cosmos history Leporello Locomotion: A History of Locomotives locomotives Nobrow trains 5 Comments

#1056-8 – My Nature Sticker Activity Books (3) by Olivia Cosneau

12201612 At the Shore beaches butterflies Butterflies of the World clams dinosaurs In the Age of Dinosaurs moths My Nature Sticker Activity Books Oceans Olivia Cosneau Princeton Architectural Press 3 Comments

#1043 – Big Bear, Small Mouse by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman

12201612 Big Bear concept books Jane Chapman Karma Wilson McElderry Books opposites Small Mouse The Bear Books 6 Comments

#1040 – Creation by Cynthia Rylant

12201612 Beach Lane Books Bibkle stories for children Creation Cynthia Rylant Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division 4 Comments

#1039 – Top Dog: And Other Doggone Delightful Expressions by Carli Davidson

12201612 canines Carli Davidson Chronicle Books expressions funny photographs idioms Top Dog And Other Doggone Delightful Expressions 2 Comments

#1027 – Vincent’s Starry Night by Michael Bird and illustrated by Kate Evans

11201611 and Other Stories: A Children’s History of Art art history beginnings of art children’s art history Kate Evans Laurence King Publishing Michael Bird Vincent’s Starry Night 4 Comments

#1020 – Cleared for Takeoff by Rowland White

11201611 aeronautics aviation Chronicle Books Cleared for Takeoff: The Ultimate Book of Flight commercial aviation history of aviation military planes Rowland White space exploration 2 Comments

#1018 – Elliott’s Guide to Dinosaurs by Elliott Seah DEBUT!

11201611 2016-2017 Forest of Reading® dinosaur behavior dinosaur origins Elliott Seah Elliott’s Guide to Dinosaurs extinction of dinosaurs Greystone Books 4 Comments

#1016 – Fresh Delicious by Irene Latham and Mique Moriuchi

11201611 children’s poetry food for children Fresh Delicious: Poems from the Farmers’ Market Highlights Irene Latham Mique Moriuchi WordSong Leave a comment

#1013 – Orphan Trains: Taking the Rails to a New Life by Rebecca Langston-George

11201611 5 Comments

#1011 – All the Dirt: History of Getting Clean by Katherine Ashenburg

11201611 All the Dirt: History of Getting Clean Annick Press Capucine Mazille history of dirt and bathing hygiene Katherine Ashenburg Leave a comment

#1009 – Fannie Never Flinched by Mary Cronk Farrell

11201611 Abrams BYR Biography/Memoir Fannie Fever Flinched: One Woman’s Courage in the Struggle for American Labor Union Rights Mary Cronk Farrell women labor leaders women’s history 3 Comments

#1007 – Crash of Rhinos by Greg Danylyshyn and Stephan Lomp

11201611 animals collective nouns Crash of Rhinos Greg Danylyshyn humor Little Simon Stephan Lomp wordplay Leave a comment

#1001 – Catbook by B. Kliban and Zoe Burke

10201610 activity-oriented B. Kliban cartoon cats cat Catbook fine-art humor Pomegranate Books Zoe Burke 2 Comments

#998 – National Geographic Kids: Albert Einstein by Libby Romero

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#994 – Poop Detectives: Working Dogs in the Field by Ginger Wadsworth

10201610 animal conservation animal snouts Charlesbridge detective dogs Ginger Wadsworth Poop Detectives: Working Dogs in the Field scat detection scent detection working dogs 8 Comments

#987 – Animal Planet Strange, Unusual, Gross, and Cool Animals by Charles Ghigna

10201610 and Cool Animals Animal Planet Strange Charles Ghigna Gross interesting animals Liberty Street Reluctant Readers Time Inc. Books Unusual 16 Comments

#981 – Dogs in Cars by Felix Massie and Emmanuelle Walker

10201610 car models counting dog breeds dogs Dogs in Cars Emmanuelle Walker Felix Massie Flying Eye Books Nobrow 4 Comments

