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Tag Archives: family

#1318 – KENNY & THE BEAST OF BOOKS by Tony DiTerlizzi

11202011 acceptance & inclusion elaborate sketches facts vs. fiction family magic mythical creatures relationships 1 Comment

#1316 – KEEP AN EYE ON IVY by Stéphane Barroux

11202011 birthdays family growing plants relationships unruly children 5 Comments

#1304 – ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET. by Judy Blume 

10202010 Christianity family friendship God Judaism puberty religion self-discovery 3 Comments

#1277 – BOON ON THE MOON by John Huddles

620206 family imaginary friends imagination intelligent characters moon outer space science fiction supernovas the Moon white worms 1 Comment

#1272 – THE LOST EGG by Brenna Burns Yu

420204 Brenna Burns Yu curiosity discovery family Hazel and Twig lost things coming home naturalist James Bolton observation sisterhood 2 Comments

#1269-70 – NEW! Let’s Be Series INDESTRUCTIBLES by Ekaterina Trukhan

320203 Ekaterina Trukhan exercise exploring family Indestructibles kid-tough books kindness manners nature Leave a comment

#1233 – DREW AND JOT BOOK 1:  DUELING DOODLES by Art Baltazar

120201 #1: Dueling Doodles Art Baltazar Boom Studios comic books crossover books Drew and Jot evil bad guys family friendships heroes homemade books Kaboom! Kid Lit Reviews sister-aliens Leave a comment

#1205 – The Story That Cannot Be Told by J. Kasper Kramer

10201910 Antheneum BYR Codes family Isabella Mazzanti J. Kasper Kramer Revolutions Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division Starred Review The Story That Cannot Be Told 2 Comments

#1181 – Daddy Depot by Chana Stiefel and Andy Snair

620176 A Feiwel and Friends Book Andy Snair Chana Steel Daddy Depot family Father's Day fathers and daughters Kid Lit Reviews Macmillan Publishing Group relationships 9 Comments

#1177 – Sister Day! by Lisa Mantchev & Sonia Sánchez

620176 creativity family imagination Kid Lit Reviews Lisa Mantchev National Sister’s Day Paula Wiseman Books sibling connection and love Simon & Schuster Sister Day! sisters Sonia Sánchez 3 Comments

#1162 – Charlie & Mouse by Laurel Snyder & Emily Hughes

520175 Book #2 brothers Charlie & Mouse & Grumpy Charlie & Mouse Book #1 Chronicle Books early reader Emily Hughes family growing up Laurel Snyder neighborhoods 6 Comments

#1144, 45 – Mommy Snuggles AND Daddy Dreams by Anne Gutman & Georg Hallensleben

420174 animals Anne Gutman Chronicle Books Daddy Dreams family Georg Hallensleben Mommy Snuggles parental love relationships 2 Comments

#1140 – When I Carried You in My Belly by Thrity Umrigar & Ziyue Chen

420174 extended family mom’s pregnancy poem to baby family relationships Thrity Umrigar When I Carried You in My Belly Ziyue Chen 2 Comments

#1103 – We Love You, Rosie! by Cynthia Rylant & Linda Davick

220172 Beach Lane Books Cynthia Rylant diversity dogs family Linda Davick multicultural books pets relationships Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division We Love You Rosie! 4 Comments

#1102 – Little Oink by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Jen Corace

220172 Amy Krouse Rosenthal Chronicle Books clean bedrooms family friends Jen Corace Little Oink neatness pigsty respect Leave a comment

#1094 – Love Is by Diane Adams and Claire Keane

220172 Chronicle Books Claire Keane Diane Adams ducklings family Love Is relationships young children 6 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

#1077 – Perfect Picture Book Friday: Alphonse, That is Not OK to Do! by Daisy Hirst

120171 1980's cartoons Alphonse Candlewick Press creativity Daisy Hirst family imagination sibling rivalry siblings That is Not OK to Do! 16 Comments

#1071 – Race the Night by Kirsten Hubbard

120171 deserts Disney • Hyperion end of the world ESP family Kirsten Hubbard mystery Race the Night 6 Comments

#1030 – Lock and Key: The Initiation by Ridley Pearson

11201611 Baskervill Academy evil family Harper James Moriarty Lock and Key: The Initiation mysteries relationships Ridley Pearson Sherlock Holmes 4 Comments

#1012 – The Dog, Ray by Linda Coggin

11201611 afterlife Candlewick Press companionship dogs family homelessness Linda Coggin relationships The Dog Ray 4 Comments

#1004 – Your Alien Returns by Tammi Sauer and Goro Fujita

10201610 aliens compassioin family friendship Goro Fujita homesickness outer space Sterling Children’s Books Tammi Sauer Your Alien Your Alien Returns Leave a comment

#933 – The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

820168 Algonquin Young Readers depression family Fantasy friendship Kelly Barnhill magic mental illness sacrifice The Girl Who Drank the Moon witches 8 Comments

#883 – Hammer and Nails by Josh Bledsoe and Jessica Warrick

620166 daughter—daddy family Flashlight Press Hammer and Nails imagination Jessica Warrick Josh Bledsoe playdates 6 Comments

