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Tag Archives: picture book

#659 – Hatch, Little Egg by Édouard Manceau

920149 Éditions Milan Édouard Manceau children's book reviews egg hatching Hatch Karen Li Little Egg Owlkids Books picture book young children 6 Comments

#655 – You Are (Not) Small by Anna Kang & Christopher Weyant

920149 Amazon Children's Publishing Anna Kang children's book reviews Christopher Weyant Debut Author picture book Two Lions 9 Comments

#654 – Jump! by Julia Dweck & Brian Allen

920149 Brian Allen children's book reviews Fly Land Designs jack-in-the-box Julia Dweck jumping kindle .mobi picture book puppy Sleepy Sheep Productions 7 Comments

#650 – Woodland LItter Critters ABC by Patience and Robert Mason

920149 ABC's children's book reviews creativity outdoors Patience Mason Patience Press picture book Robert Mason woods 5 Comments

#645 – Stanley the Builder by William Bee

920149 builds a house bulldozer-cement mixer-crane-digger children's book reviews Peachtree PUblishing picture book Stanley series by William Bee William Bee young children 9 Comments

#641 – The Adventures of Lovable Lobo #5: Lobo Goes to the Galapagos by C.L. Murphy

820148 Blue-Footed Boobly C.L. Murphy children's book series childrens book review friendship Galapagos Islands helping friends Lovable Lobo loyalty picture book wild creatures 18 Comments

#639 – Maddi’s Fridge by Lois Brandt & Vin Vogel

820148 childhood hunger children's book reviews Flash Light Press hunger Lois Brandt picture book social issues Vin Vogel 8 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

#634 – Flora and the Flamingo by Molly Idle

820148 ballet birds Caldecott Honnor Book children's book reviews Chronicle Books dance flamingo girl's picture book Molly Idle penguins picture book poetry in motion 11 Comments

#629 – Splat!: starring the Vole Brothers by Roslyn Schwartz

820148 Books for Boys children's book reviews Owlkids Books picture book pigeions poop Roslyn Schwartz Splat!: starring the Vole Brothers story time books The mole sisters young children's read alone 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

#615 – Paris-Chien: Adventures of an Ex-Pat Dog by Jackie Clark Mancuso

720147 chinldren's book reviews dogs Hudson Jackie Clark Mancuso making friends Paris Paris-Chien: Adventures of an Ex-Pat Dog picture book Small Press United 11 Comments

#606 – The Bear’s Sea Escape by Benjamin Chaud

720147 adventures Benjamin Chaud brown bears children's book reviews Chronicle Books French publisher helium. intricate illustrations Papa Bear & Little Bear picture book The Bear’s Sea Escape 13 Comments

#604 – Father’s Chinese Opera by Rich Lo

720147 acrobats actors childrens book review Chinese Opera Father's Chinese Opera flag carriers picture book Rich Lo Sky Pony Press Skyhorse Publishing Inc. 18 Comments

#603 – Brother Hugo and the Bear by Katy Beebe & S. D. Schindler

720147 Benedictine monks children's book reviews Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Katy Beebe La Grande Chartreuse Middle Ages parchment picture book S. D. Schindler Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 5 Comments

#599 – NEW Boa’s Bad Birthday by Jeanne Willis & Tony Ross

620146 Andersen Press Ltd Andersen Press USA birthday party birthday party story Boa Boa’s Bad Birthday children's book reviews Jeanne Willis Lerner Publishing Group Inc. picture book Tony Ross wildlife 9 Comments

#593 – Jack the Boogey is My Real Name: the Truth About “The Boogeyman” by Chase and Davon Washington & Ana-Gabriela Stroe

620146 Ana-Gabriela Stroe Bedford House Books Boogeyman bullies Chase and Davon Washington children's book reviews monsters monsters under the bed and in the closet picture book 7 Comments

#590 – Bark Park by Karen Gray Ruelle – now in paperback

620146 children's book reviews dog parks dogs Karen Grey Ruelle Peachtree Publishers picture book 9 Comments

#523 – At the Same Moment, Around the World by Clotilde Perrin

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

#515 – Because Dragons Love Milk by Marie Chow & Miki Tharp

320143 alligators children's book reviews dragons Marie Chow Miki Tharp picture book T-Rex 12 Comments

