Type: biographical picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Esmé Raji CodellIllustrator: Lynne Rae Perkins * Not many picture books touch on this element, but Codell points out that Chapman claimed “spirits and angels” spoke to him, that he would gather friends for a…
Type: longer biographical picture bookAges: 5-10Author: Margaret HodgesIllustrator: Kimberly Bulcken Root Hodges makes such excellent word choices in her books! Her descriptions are unique yet understandable to little ears. “Every spring the blossoms were like white clouds.” The text throughout…
Type: biographical picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Steven Kellogg What’s myth and what’s real? Kellogg has done a good job here in recounting facts about John’s life while also humorously showing how myths grew out of those facts. If you and your…
Type: bridge book (short chapter book)Ages: 7-11Original author: Howard PyleAdapted by: Annie Ingle Introduce a new generation to the classic legend of the man who stole from the rich to help the poor! There’s adventure, loyalty, courage, and strong friendship…
Type: long picture bookAges: 7-12Author: Elizabeth MannIllustrator: Laura Lo Turco The author immediately captures our attention with a hypothetical scenario of a boy excited to help build something for their honorable leader, the pharaoh. Then it transitions to a non-fiction…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Jonathan D. Voss It’s always fun to read imaginative stories, and the book’s duo is quite creative in their rainy day play. But the solution to Hoot’s lack of imagination fell flat. Hoot: “Why is it,…
Type: wordless board bookAges: 0-6Author: Jessica Linn Evans Sometimes it’s a bit awkward for the adult to figure out how to “read” wordless books with their children, but here are two of my favorite elements: But back to this adorable…
Type: very long picture bookAges: 8+Author: Diane Stanley I recommend parents flip to the back and read the author’s note before embarking. Her historical information and suggestions might help families navigate the “voices and visions” Joan mentions throughout the book.…
Type: biblical picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Scott JamesIllustrator: Irina Avgustinovich James has given Christian families a good starting point in teaching our little ones how to live out the command to be always aware of God’s presence in our lives and…
Type: historical fiction chapter bookAges: 12-16Author: Gary Blackwood If you can navigate the uncouth vocabulary on occasion and your children are old enough for some more intense scenes, this surprisingly makes a pretty good read-aloud. The word choices are often…
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