Book Thoughts: Whistle for Willie (Keats)
Type: picture bookAges: 2-6Author: Ezra Jack Keats It’s a short book but memorable. Your kids will probably want you to read it again and again!
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Book Thoughts: Six Dots (Bryant)
Type: biographical picture bookAges: 4-10Author: Jen BryantIllustrator: Boris Kulikov I always love to re-read this one. Though there are obvious sad parts in Louis’s life, he is such an inspiration. Readers clearly feel the themes of perseverance and diligence, of…
Book Thoughts: Paul Revere’s Ride (Longfellow, Rand)
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Henry Wadsworth LongfellowIllustrator: Ted Rand A great addition to any child’s study of the American Revolutionary War.
Book Thoughts: Umbrella (Yashima)
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Taro Yashima Little Momo has a big lesson in patience! She waits months for it to rain so that she can use her umbrella on the streets of New York. Incidentally, this is also the first…
Book Thoughts: A Sick Day for Amos McGee (Stead)
Type: picture bookAges: 2-7Author: Philip C. SteadIllustrator: Erin E. Stead This book has all the vintage feels but was actually published in 2010! Kids will love the idea of being friends with zoo animals–playing chess with an elephant, helping a…
Book Thoughts: The Foolish Tortoise (Carle)
Type: picture bookAges: 3-6Author: Eric Carle The tortoise feels that his shell is only a burden, so one day he removes it. After close calls and rough weather, he realizes his shell is, in fact, a gift.
Book Thoughts: Little Women (Alcott)
Type: chapter bookAges: 13+Author: Louisa May Alcott Each of the sisters–Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy–have very distinct personalities from the others. Readers will surely connect with them all, though, as their characters are developed throughout. The father of the family…
Book Thoughts: One Lighthouse, One Moon (Lobel)
Type: picture bookAges: 2-6Author: Anita Lobel And by brief, I mean brief! All three stories can be read in just a few minutes. It’s really a lovely book to have around when you have toddlers and preschoolers. The first will…
Book Thoughts: Zoe’s Time to Shine (Welch)
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Editor: Edward T. WelchIllustrator: Joe HoxStory Creator: Jocelyn Flenders First let me say I absolutely love when children are taught the armor of God. Zoe’s dad had a lot of good things to say with Scriptural support.…
Book Thoughts: Henry Says Good-Bye (Welch)
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Editor: Edward T. WelchIllustrator: Joe HoxStory Creator: Jocelyn Flenders This might be my favorite of the series. It is so well done–both with how relatable Henry’s situation is to young readers and how wise the parents were.…