Type: picture bookAges: 4-10Author: Elizabeth SpiresIllustrator: Emily Arnold McCully Functioning lighthouses are one of those things I’m sad that technology has replaced. They involved such strenuous work, yes, but have a unique charm to them. When I prepare to read…
Type: [mostly] wordless picture bookAges: 3-6Author: Alexandra Day Reading this as a parent, I couldn’t help but be displeased–with both the daughter for disobeying and with the mother who had no idea where her small child was all afternoon. BUT,…
Type: (mostly) biographical picture bookAges: 5-10Author: Matthew OlshanIllustrator: Sophie Blackall It’s always gratifying to read picture book biographies–often they’re more memorable than adult ones! The author’s note in the back reveals that he added some of the conversation plus a…
Type: non-fiction picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Jessica Rusick We’ve seen a number of picture books that touch on Arizona’s desert creatures (this book isn’t specifically about AZ), and yet I still learned something in this new-to-us one! Each page has you…
Type: picture bookAges: 2-6Author/Illustrator: Anne Hunter Everyone is very friendly and kind to the possum family as they each help in their own unique way. The book left me with questions, though: First, what happened to the mother possum? Babies…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-8Author/Illustrator: Jan Brett As in a lot of Jan Brett’s outstanding books, this one’s illustrations show multiple scenes happening at the same time, as well as a bit of foreshadowing. The boy has no idea what those…
Type: picture bookAges: 2-6Author: Joy CowleyIllustrator: Elizabeth Fuller “Home is best!” is the theme of this funny little book. It is, indeed, dear animals. It is, indeed.
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Editor: David PowlisonIllustrator: Joe Hox One of the neat things about this book series is there are always brilliant talking points for the parents. Each of the several points include Scripture as well–something even adults might need…
Type: poetryAges: 3-12Editor: J. Patrick Lewis *First is a short poem about how orangutans were here long before us and are in our family tree. *Second is an Inuit poem about strange magic, humans changing into animals and vice versa.…
Type: chapter bookAges: 6-12Author: Dorothy Canfield Fisher I absolutely loved reading this one aloud. The long sentences were so rich and uniquely penned! More than once, I had to fight tears (happy ones!), and my children loved the overall story.…
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