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Sometimes it feels like people try too hard

Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle by Laura Purdie Salas, Claudine Gevry

My Footprints by Bao Phi, Basia Tran

To Catch an Elephant by Vanessa Westgate

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Snack, Snooze, Skedaddle Laura Purdie Salas, Claudine Gevry The illustrations are really nice and bright!  The rhyming lines flow easily and work well with being read aloud.  It focuses on the three ways animals deal with winter – migrating, hibernating, and tolerating.  There are examples provided for each one, including some not usually covered in books about winter!  The end of the book has information in greater detail about the topics and animals covered, and there is a glossary for terms that may not be known by the children.  I would use this book in conjunction with a science lesson […]

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7/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:44 |

The results of raiding the library where I now work

Bedtime is Canceled by Cece Meng

Help! We Need a Title! by Hervé Tullet

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I work in the Youth Services department of a library now, so I can totally take out picture books for “work” and no one thinks twice about it!  It’s actually my job now! So I’ve been going through my TBR list for picture books and seeing what they’re all about. I probably won’t actually use either of these for work, not because they aren’t good, but because aren’t suited for my ages for storytime.    Bedtime is Canceled By Cece Meng, Illustrated by Aurélie Neyret This is the one of these two I might consider reading to a child or […]

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3/26/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:21 |

Perspective matters.

They All Saw A Cat by Brendan Wenzel

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I read and review a LOT of picture books. Clearly I have many opinions on this topic. I can’t even blame my current lifestyle of Squishie Wrangler- I’ve always collected picture books, the only difference is now I have to share them. Books are precious and magic. They need to be amazing and special to inspire a child’s imagination. I have 3 criteria for a picture book: 1) beautiful illustrations 2) lyrical language 3) powerful message. I think the illustrations can be as complex or as simple as the artist chooses, but they have to be evocative. Young kids who […]

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1/24/2017 's CBR9 Review No:4 |

Old Childhood Favorite

Father Fox's Pennyrhymes by Clyde Watson, Wendy Watson (illustrator)

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Father Fox’s Pennyrhymes is an old picture book, first published in 1971, and one we had in our house when my sisters and I were growing up. I have very fond memories of it and got it for Christmas this year. I was a little worried that it wouldn’t hold up, as it’s been over 40 years since the first publication, but I think that it does. What I remember most fondly about it, the amazing and intricate illustrations are still just as beautiful to an adult’s eye. There isn’t really much of a plot here. Children ask their father to […]

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1/16/2017 's CBR9 Review No:6 |

Picture books, helping me get closer to Cannonball

Maxwell the Monkey Barber; I'm a Lot of Sometimes; Dojo Surprise; Clearful & The Queen; Princess Lemonella by Cale Atkinson, Jack Guinan; Chris Tougas; MJ Exon & Lilli English; Saarein te Brake

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Maxwell The Monkey Barber by Cale Atkinson – Super cute, quick read, catchy refrain, and a smart, caring monkey barber make this title a good addition to your kid’s library. I’m a Lot of Sometimes by Jack Guinan – The subtitle (A Growing-Up Story of Identity) is apt, the art work cheery and entertaining; the story, informative without being too preachy. Definitely fits into the “what the heck are feelings and what do I do with them” genre of picture books that’s essential if you’ve got younger kids. Dojo Surprise by Chris Tougas – The dojo kids are each interesting […]

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12/30/2016 's CBR8 Review No:48 |

Books I am Giving As Gifts This Year (Picture Book Edition)

Little Blue Series; Animalium; Hello Ninja; The Wonderful Things You WIll Be; You're Here For a Reason by Alice Schertle; Katie Scott; ND Wilson; Emily W Martin; Nancy Tillman

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So, there’s going to be three parts to this one – Picture books, early readers/middle grade books, and grown-ups.  Because books are perfect books forever, for everyone the end. Up first, picture books.   Little Blue Truck, Little Blue Truck’s Beep Along Book, Little Blue Truck Leads The Way & Little Blue Truck’s Christmas by Alice Schertle, Illustrated by Jill McElmurry – Do you have a three-year-old boy in your life? If so, chances are that he is obsessed with cars.  And trucks.  And construction equipment.  I base this on teaching preschool, and having six nephews, all of whom I […]

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12/19/2016 's CBR8 Review No:37 |

Picture books for little pals

Are You Sleeping, Little One; An Armadillo in New York; Noni Speaks Up; Solutions for Cold Feet; Narwhal The Unicorn of the Sea by Hans-Christian Schmidt & Cynthia Vance; Julia Kraulis; Heather Hartt-Sussman; Carey Sookocheff; Ben Clanton

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Are You Sleeping Little One by Hans-Christian Schmidt & Cynthia Vance – An adorable bedtime board book to add to your toddler’s collection: The illustrations are cheerful, sweet & simple – even the snake is cute! The baby animals are all given appropriate names (joey, owlet), so there’s some sneaky learning involved, and (because I am the literal worst when it comes to rhyme schemes and needing the meter to be ab.so.lute.ly perfect, and “flamingo” is pushing it a bit too far syllable-wise,) 9/10 points for the rhythm and rhyme consistency.   An Armadillo In New York by Julie Kraulis […]

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12/17/2016 's CBR8 Review No:22 |


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