#973 – You’re Pulling My Leg! by Pat Street and Eric Brace

920169 alliteration Eric Brace exaggerations Holiday House idioms metaphors Pat Street proverbs similes You’re Pulling My Leg!: 400 Human-Body Sayings from Head to Toe 6 Comments

#968 – Dining with Dinosaurs by Hannah Bonner

920169 Dining with Dinosaurs: A Tasty Guide to Mesozoic Munching dinosaur diets Hannah Bonner National Geographic Kids types of eaters 3 Comments

#960 – Who Wins? 100 Historical Figures by Tom Booth

920169 Clay Swartz Cleopatra contests George Wasshington history Leonardo da Vinci Marie Curie match-ups Tom Booth WHO WINS?: 100 Historical Figures Go Head-to-Head and You Decide Who Wins Workman Publishing 3 Comments

#952-53 – Owls & Loons AND The Colors of Ancient Egypt by Zoe Burke & Amy Mullen

920169 Amy Mullen Canadian arctic Dorset Fine Arts Egyptian artifacts Inuit artists learning colors loons Nefertiti owls Owls & Loons: Inuit Art from Cape Dorset Pomegranate Kids The Colors of Ancient Egypt the Nile Zoe Burke 4 Comments

#947 – Who What Where? by Olivier Tallec

820168 Chronicle Books clue deciphering expressions logical puzzles mini-mystery Olivier Tallec Who Done It? Who What Where? 2 Comments

#943 – Drawing Fantasy Creatures by A. J. Sautter

820168 A. J. Sautter animals art Capstone Press Colin Howard drawing Drawing Fantasy Creatures fantastical creatures how to Jason Juta Martin Bustamante mythical mythology Stefano Azzalin Tom McGrath 9 Comments

#940–41 – 100 Things to Know Before You Grow Up AND 100 To Do by Lisa Gerry

820168 100 Things to Do Before You Grow Up 100 Things to Know Before You Grow Up activities before you grow up challenges goals Lisa Gerry National Geographic Kids things to do what to learn 9 Comments

#937 – Moose, Goose, Animals on the Loose! by Geraldo Valério

820168 ABC Book Alphabet book animals Animals on the Loose! A Canadian Wildlife ABC Canadian wildlife Geraldo Valério Goose Moose Owlkids Books wildlife 6 Comments

#936 – 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet by Dennis Denenberg and Lorraine Roscoe

820168 50 American Heroes Every Kid Should Meet American heroes Dennis Denenberg Lorraine Roscoe Millbrook Press Tecumseh 4 Comments

#930 – Nat. Geo. Kids – Paws of Courage by Nancy Furstinger

820168 canine police heroic dogs military dogs Nancy Furstinger National Geographic Kids Paws of Courage: True tales of Heroic Dogs That Protect and Serve search and rescue dogs 6 Comments

#928 – ABRACADABRA by Kristen Kelly and Ken Kelly

820168 ABRACADABRA! Fun Magic Tricks for Kids “Anti-Gravity Coin ” Colette Kelly Kristen Kelly and Ken Kelly learn magic magic for kids secrets of magic Sky Pony Press 2 Comments

#922-923 – Me and My Dog & Me and My Cat by Michael Dahl

720167 Capstone how to treat a pet Me and My Cat Me and My Dog Michael Dahl pets Picture Window Books respect Zoe Persico 4 Comments

#917 – Nat. Geo. Kids’ 125 Wacky Roadside Attractions

720167 125 Wacky Roadside Attractions automobile travel bizarre curiosities and wonders guidebooks National Geographic Kids roadside attractions unusual places around the world 4 Comments

#914 – The Kids’ Guide to Writing Fiction by Laurisa White Reyes

720167 children’s writing guides fiction Laurisa White Reyes Skyrocket Press The Kids’ Guide to Writing Fiction 4 Comments

