Type: chapter bookAges: 9-14Author: Andrew Peterson *However, some of the humor is in the footnotes, of which there are many in this first book. If you’re reading aloud, you may want to skip some–the story will be fine if you…
Type: chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Kate DiCamilloIllustrator: Timothy Basil Ering After spending quite a bit of time analyzing my notes and determining what my final opinions on the book were, I could come up with almost no redeeming qualities. The story…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Sarah StewartIllustrator: David Small *Elizabeth BrownPreferred a bookTo going on a date. While friends went outAnd danced til dawn,She stayed up reading late. Lots of bookish people love this book, because we all GET Elizabeth’s love…
Type: long picture bookAges: 5-8Author: Bruce RobertsonIllustrator: Kathryn Hewitt Do you have any children who like to know how things are made? Or ones interested in historical fiction? Even for general book lovers, it could make for a fascinating read–to…
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…
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