Book Thoughts: A Treasury of Mother Goose (Offen)
Type: hardcoverAges: 4-8Illustrator: Hilda Offen Our home has a number of “Mother Goose” books, and this is one of the better ones. It’s well laid-out and fun to read with littles!
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Book Thoughts: Molly’s Pilgrim (Cohen)
Type: picture bookAges: 6-10Author: Barbara CohenIllustrator: Jennifer Bricking The idea for this book is brilliant: broadening children’s views of the world, understanding different cultures, painting a negative picture of bullying, and so on. However, it fell flat with us. The…
Book Thoughts: North American Indians (Gorsline)
Type: non-fiction picture bookAges: 4-8Authors: Marie & Douglas Gorsline When I read this to my kids, both of them enjoyed it! We would flip back to the beginning and glance at the map as needed. Many different tribes are covered…
Book Thoughts: We Give Thanks (Rylant)
Type: picture bookAges: 2-8Author: Cynthia RylantIllustrator: Sergio Ruzzier This was a sweet little library find for us! It lists quite a few things to be thankful for that a child surely wouldn’t have thought of at first.
Book Thoughts: The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower (Lynch)
Type: very long picture bookAges: 7+Author: P.J. Lynch This is definitely a “multiple sitting” book, in my opinion, but that’s mostly because Mama wanted a break. 🙂 It kept the kids’ attentions and was an interesting take on the famous…
Book Thoughts: Franklin’s Thanksgiving (Bourgeois)
Type: picture bookAges: 2-7Author: Paulette BourgeoisIllustrator: Brenda Clark It wouldn’t be a Thanksgiving season in our house without reading this one! The Franklin books are one of my favorite series–particularly the artwork. Hard not to be biased when nostalgia is…
Book Thoughts: Thank you, Sarah (Anderson)
Type: picture bookAges: 5-9Author: Laurie Halse AndersonIllustrator: Matt Faulkner What could have been a really interesting historical story was told in an almost worshipful way of this lady, Sarah Hale. I’m sure she did some good things (i.e., of course…
Book Thoughts: If Animals Gave Thanks (Paul)
Type: picture bookAges: 2-5Author: Ann Whitford PaulIllustrator: David Walker This book is full of fun onomatopoeias and, overall, is a pleasant book to read!
Book Thoughts: Over the River and Through the Wood (Child, Tavares)
Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author of original poem: Lydia Maria ChildIllustrator: Matt Tavares This one has a whole other kind of appeal! (See another version I posted prior to this one.) Even the font adds to the festive spirit. The beautiful…
Book Thoughts: Over the River and Through the Wood (Child, Manson)
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author of original poem: Lydia Maria ChildIllustrator with woodcuts: Christopher Manson There’s something incredibly heart-warming and cozy about Thanksgiving. I don’t think I ever tire of hearing this poem 😊 My next post will be another version…