Book Thoughts: Pompeii…Buried Alive! (Kunhardt)
Type: picture bookAges: 8+Author: Edith KunhardtIllustrator: Michael Eagle This was part of my son’s language arts materials—he read it aloud to us in chunks. We all found it interesting!
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Book Thoughts: The Great Dictionary Caper (Sierra)
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Judy SierraIllustrator: Eric Comstock *However, my avid reader 8-year-old found many of the puns funny (though he didn’t get all of them). This book is fun but certainly better appreciated by those who can define homophones,…
Book Thoughts: George vs. George (Schanzer)
Type: lengthy picture bookAges: 8+Author: Rosalyn Schanzer Just to reiterate, the most concerning words on my graphic are each one small mention. I might have replaced them when I read them to a kindergartner, but we leave it on our…
Book Thoughts: Bedtime in the Forest (Iwamura)
a sweet & cozy picture book squirrel children find a way to play with owl children a naughty act isn’t properly punished(but minor part of the story) charming illustrations clean language Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Kazuo Iwamura We’ve read a…
Book Thoughts: Last Stop on Market Street (de la Peña)
has won multiple awards geared for children 4-8 tries to teach seeing the beauty in a diverse array of settings feels forced and a bit disjointed language is fine(though the boy speaks with bad grammar) Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Matt…
Book Thoughts: The Moon is Always Round (Gibson)
unforgettable lesson about God’s goodness valuable for children experiencing loss or other suffering last pages give additional & meaningful tools to parents focus verse: Psalm 100:5 Type: picture bookAges: 4+Author: Jonathan GibsonIllustrator: Joe Hox If you feel every emotion you…
Book Thoughts: Make Way for Ducklings (McCloskey)
classic children’s picture book cozy, classy & clean goodness set in 1940s Boston no language concernsx1 “ain’t” Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author & Illustrator: Robert McCloskey It’s a relief to read such sweet and [now] old-fashioned books that tell a story…
Book Thoughts: Pillowland (Berkner)
song lyrics turned into a picture book actual premise & storyline, even without being set to music cozy & imaginative super sweet artwork no language concerns Type: picture bookAges: 4-8 yearsAuthor: Laurie BerknerIllustrator: Camille Garoche Third of the three Laurie…
Book Thoughts: We Are the Dinosaurs (Berkner)
song lyrics turned into a picture book must know song to make any sense no language concerns fun artwork Type: picture bookAges: 4-8 yearsAuthor: Laurie BerknerIllustrator: Ben Clanton This is the second of three we thought we’d look into since…
Book Thoughts: Monster Boogie (Berkner)
song lyrics turned into a picture book somewhat interesting if you know the song monster scares child in dark room no language concerns Type: picture bookAges: 4-8 yearsAuthor: Laurie BerknerIllustrator: Ben Clanton Since we’re so familiar with Laurie Berkner music…