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Book Thoughts: Winter is Here (Henkes)

Type: picture bookAges: 2-6Author: Kevin HenkesIllustrator: Laura Dronzek If you’re looking to load up on some wintery library books, add this one to your list. Kevin Henkes’ books are usually easy to find, and this one is lovely.

Book Thoughts: Building Our House (Bean)

Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Jonathan Bean This would be a great book for kids who like details or how things are made. I even found myself studying the illustration with the house plans, ha! There are several different kinds of vehicles…

Book Thoughts: The Snowy Day (Keats)

Type: picture bookAges: 2-7Author: Ezra Jack Keats If you’ve been in the bookish world long, there’s probably no way you haven’t at least seen the cover of this book. 🙂 It’s a classic and a wonderful one to read when…

Book Thoughts: Miss Suzy (Young)

Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Miriam YoungIllustrator: Arnold Lobel If you couldn’t tell, I love this book…always have. Reading it again to write this review made me smile! Though Miss Suzy has to yield her lovely home to some rowdy squirrels,…

Book Thoughts: Snowballs (Ehlert)

Type: picture bookAges: 3-6Author: Lois Ehlert There was nothing inherently wrong with this book, but it was probably my least favorite of hers that we’ve read so far. The story was initially confusing–it began talking about birds but then suddenly…

Book Thoughts: The Little Fir Tree (Brown)

Type: picture bookAges: 3-6Author: Margaret Wise BrownIllustrator: Jim LaMarche I wish someone would explain to me why Margaret Wise Brown is so popular. This book was one of her better ones, in my opinion, yet just so-so for us. After…

Book Thoughts: Carl’s Snowy Afternoon (Day)

Type: picture bookAges: 2-6Author: Alexandra Day These Carl books are always highly unrealistic. Every good parent out there should be appalled at the situations (I’m laughing as I type that) the girl and dog find themselves in, but it’s pure…

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