A review of artist Shaun Tan's book, "Lost & Found," which contains three lavishly illustrated stories/fables.
Read more →A review of Red in the Flower Bed by Andrea Nepa, a children's book about interracial adoption.
Read more →It has been awhile since I wrote about a book the Little One and I got really excited about (probably because we’ve been alternating between Star Wars books, Dr. Seuss books and life cycles of various animal books). But on our recent library run, we found a book that really excited both of us...
Read more →Talking about the excellent children's book, Animalia, by Graeme Base.
Read more →One of the books for my 451 Challenge was the children’s book Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, with illustrations by Sheila McGraw. I thought it would be fun to read and review the book with the Little One. Unfortunately, this ended up being a less than enjoyable experience. The Basic Story “Borrowed” from...
Read more →With only a few more days until the end of 2009, I have one more post to write to complete the 2009 Mini Challenge. The last task is to promote literacy: Promote literacy. This is wide open – use your imagination. You could give a child a book, or read a book to someone...
Read more →Worthwhile children’s books that grabbed my Little One’sinterest and imagination (and mine too!) In the spirit of Halloween, I wanted to spotlight this book: Title: Twelve Terrible ThingsAuthor and Illustrator: Marty KelleyISBN: 978-1-58246-229-5Publisher: Tricycle Press, 2008Genre: Children’s Book This book was on the shelf right inside the library doors, and the Little One ran...
Read more →Today I’d like to introduce a new feature called “Reading With The Little One.” I hope you find the title pretty self-explanatory! Basically, these posts will feature books that have really grabbed my Little One’s interest and imagination AND that I think are worthwhile. In other words, although my son is forever grabbing the...
Read more →Enjoy a cute little drawing by The Little One while I also tell you about some of our favorite Christmas-themed books.
Read more →Answers to my children's book quiz.
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