Type: chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Kate MessnerIllustrator: Kelley McMorris What a great way to introduce children to this time period. It touches on the sad and very serious part of our country’s history in an accessible and age-appropriate manner. There’s just enough suspense, difficulties…
Type: picture book biographyAges: 5-10Author: Maria Isabel Sánchez VegaraIllustrator: Maxine Lee-Mackie This was a well-crafted book! We enjoyed the “behind-the-scenes” view of how Hans Christian Andersen grew up and his perseverance toward becoming a famous author. The illustrations took a…
Type: picture book biographyAges: 4-8Author: Lindsay H. MetcalfIllustrator: Junyi Wu This was an intriguing peek into a totally unfamiliar part of her life. As a bookish family, we, of course, are very familiar with her books, but the history of…
Type: illustrated chapter book biographyAges: 7-12Author: Louise BordenIllustrator: Allan Drummond I love how thorough this biographer is! We learned, in readable and succinct prose, how this famous couple grew up, when their lives crossed, why they changed their names, and…
Type: chapter bookAges: 10+Author: Mark Twain “There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy’s life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure.” Mark Twain, in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Twain really…
Type: picture book Ages: 10+Author: Lynn FultonIllustrator: Felicita Sala Did I just put 10 years as the minimum age for a picture book?? Yes. I’m well aware that there are desensitized children out there who would not be bothered by…
Type: picture bookAges: 5*-10Author: Stacia McKeeverIllustrator: Ingrid Beyer *The above minimum age recommendation is solely because of the book’s length. If your younger child has a good attention span, the content is gentle and appropriate. Have your children recently experienced…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Henry Cole This is one of those books you wish you could visit in real life! The daughter, Caroline, had some great ideas for their yard, and the neighbors’ creativity begins blooming, too. It’s a lovely…
Type: chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Piet Prins Have you ever read any of Piet Prins books? They were all originally written in Dutch, but the translations are done well, giving our 8- to 12-year-olds great historical fiction series. See this review…
Type: rhyme treasuryAges: 2-5Author: Marc Brown This is such a sweet book! I would liked to have read it when my kids were more itty bitty to learn some of the hand movements. Beyond all the theological conversations that happen…
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