#911 – The Titanic: An Interactive History Adventure by Bob Temple

720167 Bob Temple Capstone Press Interactive History Adventures legendary ocean liner disasters ocean liners The Titanic You Choose Interactive Books 9 Comments

#910 – Grids: A Drawing Book for Squares by Thames & Hudson

720167 doodling drawing Georgina Graves grafts grids Grids: A Drawing Book for Squares Jacky Bahbout learning to draw Michael Lenz Peter Rhodes Thames and Hudson 7 Comments

#898 – Lazy Crafternoon by Stella Fields

620166 art Capstone Young Readers crafts DIY do-it-yourself Karon Dubke Lazy Crafternoon Meteor Watch Day projects Stella Fields 2 Comments

#878 – What Can I Be? by Ann Rand & Ingrid Fiksdahl King

620166 Ann Rand concept books creativity images imagination Ingrid Fiksdahl King Princeton Architectural Press shapes What Can I Be? 8 Comments

#869 – Once Upon an Elephant by Linda Stanek and Shennen Bersani

520165 African savannahs animal ecology animal interactions Arbordale Publishing ecosystem elephants endangered animals grasslands keystone species Linda Stanek Once Upon an Elephant savannah ecology Shennen Bersani 5 Comments

#863 – The Orvis Kids’ Guide to Beginning Fly Fishing by Tyler Befus

520165 fly fishing how to fly fish Sky Pony Press Skyhorse Publishing The Orvis Kids’ Guide to Beginning Fly Fishing: Easy Tips to Catch Fish Today Tom Rosenbauer Tyler Befus 5 Comments

#850-51 – Steam Train, Dream Train 1-2-3 and Colors by Sherri Duskey Rinker and Tom Lichtenheld

420164 animal antics bedtime story Chronicle Books Dream Train 1-2-3 Dream Train Colors rhyming stories Sherri Duskey Rinker Steam Train Tom Lichtenheld trains 8 Comments

#848 – Kooky Crumbs by J. Patrick Lewis and Mary Uhles

420164 children’s poetry former U. S. Children’s Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis holidays J. Patrick Lewis Kane Miller Books Kooky Crumbs: Poems in Praise of Dizzy Days Mary Uhles 3 Comments

#847 – National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry edited by J. Patrick Lewis

420164 J. Patrick Lewis National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry National Geographic Kid’s Books National Geographic Society nature Poetry 4 Comments

#841 – My Crazy Inventions Sketchbook by Lisa Regan and Andrew Rae

420164 Andrew Rae creativity doodles imagination inventing Lawrence King Publishing Lisa Regan My Crazy Inventions Sketchbook: 50 Awesome Drawing Activities for Young Inventors patents Shark Tank 2 Comments

#833 – Finding Winnie by Lindsay Mattick & Sophie Blackall

320163 bears Brown and Company Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear Hachette Book Group Harry Colebourn Lindsay Mattick Little Sophie Blackall Winnie-the-Pooh World War I 12 Comments

#827 – Fantastic Fugitives by Brianna DuMont

220162 Brianna DuMont Cleopatra Emmeline Pankhurst Fantastic Fugitives: Criminals Cutthroats and Rebels Who Changed History (While on the Run!) fugitives Harriet Tubman John Dillinger Koxinga Martin Luther Mary Queen of Scots Nelson Mandela Sky Pony Press Spartacus The Pilgrims Typhoid Mary Virginia Hall 7 Comments

#813-14 What was it Like, Mr. Emperor & Bowls of Happiness from The China Institute in America

120161 Alice Mak Ben Wang Bowls of Happiness Brian Tse China Institute in America Chinese life Chinese porcelain bowls Chiu Kwong-chiu Design and Cultural Studies Workshop Eileen Ng emperors Mr. Emperor? What Was it Like 6 Comments

