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…
Type: biographical picture bookAges: 4-10Author: Troy “Trombone Shorty” AndrewsIllustrator: Bryan Collier This biography was recommended to me without commentary, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Very enjoyable! As a mom, I appreciated his mentioning how hard he had to…
Type: picture bookAges: 2-7Author: Eric Carle Most kids nowadays won’t need to cut into their field of wheat and take it to the miller to be ground up, but it is good for kids to see where things come from.…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Albert LambIllustrator: David McPhail One of the first descriptive words that came to mind when reading this was “far-fetched.” Ha! But books don’t always need to reflect reality. Parents reading the book will wonder where the…
Type: chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Jack SchaeferIllustrator: Harold West The boy absolutely loves learning from books, so his father sends him out with a trustworthy and faithful shepherd to learn things books cannot teach. It’s set in the Mojave Desert and…
Type: chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Kevin T. FordIllustrator: Michael Genova This debut novel of Ford’s was outstanding. It’s still hard for me to believe it’s his first published book! The story has a steady theme of good vs. bad as well…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Paulette BourgeoisIllustrator: Brenda Clark Franklin has always been one of my favorite picture book series–but only the originals by Paulette Bourgeois. There are many others created after the tv show, some being quite fun but just…
Type: chapter bookAges: 9-15Author: Patricia St. John *Here’s my most important thought: Don’t learn your theology from Patricia St. John. She is an excellent writer in some cases (this is one of them), but she did not always have a…
Type: fantasy chapter bookAges: 13-18Author: Christine Cohen This book would be a good gateway for young teenagers who are ready for the heavier fantasies. It’s a gentle heaviness with its somber tone, yet invitingly keeps the pages turning. Though there…
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