We Are Going to be Pals! by Mark Teague
Mark Teague usually is a hit for me as an author. And as an illustrator almost always is a hit. They have a style that is fun. But this time I am not sure about the text of We Are Going to be Pals! The artwork is cute, the egret and rhinoceros are a repeated on every page, but the things around them sometimes change (though they are always in the habitat you would find them in) and that is fun to see. And though […]
Imagine You and Me by Benson Shum
Can you remember your first best friend? Even if they were, shall we say, not visible to others? Honestly, I cannot remember that friend (or if I had one), but I do remember my special stuffed koala bear friend and the adventures we had. And Parker has many adventures with her own bear friend, Randall. However, there comes a day when one of them makes new friends, but those new friends cannot see the not so real one. No spoilers, (yet you probably can guess […]
Little Seed by Benson Shum
As of the writing of this review for Little Seed by Benson Shum, I have read six of their books, with the except of Holly’s Day at the Pool, and Alex’s Good Fortune written and illustrated by Shum; Go to Sheep and Hide ‘n’ Sheep by Jennifer Sattler (illustrated by Shum) or Sloth Went by Adam Lehrhaupt (illustrated by Shum). And while looking at what I needed to/had read I realized they are the author/illustrator of First Night of Howlergarten, which I really liked but […]
Cindy and Panda by Benson Shum
I am trying to find all the Benson Shum books I can easily find. There looks like there are several titles that they only illustrated and one or two they have solo written that I will not find, but in the meantime, I have found several others. Such as Cindy and Panda. However, the story was not my favorite, but I adore the illustrations. Panda is so pandorable! I want to make a Panda Pie… I mean make a pie with Panda. Like Cindy does. […]
Everything Possible by Fred Small
Frank and Bert V01 by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
For some reason I have been getting emails from a company called Nosy Crow. Now, these books were mostly only available in the UK, so I am not sure why I had the emails. However, recently they have a US imprint, and I started to browse titles. The first two titles I found were Everything Possible and Frank and Bert. Now, neither book is in my Top 10 Favorites, but they are cute books that I know people will enjoy. First, Everything Possible is a […]
Ellie Mae Dreams Big! by Kristina McMorris
I am not always a fan of the “artistic interpretations” a child could find themselves in. But with Ellie Mae Dreams Big! I am not saying it is my favorite, but it is a book that works well on several levels. It is modern with the idea that if Ellie wants to have an out of this world cheese sandwich restaurant on the moon, she can do that. Or she could teach dance to lions and giraffes or be a painting ballerina (same time). Ellie/You […]