#803 – The 5 Minute Brain Workout for Kids by Kim & Jon Chamberlin

120161 and Fun Word Puzzles brain training Fabulous improving cognitive functioning Jon Chamberlin Kim Chamberlin Sky Pony Press Skyhorse Publishing The 5 Minute Brain Workout for Kids: 365 Amazing word puzzles 3 Comments

#800 – The Inventor’s Secret by Suzanne Slade & Jennifer Black Reinhardt

120161 Biography/Memoir Charlesbridge Publishing friendship Henry Ford inventors Jennifer Black Reinhardt perseverance Suzanne Slade The Inventor’s Secret Thomas Edison What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford 8 Comments

Q&A with Author Suzanne Slade – The Inventor’s Secret

120161 4 Comments

#798 – If Picasso Had a Christmas Tree by Eric Gibbons and 30 Art Teachers

12201512 art appreciation art history Christmas trees Colin Temple Daryn Pake Martin Donna Cooper Smith Eric Gibbons Firehouse Publications If Picasso Had a Christmas Tree K-12 3 Comments

#794 – Kid Athletes by David Stabler & Doogie Horner

12201512 childhoods of sports legends David Stabler Doogie Horner humor Kid Athletes Quirk Books sports legends True Tales of Childhood from Sport Legends 1 Comment

#789 – Christmas in America by Callista Gingrich & Susan Arciero

12201512 American History Callista Gingrich Christmas Christmas in America Regnery Kids Susan Arciero 6 Comments

#774 – World War I: Why They Fought by Rebecca Rissman

11201511 Allies Capstone Compass Point Books fighting Germany Rebecca Rissman Russia wars WORLD WAR I: WHY THEY FOUGHT WWI 3 Comments

#771 – Totally Wacky Facts about Space by Emma Carlson Berne

11201511 astronauts Capstone Press Emma Carlson Berne Hubble NASA outer space planets stars Totally Wacky Facts about Space 7 Comments

#765 – Ketzel, the Cat who Composed by Lesléa Newman & Amy June Bates

10201510 Amy June Bates Candlewick Press female composers Ketzel kittens Lesléa Newman orchestral music the arts the Cat who Composed 11 Comments

#764 – George Ferris’ Grand Idea: The Ferris Wheel by Jenna Glatzer and Stephanie Dominguez

10201510 Biography/Memoir Capstone Capstone Young Readers Chicago World’s Fair engineers Ferris Wheel George Ferris’ Grand Idea: The Ferris Wheel George Washington Gale Ferris inventors Jenna Glatzer Jr. Picture Window Books Stephanie Dominguez 13 Comments

#762 – My Wild Family by Laurent Moreau

10201510 animal traits Chronicle Books family human-animal similarities imagination and creativity Laurent Moreau My Wild Family relationships wildlife 2 Comments

#751 – The Secret Lives of Animals by Stacy Tornio, Ken Keffer, & Rachel Riordan – BOOK TOUR

10201510 FalconGuides® field guides Globe Pequot Press homeschooling Ken Keffer nature North American animals odd facts about animals Rachel Riordan Rowman & Littlefield Stacy Tornio teachers The Secret Lives of Animals 7 Comments

#743-45 – Charley Harper’s Animal Alphabet AND Count the Birds AND Book of Colors by Zoe Burke & Charley Harper

10201510 AB's Charley Harper Charley Harper’s Animal Alphabet Charley Harper’s Book of Colors Charley Harper’s Count the Birds classic board book colors counting minimalistic art Pomegranate Kids Zoe Burke 8 Comments

#739 – Pirates and Buried Treasure (Top Secret Files) by Stephanie Bearce

920159 and Hidden Facts about Pirates Blackbeard Caribbean pirates Pirates and Buried Treasure: Secrets Prufrock Press royal navies Stephanie Bearce Strange Tales Top Secret Files 1 Comment

#733 – Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall by Anita Silvey

920159 Africa Anita Silvey chimpanzees Jane Goodall Jane Goodall Institute Louis Leaky National Geographic Kids Roots & Shoots scientific method Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall Leave a comment