#512 – Churchill’s Tale of Tails by Anca Sandu

320143 Anca Sandu animal tails animals children's book reviews friendship Peachtree Publishers picture book self-identity 12 Comments

#510 – Windsor the Bullied Wooly Mammoth by Keith Lohnes & Linda Manne

320143 abuse being bullied bullies children's book reviews dinosaurs Keith Lohnes Linda Manne picture book wooly mammoths 14 Comments

#508 – I Didn’t Do My Homework Because . . . by Davide Cali & Benjamin Chaud

220142 Benjamin Chaud Books for Boys children's book reviews Chronicle Books Davide Cali novelty book picture book school excuses students teachers 41 Comments

#507 – Poem-Mobiles: Crazy Car Poems by J. Patrick Lewis & Douglas Florian, and Jeremy Holmes

220142 automobiles children's book reviews Douglas Florian future cars J. Patrick Lewis Jeremy Holmes picture book Schwartz & Wade Books 11 Comments

#506 – A is for . . . Applesauce author Julie Affleck and artist Alexander Mac Adam

220142 ABC Book Alexander MacAdam book series for young children childrens book review Julie Affleck MacAdam Visual Media picture book 30 Comments

#503 – Run, Dog by Cécile Boyer

220142 Albin Michel Jeunesse canine antics Cécile Boyer: children's book reviews Chronicle Books dog French children's author and illustrator picture book Rebonds red ball 15 Comments

#497 – Judd Goobey, Less Artsy More Fartsy by M. Thompson Lane & Paige Lane

220142 children's book reviews M. Thompson Lane nasty bodily functions young boys love to hear and make Ohio father-daughter children's books team Ohio poet Paige Lane picture book Poetry poetry for boys 8 Comments

#491 – When I Grow Up I Want to Be . . . in the U.S. Army by Mark Shyres and Debbie Hefke

120141 career book for kids children's book reviews Debbie Hefke Mark Shyres military picture book US Army vocations Wigu Publishing 10 Comments

#490 – Taj Cleans the Garage by Renee Prewitt & Michaela Nienaber

120141 children's book reviews do unto others as you want others to do unto you hard work jungles Michaela Nienaber multicultural children's books perserverence picture book relationships Renee Prewitt some things are more important than money The Prewitt Group 10 Comments

#484 – The Night Before My Birthday by Natasha Wing and Amy Wummer

120141 Amy Wummer birthday parties children's book reviews Grosset & Dunlap Natasha Wing night before christmas series Penguin Group (USA) picture book surpriae prties 6 Comments

#475 – Spike the Dhog by Priscilla & Anne Gifford

120141 acceptance Anne Gifford children's book reviews Fantasy happy home looking for home picture book Priscilla Gifford Spike 15 Comments

#470 – The Perfect Pet by Samantha Bell

12201312 animal classification system children's book reviews Kingdom Animalia pets picture book Samantha Bell Sylvan Dell Publishing 6 Comments

#469 – The Visit: The Origin of “The Night before Christmas” by Mark Kimball Moulton & Susan Winget

12201312 A Visit from St. Nicholas children's book reviews Christmas Clement Clarke Moore Mark Kimball Moulton picture book Poetry Schiffer Books Susan Winget 19 Comments

#461 – Little Naomi, Little Chick by Avirama Golan & Raaya Karas; (Annette Appel, translator)

11201311 Annette Appel Avirama Golan children's book reviews Eerdmans Books for Young Reader how we are the same picture book Raaya Karas Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. young girls 4 Comments

#459 – The Bad Alphabet by E. C. Chen

11201311 ABC Book animals bad behavior turned around children's book reviews E. C. Chen lizard middle grade book on manners picture book Zebra Ginkgo Group 16 Comments

#449 – Burton’ s Harvest Party by V. A. Boeholt & Nathaniel P. Jenson

11201311 animals in story children's book reviews Five Star Publishing Little Five Star Publishing Nathaniel P. Jenson picture book V. A. Boeholt 8 Comments

#444 – Giving Thanks: Poems, Prayers, and Praise Songs of Thanksgiving by Katherine Paterson & Pamela Dalton

