Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Russell HobanIllustrator: Lillian Hoban *The lying was a familiar lie: when asked what she said (when she indeed had said something), she answered, “Nothing.” This is one of the better Frances books, in my humble opinion!…
Type: board bookAges: 0-3Author: Donald Crews The text of the story is very basic–only a few words to most page spreads. It’s the illustrations that really take the cake! A fun addition to your youngest child’s library.
Type: short chapter bookAges: 5-7Author: W.G. Van de HulstIllustrator: Willem G. Van de Hulst, Jr. This is the third book in the “Stories Children Love” series by Van de Hulst, though they are all stand-alone stories. I probably liked this…
Type: short chapter bookAges: 5-7Author: W.G. Van de HulstIllustrator: Willem G. Van de Hulst, Jr. I’ve seen this book series for years and finally purchased a couple to check them out. It was originally written in Dutch and has been…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Editor: David PowlisonIllustrator: Joe Hox Gus’s parents are very realistic examples for him, because they struggle with the sin of “wanting more,” too. Beyond the discussion points given to parents in the back of the book, you…
Type: oversized picture bookAges: 8-12Author: Jeff GottesfeldIllustrator: Matt Tavares It’s so important to teach history to your children! They should know many died for the freedoms they have today. This book is very creative while also remaining respectful. Definitely check…
Type: chapter bookAges: 6-10Author: Elizabeth Winthrop *There is a bad wizard who turns people to lead. It’s all fantasy and kept quite mellow compared to most modern-day “magic” books. If any of your children are into gymnastics, the main character…
Type: very short chapter bookAges: 5-8Author: Susan E. GoodmanIllustrator: Doris Ettlinger Along the lines of Little House on the Prairie, this book is a short but sweet view into how life was back then. Cora was born in 1887. The…
Type: longer picture bookAges: 4-10Author/Illustrator: Robert McCloskey I’ve never seen anything religious in McCloskey’s. books before, but there were a couple elements in this one: a mention of one pair of eyes “watching over all” and the family singing a…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author/Illustrator: Trina Schart Hyman It is always a little strange to read this story and realize how violent it actually is. 🙈 Grandmother and Little Red have quite the experience being eaten up like that! But, as…
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