#732 – Skulls by Mike Artell

920159 animal skulls bone anatomy craniums Mike Artell MJA Creative Skulls 2 Comments

#726 – Photo Doodles: A Creative Sketchbook by ViiiZ

820158 art art prompts colored pencils crayons creativity doodling imagination Photo Doodles: A Creative Sketchbook Quirk Books ViiiZ 8 Comments

#723 – Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton by Don Tate

820158 African-American History American History Civil War Don Tate George Moses Horton Peachtree Publishers Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton Poetry prose slavery University of North Carolina 4 Comments

#722 – (NatGeoKids) Dirtmeister’s Nitty Gritty Planet Earth by Steve Tomecek & Fred Harper

820158 Big Bang Digger dirt Dirtmeister’s Nitty Gritty Planet Earth earth Fred Harper geology National Geographic Kids National Geographic Society Steve Tomecek The Big Chill The Dirtmeister 2 Comments

#717 – If An Elephant Went to School by Ellen Fischer & Laura Wood

720157 animal behaviors Ellen Fischer If an Armadillo Went to a Restaurant If an Elephant Went to School Laura Wood Mighty Media Kids New for Summer 2015 school 5 Comments

#716 – Painting for Peace in Ferguson by Carol Swartout Klein

720157 artists for peace Carol Swartout Klien communities transformed Ferguson Missouri Painting for Peace in Ferguson peace initiatives racial divides racism Treehouse Publishing Group 4 Comments

#712 -If You Were a Dog by Jamie A. Swenson & Chris Raschka

720157 animal traits animals being oneself Chris Raschka creativity Farrar Straus Giroux If You Were a Dog imagination Jamie A. Swenson self esteem 4 Comments

#696 – I Wish You More by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld

520155 978-1-4521-2699-9 Amy Krouse Rosenthal books for parents to give children Chronicle Books creative empowering I Wish You More illuminating reflective self esteem Tom Lichtenheld wishes 12 Comments

#689 – Dress Me! by Sarah Frances Hardy

520155 aspirations be yourself Dress Me! enjoy being yourself inspiration little girls books make-believe puppies Sarah Frances Hardy self esteem Sky Pony Press 5 Comments

Winners: 2014 Best Books on Kid Lit Review

420154 2014 best books on KLR C.L. Murphy Christian Robinson Chronicle Books David McClellan Eliza Wheeler HarperCollins Children’s Books Jennifer Lynn Alvarez Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker K.A. Holt Lobo’s Howliday (The Adventures of Loveable Lobo #5) Mara Rockliff Patricia Hruby Powell Peachtree Publishers Peanut Butter Prose Rhyme Schemer The Grudge Keeper The Guardian Herd #1: Starfire 11 Comments

#674 – When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses by Rebecca L. Johnson

420154 biology Lerner Publishing Group Millbrook Press naturalist quirky animal defense mechanisms Rebecca L. Johnson When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses zoology 11 Comments

#672 – Book-O-Beards (Wearable Books) by Lemke & Lentz

320153 beards Bob Lentz Book-O-Beards Capstone Young Readers Donald Lemke hats imaginative play interactive books masks teeth Wearable Books 7 Comments

#671 – How to Read a Story by Kate Messner & Mark Siegel

320153 Chronicle Books How to Read a Story Kate Messner Mark Siegel Reading writing 8 Comments

#667 – Peace is an Offering by Annette LeBox & Stephanie Graegin

320153 acceptance Annette LeBox Dial Books for Young Readers Diverse - Multicultural family friends love peace Peace is an Offering Penguin Random House relationships Stephanie Graegin 6 Comments

#665 – We’re the Center of the Universe!: Science’s Biggest Mistakes About Astronomy and Physics (Science Gets It Wrong) by Christine Zuchora-Walske

320153 astronomy for kids Christine Zuchora-Walske Lerner Publishing Group physics for kids scientific misconceptions We're the Center of the Universe!: Science's Biggest Mistakes About Astronomy and Physics (Science Gets It Wrong) 15 Comments