11201311 children's book reviews Chronicle Books Handprint Books John Wesley Katherine Paterson Newbery Medal Pamela Dalton picture book poems prayers Ralph Waldo Emerson 17 Comments

#437 – Lifetime: The Amazing Numbers in Animal Lives by Lola M. Schaefer

10201310 addition animal behaviors averages children's book reviews Christopher Silas Neal Chronicle Books division Lola M. Schaefer mathematics picture book 12 Comments

#427 – AH HA! By Jeff Mack

10201310 children's book reviews Chronicle Books contentment escape frogs Jeff Mack joy picture book upheaval 11 Comments

Interview: Author Merel Bakker

920139 children's author interview iPad iPhone Maks & Mila mindfullness Ms. Merel Bakker picture book 14 Comments

#395 – Diggers Go by Steve Light

920139 Board Books boys books cars and trucks children's book reviews Chronicle Books construction Digger Heavy equipment (construction) Kid Lit Reviews picture book Steve Light 11 Comments

#387 – Stick! by Andy Pritchett

820138 Andy Pritchett Candlewick Press childrens book review friendship identity picture book puppy Walker Books Group 40 Comments

#385 – We Love California! by Gabriella Francine with Solara Vayanian

820138 Big Blue Marble California children's book reviews Gabriella Francine Phil Velikan picture book Solara Vayanian state symbols West Coast Swing 8 Comments

#373 – Sea Monster and the Bossy Fish by Kate Messner & Andy Rash

820138 Andy Rash bossy braggart bully children's book reviews Chronicle Books friendly friendships helpful attitude Kate Messner picture book Sea Monster 19 Comments

#366 – Al and Teddy by Neil Waldman

820138 adventures brotherly love children's book reviews drawing Dream Yard Press forgiveness friendship imagination and creativity Neil Waldman picture book rocketship 19 Comments

#362 – The Very Big Carrot by Satoe Tone

720137 "what if . . . " children's book reviews Eerdmans Books for Young Readers France imagination picture book Rabbit Satoe Tone younger children 9 Comments

#358 – A Rose in the Desert by Chi Emerole

720137 Chad Chi Emerole children's birthday childrens book review Createspace picture book refugee camp Ryan Durney Sudan Tibest 23 Comments

#357 – The Adventures of Horatio Hedgehog #1: Horatio’s New House by Pam Newman

720137 bedtime story children's book reviews children's story horatio hedgehog Indepenpress Publishing Limited Michelle Holland Pam Newman Pen Press picture book 31 Comments

#353 – The Remarkable Ronald Reagan: Cowboy and Commander in Chief by Susan Allen

720137 40th President Berlin Wall Collapse California Govenor children's book reviews Eagle Publishing Hollywood Leslie Harrington picture book Renery Kids Ronald Reagan Biography Susan Allen 12 Comments

#352 – Calvert the Raven in the Battle of Baltimore by J. Scott Fuqua

720137 American History Bancroft Press Battle of Baltimore children's book reviews Fort McHenry Francis Scott Key J. Scott Fuqua picture book Star-Spangled Banner War of 1814 6 Comments

#351 – The Adventures of Lovable Lobo #3: Lobo Finds Bigfoot by C. L. Murphy

720137 BIGFOOT C.L. Murphy Catherine Pualani childrens book review Cookie Monster iPad Lovable Lobo National Geographic picture book Squatchy Stomp 15 Comments

#350 – Gallery Eleven Twenty-Two by Tiffany M. Brown

720137 art Brewster Moon Publishing charity children's book reviews elementary schools fundraising new publisher phobias picture book Public speaking Tiffany M. Brown Wendy Sefcik 6 Comments

#349 – Fun Party Food: Little Chef Recipes by Mercedes Segarra

720137 children's book reviews Enslow Elementary Enslow publishing Gemser Publications kids cookbook kids party food Little Chef Mercedes Segarra picture book planning kids party Rosa M. Curto 3 Comments

#348 – The Adventures of Enzo #12: Baby Enzo and the Little Lamb by Sonia Colasse

620136 children's book reviews Enzo French to English morals / messages picture book picture book series Sarah Bainton Solo Infinity Publishing Sonia Colasse 9 Comments

#340 – The Monstore by Tara Lazar

620136 Aladdin bedtime stories children's book reviews James Burks Manfred & Mookie monsters pesky little sisters picture book Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division Tara Lazar 30 Comments

#324 – Wisteria’s Show and Tell Spectacular: Older than the Dinosaurs by Susan Grigsby GIVEAWAY!

