Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Dr. Seuss Interestingly, from what I understand, Dr. Seuss actually based his Yertle character on Hitler (if you read the story, you’ll understand how that works). There is also some history of schools banning this book…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-7Author: Efner Tudor HolmesIllustrator: Tasha Tudor The main thing I found strange in this book is how the family made such a big ceremony of lighting candles in front of the crèche scene…and then they read “The…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-6Author: Marie Hall Ets If you read it with some feeling, your little one is bound to like this one. It’s cute and innocent.
Type: picture bookAges: 4-7Author/Illustrator: Allen Say It doesn’t take very long to read this book, but it’s a sweet glimpse into another culture–at least for us, living in the USA. One thing I should note–when he wakes up to find…
Type: picture bookAges: 4+Author: Rika LesserIllustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky You’ve likely heard a version of this fairy tale before, I’m sure! Have you ever read the original from The Grimm Brothers? This picture book edition stays closer to the brothers’…
Type: chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Ann ColeridgeIllustrator: Eric David With a quick search, it appears this isn’t being published anymore, BUT you can find it used some places. Maybe your library will have it! *Here are some of the fun words…
Type: non-fiction picture bookAges: 6-10Author: Barbara Bash Because we live in Arizona, we’ve come across quite a few books on desert critters and plants over the years; however, I learned something new in this book! I’d never heard of “saguaro…
Type: biographical picture bookAges: 4+Author: Tracy Nelson MaurerIllustrator: el primo Ramón *I only mention this because I have read other biographies which include different information. Mr. Morse was raised in a Christian home, and, by many accounts–personal diary, letters to…
Type: non-fiction picture bookAges: 2+Author: Heidi Bee RoemerIllustrator: Connie McLennan Everyone in my family who read this loved it! Each page spread describes (and shows) a different type of nest and its environment, followed by answering the question, “Whose nest…
Type: picture bookAges: 2+Author/Illustrator: Crockett Johnson If you don’t recognize the author’s name, you might recognize his most famous book: “Harold and the Purple Crayon.” The illustrations in this one have the same feel. My family has read other “Groundhog…
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