#663 – Bigfoot is Missing by J. Patrick Lewis and Kenn Nesbitt & MinaLima

320153 Chronicle Books cryptids cryptozoology forlklore J. Patrick Lewis Kenn Nesbitt MinaLima monsters 13 Comments

#657 – In This Book by Fani Marceau & Joёlle Jolivet

920149 children's book reviews children's picture book reviews Chronicle Books Dans le livre Fani Marceau hélium In This Book Joёlle Jolivet linocut Picture Books 6 Comments

#653 – Flashlight by Lizi Boyd

920149 backkyard camp-out children's book reviews Chronicle Books illustrations only Lizi Boyd nature Picture Books 11 Comments

#643 – Alphabetabum: An Album of Rare Photographs and Medium Verses by Chris Raschka & Vladimir Radunsky

820148 ABC Book alliteration children's book reviews Chris Raschka classic photographs from early 20th century formal portraits of children from long ago New York Review Children’s Collection New York Review of Books Poetry Vladimir Radunsky 14 Comments

#638 – We’re Going to the Farmer’s Market by Stefan Page

820148 board book children's book reviews Chronicle Books dairy fruits groery shopping meal pereparation Stefan Page vegetables 10 Comments

#636 – Dear Wandering Wildebeest: And Other Poems from the Water Hole by Irene Latham & Anna Wadham

820148 African animals Anna Wadham children's book reviews Irene Latham Lerner Publishing Group Inc. Millbrook Press picture book Poetry 16 Comments

#632 – A Cool Summer Tail by Carrie A. Pearson & Christine Wald

820148 animals Arbordale Publishing Carrie A. Pearson children's book reviews Christina Wald cooling mechanisms of wild animals versus humans nonfiction picture book SylvanDell Publishing 9 Comments

#628 – Mix it Up! by Hervé Tullet

820148 balck & white colors Bayard Editions children's book reviews Christopher Franceshelly Chronicle Books color shades Herve Tullet learn colors picture book primary colors secondary colors 15 Comments

#626 – About Parrots: A Guide for Children by Cathryn Sill & John Sill

820148 About Parrots book blog tour Cathryn Sill children's book reviews John Sill macaws parrots wild parrots zygodactyl feet 9 Comments

#621–624 – Blow It Up! – Crush It! – Shred It! – Knock It Down! by Erin Edison

820148 blow Board Books boys books Capstone Capstone Press children's book reviews construction books for boys crush destruction set Erin Edison knock recycle scrap yards shsred 7 Comments

#592 – Mumbet’s Declaration of Independence by Gretchen Woelfle & Alix Delinois

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320143 All About Children (blog) Award-Winning children's author children's book genres Diane Mae Robinson Dragon's Book (website) great friend 12 Comments

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320143 animals baby basic concepts bedtime Blue Manatee Press children's book reviews colors counting 1 to 10 home learning Sarah Jones shapes story time toddler 14 Comments

#528 – PhotoPlay! Doodle. Design. Draw. by M. J. Bronstein

320143 art art for kids children's book reviews Chronicle Books creativity prompts for kids drawing iimagination M. J. Bronstein photography 14 Comments

#527 – Don’t Dangle Your Participle by Vanita Oelschlager & Mike DeSantis

320143 children's book reviews dangling participles English language language arts for kids Mike DeSantis sentence structure vanita books Vanita Oelschlager 15 Comments

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320143 children's book reviews Chronicle Books Clotilde Perrin Greenwich Mean Time picture book time zones 18 Comments

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Dun Writin’—Now Whut? A series by Susan Uttendorfsky – Owner of Adirondack Editing – (14 Homonyms, Homograhs, and Homophones)

220142 Adirondack Editing editing homographs homonyms homophones reblogged post Susan Uttendorfsky The Story Reading Ape writing 2 Comments

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