520135 Alexandria Miller children's book reviews dinosaurs fossils minerals picture book school rules Shenanigan Books show and tell Susan Grigsby 10 Comments

#317 – Library Lily by Gillian Shields

520135 adventures children's book reviews Eerdmans Books for Young Readers exploring Francesca Chessa Gillian Shields libraries library books picture book playing outdoors Reading 15 Comments

#312 – Britt and Bella Beach Series #3: Bella Saves the Beach by Nancy Stewart

420134 beaches children's book reviews environmental issues Guardian Angel Publishing kids working together Nancy Stewart pelicans picture book Samantha Bell save a beach sea animals tidal pools 18 Comments

#308 – On a Beam of Light by Jennifer Berne & Vladimir Radunsky

420134 Albert Einstein children's book reviews Chronicle Books for Kids E=mc2 gravity Jennifer Berne picture book Picture Books theory of relativity Vladimir Radunsky 20 Comments

#306 – The Deductive Detective by Brian Rock

420134 Brian Rock cake contest childrens book review critical thinking deduction inference logic picture book prediction Sherry Rogers subtraction Sylvan Dell Publishing 3 Comments

#304 – Meet at the Ark at Eight by Ulrich Hub

420134 children and God childrens book review Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Existence of God faith Helena Ragg-Kirkby Jörg Mühle middle grade book Noah's Ark penguins picture book story of Noah's Ark revisited Ulrich Hub 13 Comments

#303 – Betsy’s Day at the Game by Greg Bancroft

420134 baseball children's book reviews communication families Greg Bancroft Katherine Blackmore keeping score at a baseball or softball game picture book relationships Scarletta Kids Scarletta Press 6 Comments

#301 – I HATE Picture Books! by Timothy Young

420134 author & illustrator Timothy Young children's book reviews classic picture books early readers I'm Looking for a Monster! love of picture books picture book Schiffer Publishing Shadows on My Wall They're Coming! 18 Comments

#300 – Eel and Ock in The Great Reef Race by Leyland Perree

420134 children's book reviews eels Ghostly Publishing Leyland Perree madcap race octopus picture book sea creatures sharks Stuart McGhee underwater life whales 6 Comments

#295 – Claude in the City by Alex T. Smith

420134 adventures Alex T. Smith best friends children's book reviews children's books early reader humor Mr. and Mrs. Shinyshoes Peachtree Publishers picture book Sir Bobblysock 5 Comments

#294 – Flood by Alvaro F. Villa

320133 Alvaro F. Villa Capstone Young Readers childrens book review floods hope Mother Nature natural disasters picture book recovery resilience storms 12 Comments

#293 – A Day at the Lake by Stephanie Wallingford & Dawn Rynders

320133 children having fun childrens book review Dawn Rynders Erica Pelton Villnave Lakes nature picture book rhyming text Scarletta Kids Scarletta Press Stephanie Wallingford swimming 8 Comments

#292 – The Best Basketball Player EVER by Heather Payer-Smith, author

320133 basketball Charina Tolentin children's book childrens book review Heather Payer-Smith Lily Ruth Publishing obesity persistance picture book playing outdoors practice video games 8 Comments

#286 – The Adventures of Loveable Lobo #2: Lobo Visits the Barnyard C. L. Murphy

320133 barnyard animals C.L. Murphy cats childrens book review egg laying hens iTunes Lovable Lobo Lulabell the cow picture book pigs sheep Snickers 8 Comments

#285 – Young Henry and the Dragon by Jeanne Kaufman

320133 childrens book review Daria Tessler dragons friendships humor Jeanne Kaufman picture book rhyming story Shenanigan Books Young Squire 5 Comments

#283 – Fairminded Fran and the Three Small Black Community Cats by Dr. Linda Elder

