Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Leo Lionni Swimmy the fish sees all sorts of beautiful things on his exploration of the ocean–the watercolor artwork is beautiful. For his new fish friends, he devises a plan for them to stay safe while…
Type: biblical picture bookAges: 3-10Author: Darby A. StricklandIllustrator: Carlotta Notaro Children will be able to sympathize with Miles as he experiences a range of emotions, especially after the initial happy/carefree pages. And then they, along with Miles, will be pointed…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Barbara EmberleyIllustrator: Ed Emberley Building on itself like the song “Twelve Days of Christmas,” this short book will become a favorite of a boy here and there (especially one who likes to march, to pretend to…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Linda SarahIllustrator: Benji Davies These boys are as boyish as they come. The two best friends have a blast together on the regular. But what happens when one becomes the “third wheel”? There are probably many…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-7Author: Maurice Sendak Every few years, I try again to give this book a chance. I just can’t like it, I’m sorry (but not sorry). The kid is mean, and the parents apparently don’t parent. Strangely, it…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Robert McCloskey This book will be funnier to kids who have ever tried eating a lemon. 🙂 Enjoyable book!
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Mercer Mayer A subjective opinion here, but if kids aren’t read books like these (or don’t pick up the idea elsewhere), then they’re not going to have the issue of fearing monsters at bedtime. I realize…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Lucy BateIllustrator: Diane deGroat If your family “does” the tooth fairy, you might appreciate this little story. On the flip side, if you don’t play the game and your children know it’s just pretend, the story…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Jonathan Bean I have really liked a few other books by this author, so don’t take this as a disapproval of all his works…it just fell short for me. The child, though–yes–so excited, was out of…
Type: picture bookAges: 5-8Author: Jean de Brunhoff * This occurs very early in the story. It’s brief but a bit heavy since readers have newly fallen in love with the fun baby elephant in the first two pages. ** Readers…
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