#879 – Mamasaurus by Stephan Lomp

620166 Chronicle Books dinosaurs family jungle love and protection Mamasaurus mothers and sons Stephan Lomp 16 Comments

#855 – The Mysterious Abductions (The Nocturnals, #1) by Tracey Hecht

520165 adventure Book 1) Fabled Films Press family friendships Kate Liebman loyalty nocturnal animals superheroes The Mysterious Abductions (The Nocturnals Tracey Hecht 2 Comments

#840 – Are We There Yet? by Nina Laden and Adam McCauley

320163 Adam McCauley car trips Chronicle Books family Nina Laden vacations We There Are Yet? 10 Comments

#816 – The New Small Person by Lauren Child

120161 Candlewick Press family Lauren Child new baby only child relationships second child siblings The New Small Person 9 Comments

#776 – Bear and Bunny by Daniel Pinkwater & Will Hillenbrand

11201511 acceptance Bear ad Bunny Candlewick Press Daniel Pinkwater family friendship relationships Will Hillenbrand 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

#761 – Goodnight Hockey by Michael Dahl and Christina Forshay

10201510 bedtime story Capstone Young Readers Christina Forshay family family time Goodnight Hockey hockey Michael Dahl relationships Leave a comment

#759 – That’s (Not) Mine by Anna Kang and Christopher Weyant

10201510 Amazon Publishing Anna Kang Christopher Weyant compromising family friendship humor sharing That’s (Not) Mine Two Lions 7 Comments

#757 – Kerfuffle by Karla Oceanak & Karla Spanjer

10201510 An Aldo Zelnick Comic Novel Bailiwick Press family friendships incorrigible youths relationships Karla Oceanak Kerfuffle knights Medieval Faire theft 1 Comment

#747 – ROAR! by Julie Bayless

10201510 family finding your voice friendships Julie Bayless new friends play relationships ROAR! Running Press Kids young cub 8 Comments

#735 – Scrap City by D. S. Thornton

920159 Capstone Young Readers D. S. Thornton family Fantasy magic relationships Scrap City 8 Comments

#730 The Bear’s Surprise by Benjamin Chaud

920159 bear cubs Benjamin Chaud Chronicle Books family grand adventures Little Bear relationships The Bear’s Surprise 9 Comments

#727 – The Perfect Percival Priggs by Julie-Anne Graham

920159 family Julie-Anne Graham parent-child relationships perfection Perseus Group pressure Running Press Book Publications Running Press Kids The Perfect Percival Priggs winning 13 Comments

#698 – Jack and the Wild Life by Lisa Doan & Ivica Stevanovic

520155 Africa Darby Creek family get-rich-schemes Inc. Ivica Stevanovic Jack and the Wild Life Jack at the Helm Jack the Castaway Kenya Lerner Publishing Group Lisa Doan 5 Comments

#695 – Waggers by Stacy Nyikos & Tamara Anegόn

520155 978-1-62914-629-4 adoption dog rescues dogs family humor relationships Sky Pony Press Stacy Nyikos Tamara Anegόn Waggers 10 Comments

#668 – Edgar and the Tattle-Tale Heart by Jennifer Adams & Ron Stucki

320153 BabyLit® BabyLit® First Step book Edgar and the Tattle-Tale Heart family gibbs smith Jennifer Adams relationships. Edgar Allen Poe Ron Stucki siblings tattle telling 13 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

#649 – I Love You Infinity by Jillian, Max, and Sam Schmidt

920149 family Jillian Schmidt love Max Schmidt outer space relationships Sam Schmidt solar system 3 Comments

#549 – The Frankenstein Journals: Feet First & I for an Eye by Scott Sonneborn

420144 Capstone family Frankenstein mad scientists relationships relatives Scott Sonneborn Timothy Banks Stone Arch Books 15 Comments

#543 – Two Hands to Love You by Diane Adams & Paige Keiser

420144 children children's book reviews Chronicle Books Diane Adams family family relationships grandparents growing up Paige Keiser parents raising children 12 Comments

#526 – Charlie Bumpers vs. the Really Nice Gnome by Bill Harley

320143 Adam Gustavson Bill Harley children's book reviews family Fourth grade gnomes Peachtree Publishers relationships school plays 17 Comments

#524 – Elephants at the Airport: Once Upon a Time in Zimbabwe by Steve Wolfson & Heleen Brulot

320143 Africa Argami Productions children's book reviews creativity elephants family Heleen Brulot imagination relationships Steve Wolfson wild animals Zimbabwe 6 Comments

Interview: Author Sue LaNeve

420134 Afghanistan author interview Debut Author family middle grade books relationships Soldier's Son Soldiers Spanky Sue LaNeve Vermont College of Fine Arts War 13 Comments

#239 – Victricia Malicia, Book-Loving Buccaneer by Carrie Clickard

12201212 be yourself Carrie Clickard children's book reviews family Flashlight Press humor land lubber Mark Meyers picture book picture book reviews pirate ships relationships 4 Comments