320133 caring for feral cats children's book children's book reviews community cats critical thinking Dr. Linda Elder Feral cat Foundation for Critical Thinking Kathy Abney picture book Trap-neuter-return 3 Comments

#281 – Silent Sally: A Story About Being a DOER by Eric Walls

320133 children's book reviews compassion DOER Eric Walls helping Horizon Light Media picture book Reading Rhyme sacrifice 9 Comments

#280 – Prairie Chicken Little by Jackie Mims Hopkins

320133 Chicken Little children's book reviews coyote friendship Henry Cole Jackie Mims Hopkins Peachtree Publishers picture book Prairie dog working together 25 Comments

#279 – One Little Owl, Singalong Storybook #3 by Kenneth K. Guilmartin & Lili M. Levinowitz

320133 2012 Mom's Choice Award children's book reviews counting Kenneth K. Guilmartin Lili M. Levinowitz Music Together Nancy Meyers picture book preschooler Singalong Storybook 10 Comments

#267 – Ducklings in a Row by Renee Heiss

220132 Character Publishing children's book reviews counting book ducklings Elizabeth Renee Heiss mathematics Matthew B. Holcomb personalities picture book primary school psychology teacher's guide 10 Comments

Interview: Debut Author Tesha Vann

120131 Anne Attinger author interview children's books Kensie Cooks Series picture book Tesha Vann 16 Comments

#246 – The Secret of the Village Fool by Rebecca Upjohn

120131 Anton Suchinski childrens book review hiding from Nazis Jewish Milek and Munio Zieger picture book Poland Rebecca Upjohn Renné Benoit Second Story Press World War II 11 Comments

#243–244 – Toby the Taxi, Books 2 & 3: Toby Comes to London & Toby Starts Work by Edwin Vaux

120131 automotive childrens book review Earlswood Press Edwin Vaux fares London passengers Paul Dilworth picture book taxi Toby the Taxi 12 Comments

#242 – The Adventures of Lily and Ava, #1: New Friendships by Gordon Briley

120131 cats children's book reviews facing fears fears friendship Jim Briley Jim Dombrowski meeting friends new children's series new friends picture book 7 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

#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

#225 – Santa’s Eleven Months Off by Mike Reiss

12201212 children's book childrens book review Christmas book funny gifts present holiday book Michael G. Montgomery Mike Reiss Peachtree PUblishing picture book reindeer games reviews Santa Claus singing in the rain spies sumo wrestling Super Spy vacations 7 Comments

#223 – The Christmas Story by Karen Williamson

12201212 Bethlehem Bible birth of Jesus book reviews Candle Books children's book children's book reviews Christmas book holiday book Jerusalem Jesus Karen Williamson Kregel Publishing Marie Allen Mary and Joseph Nazareth north star picture book reviews shepherd The Christmas Story three wise men Wise Men young children's book 3 Comments

#198 – The Spaghetti is Missing by Jane Matyger

11201211 children's books fountains Italy Jane Matyger leaning towers picture book spaghetti 7 Comments

#188 – We’re All Different But We’re All Kitty Cats by Peter Goodman

10201210 being different bullies bully children's books first day of school fitting in groups kitty cats paents picture book relationships school 5 Comments

#181 – Babysitting SugarPaw by V.S. Grenier

920129 babysitter not wanted babysitting bears bedtime story bunny children's books finger painting mischief picture book pranks 8 Comments

#170 – My Name is Jake by Jennifer Turner

920129 Debut Author picture book rhyming words toddler 4 Comments

#153 – Stubby Pencil Noodlehead by Kevin White

720127 Chasing Watermelons classroom condors dogs dragons elementary school great illustrations harries teachers hippopotamus mastadons picture book pirates pygmies sharks teachers 1 Comment

#132 – Lucky by Craig Inglis

520125 adult disabilities determination disability dogs love picture book Leave a comment

#63 – Just Fine the Way They Are by Connie Nordhielm Wooldridge

11201111 1800 America's roads bicycles dirt roads Interstate middle grades Model-T National Road National Road Stage Company picture book railroads trains Leave a comment

#21 – It All Began with a Bean: The True Story of the World’s Biggest Fart

420114 children's book humor picture book 2 Comments

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