Book Thoughts: The Bear and the Piano (Litchfield)
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: David Litchfield You can’t help but love this charming bear! And if piano is in your life in any form, it’s almost a must-read. 🙂 Enjoy!
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Book Thoughts: Finding Narnia (McAlister)
Type: biographical picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Caroline McAlisterIllustrator: Jessica Lanan There are no spoilers in this book if your child has not had the privilege of hearing Narnia stories yet. It will simply mention a few characters and induce excited anticipation…
Book Thoughts: Through the Wardrobe: How C.S. Lewis Created Narnia (Maslo)
Type: biographical picture bookAges: 5-10Author & Illustrator: Lina Maslo If you’re looking for a slightly longer biography (compared to the simpler “Finding Narnia” that is great for younger ages), you’ve found it. Maslo does a great job hitting the highlights…
Book Thoughts: Pancakes for Breakfast (DePaola)
Type: wordless picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Tomie DePaola) This is a great book for your little to read on his or her own. If they’re old enough, have them narrate it to you without prompts! This can be highly amusing for…
Book Thoughts: Beady Bear (Freeman)
Type: picture bookAges: 3-6Author: Don Freeman From the maker of Corduroy, this book is another cozy story. Your littles will surely like it if you can find a copy!
Book Thoughts: Tales of Ancient Egypt (Green)
Type: chapter bookAges: 8+Author: Roger Lancelyn Green If you are familiar with the Bible, you’ll find a few of these tales are interesting parallels to stories in Scripture. For one example, “Khnemu of the Nile” (chapter 4) tells of seven…
Book Thoughts: Chimp and Zee (Anholt)
Type: picture bookAges: 3-6Authors: Catherine Anholt, Laurence Anholt It can be somewhat difficult to find a copy of this, but secondhand shops sometimes have them, as well as openlibrary.org. If your child loves monkeys, add this one to your list.…
Book Thoughts: Mornings with Monet (Rosenstock)
Type: biographical picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Barb RosenstockIllustrator: Mary GrandprĂ© This would be particularly interesting to children who love to paint. Monet sets a fun yet hard-working example with all that goes into the making of art. The text wasn’t always…
Book Thoughts: The Magical Garden of Claude Monet (Anholt)
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Laurence Anholt Add this to your list if you’re studying Monet’s art or life. It’s only one day, but it shows much of what his scenery looked like. He loved nature and gardening dearly, and, according…
Book Thoughts: If Monet Painted a Monster (Newbold)
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Amy NewboldIllustrator: Greg Newbold If you have time, google up a bunch of these paintings–one on each tab of your browser. It is really neat to compare the original with what Newbold has illustrated. You could…