#238 – I Couldn’t Love You More by James Ingram & Matt Hammitt

12201212 animals Bowen children's book childrens book review Christian bands Christian music eternal family family God HLHS James Ingram Jesus kids books love lyrics Matt Hammitt Polona Lovsin relationships reviews tenderness Tyndale House Publishing 5 Comments

#231 – When a Dragon Moves In by Jodi Moore

12201212 beach bullies book reviews children's book reviews dragon bubbles family Flashlight Press Howard McWilliam imagination Jodi Moore picture book picture book reviews relationships sandcastles 7 Comments

#209 – Being Frank by Donna W. Earnhardt

11201211 advice Andrea Castellani bad breath Being Frank children's books Donna W. Earnhardt family feelings Feris wheel Flashlight Press honesty lying Picture Books police relationships tact toupees truthfulness wrinkles 6 Comments

#197 – Geronimo Stilton #11: We’ll Always Have Paris by Geronimo Stilton

11201211 1889 arts cats children's books construction Eiffel Tower Europe family France Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novels kittens lewis trondheim mice middle grade book mouse nanette mcguinness Paris rat Reluctant Readers tallest structure transportation 4 Comments

#180 – Lost and Found by Bill Harley

920129 authority figures children's books courage family fear fear of authorities lost and found middle grade books relationships respect 7 Comments

#175 – Farfalla by Vanita Oelschlager

920129 children's books death family friendship hope loss relationships stillborn unborn child 4 Comments

#166 – My Daddy Loves Me, How Do I Know? by James Zachary

820128 children's books family father-daughter relationships love photographs plus graphics 4 Comments

Interview: Author James Zachary

820128 authors children's book daughters and daddy Debut Author family interviews relationships 3 Comments

#164 – Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms: Magic, Mystery, & a Very Strange Adventure by Lissa Evans

820128 adventure boy's book clues coins disappearances family humor magic magical workshops magicians middle grade book moving away mysteries neighborhood newspapers puzzles relationships threepenny bit triplets 7 Comments

Interview: Author Deb Allen

520125 author interviews deb allen family relationships 7 Comments

#135 – I Love You Better Than Chocolate Chip Cookies by Donalisa Helsley

520125 children's books chocolate chip cookies family love relationships 6 Comments

Keep an Eye Out For These . . .

520125 adventureabuse birthdays clever cookies crocs dyslexia family funny funny coins hens knees love magicians mechanisms monsters not under the bed neglect pineapple cheesecake slidding slippin' to be reviewed winter fun Leave a comment

#133 – The Fish Who Swam Too Far by Danielle Kirrane

520125 acceptance children's book clownfish family fear siblings 3 Comments

#126 – Hildy by Millie Richmond

420124 acceptance audiologist children's books deafness family friendship handicaps hard-of-hearing hearing aids relationships 2 Comments

#120 – Mommy, Daddy, I Had a Bad Dream by Martha Heineman Pieper, PhD

420124 bad dreams children's books family kangaroos my kid has bad dreams nightmares self esteem 1 Comment

#118 – I Love You More . . . Than Chocolate by Melanie Milburn

420124 affection bedtime chcocolate children's books family love relationships 4 Comments

#117 – Jackson & Julie, the Twelve-Month Chefs: A Holiday Cookbook for Families and Children by Christine Perrenot

420124 cookbook for kids cookbooks family holiday treats middle grade 7 Comments

#108 – Ann’s Amazing Adventure by Jeanetta Brancaccio

420124 adventures dolls family lost and found 2 Comments

#107 – Mo Wren, Lost and Found by Tricia Springstubb

320123 estranged family family friendship lost and found middle grade book new beginnings new school pet lizard starting over trust wren house 4 Comments

#92 – Terrible, Awful, Horrible Manners by Beth Bracken

220122 bad manners children's books etiquette family manners 1 Comment

#85 – Burglar Boy by Jackie Martin

220122 crime delinquency dogs family middle grade book relationships 3 Comments

#18 – Invisible Inkling

420114 bandapet bullies bully dog family ice cream invisible friends middle grades new pet pumpkins squash tween 3 Comments

#17 – Any Which Way

420114 Annastaysia Savage Any Which Way Ataraxia Heart centaurs creature features Elgarbam fairies family giants gnomes Grimm mother-daughter Mrs. Felis relationships Sadie Sybdicate Tara teens tween welcome home Whistle witches witchling young adult Zeno 2 Comments

#16 – Brother/Sister

420114 abruptly ends alcoholism death divorce family high school murder no ending paranoia relationships teens thriller violence young adult 2 Comments

#4 – The Lucky Baseball: My Story in a Japanese-American Internment Camp

320113 baseball families family internment camps Japanese-American relationships sport tough times tween welcome home WWII 5 Comments

#3 – Eli the Good

320113 1976 America bicentennial family friendships parades protesters PTSD relationships teens Vietnam young adult Leave a comment

#2 – Trouble With Chickens

320113 chickens chicks children's books detective dogs dog family farms guard dog love pets relationships sneaky trickster Leave a comment

#1 – Shine

320113 addiction attack beating death drugs family hate crimes hero heroes high school mayhem relationships small town teens young adult 1 Comment

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