Book Thoughts: Tacky the Penguin (Lester)
Type: picture bookAges: 3-6Author: Helen LesterIllustrator: Lynn Munsinger I love this book’s message–that it’s okay to march to your own beat!
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Book Thoughts: Harold at the North Pole (Johnson)
Type: picture bookAges: 2+Author/Illustrator: Crockett Johnson Even if your children know Santa isn’t real, it’s still fun to enjoy the imaginative stories that surround the holiday. It’s just like any other fairy tale. 😉 If you haven’t read the original…
Book Thoughts: The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross (Laferton)
Type: biblical picture bookAges: 3+Author: Carl LafertonIllustrator: Catalina Echeverri If you only read one Easter book this year, make it this one. In fact, read it on the regular throughout the year! Before I read it for the first time…
Book Thoughts: The Egg Tree (Milhous)
Type: picture bookAges: 6-9Author/Illustrated: Katherine Milhous Overall, it’s a cute story of some cousin kids and their exciting Easter day. It always seems odd to me to read Easter books that have no mention of Jesus (the whole reason for…
Book Thoughts: The Story of Easter (Pingry)
Type: board bookAges: baby-4Author: Patricia A. PingryIllustrator: Rebecca Thornburgh If you’re looking for an addition to your child’s Easter basket or something to read as Easter approaches, this is a lovely choice. My kids have all liked reading it when…
Book Thoughts: Darkest Night, Brightest Day (Machowski)
Type: family devotionalAges: 3+Author: Marty MachowskiIllustrator: Phil Schorr The idea is to work through the first “dark” week in the days approaching Easter. It would end with Jesus dying and placed in the tomb. Then, beginning on the glorious, wonderful…
Book Thoughts: The Popcorn Book (dePaola)
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author/Illustrator: Tomie de Paola There were some chapters in my life in which I ate virtually only popcorn. Haha! So I had to read this book when I came across it. The boys’ relationship is amiable and…
Book Thoughts: Patrick (The Courageous Series, Book 4)
Type: long picture bookAges: 3+Author: The Voice of the Martyrs with Cheryl OddenIllustrator: R.F. Palavicini This is part of a dynamic book series of “martyr” biographies. They are each easily read in one sitting and are wonderful ways to safely…
Book Thoughts: Dinner at the Panda Palace (Calmenson)
Type: picture bookAges: 2-6Author: Stephanie CalmensonIllustrator: Nadine Bernard Westcott Someone gave this to my daughter a few years ago, due to her love of pandas. (Seriously, you should see her room–the love is still going strong!) It is a fun…
Book Thoughts: Snowflake Bentley (Martin)
Type: biographical picture bookAges: 4+Author: Jacqueline Briggs MartinIllustrator: Mary Azarian This is one of those books that I think is appreciated the older one is. Children might not see the beauty in snowflakes the way an adult might, or acknowledge…