biographical picture books
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Review: Dr. Jo by Monica Kulling and Julianna Swaney
Dr. Jo: How Sara Josephine Baker Saved the Lives of America’s Children by Monica Kulling, with illustrations by Julianna Swaney Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: October 9, 2018 by Tundra Books Book Description: Sara Josephine Baker was a strong girl who loved adventure. Growing up in New York Read more
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Picture Book Review: She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein by Lynn Fulton & Felicita Sala
Review: She Made a Monster: How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein by Lynn Fulton, illus. Felicita Sala Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada. Thank you! Publication: September 18, 2018 by Knopf Books for Young Readers Book Description: On the bicentennial of Frankenstein, join Mary Shelley on the night she created the most frightening monster Read more
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Picture Book Reviews: Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein & Sir Simon: Super Scarer
Thanks to partner Tundra Books/Penguin Random House Canada, I have two utterly marvelous children’s books on the review line-up: Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein, a picture book biography by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Júlia Sardà; and Sir Simon: Super Scarer, a Halloween (and anytime!) picture book written and illustrated by Cale Atkinson. “Here is Mary. Read more
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Review: The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World’s Coral Reefs by Kate Messner & Matthew Forsythe
Review: The Brilliant Deep: Rebuilding the World’s Coral Reefs by Kate Messner & Matthew Forsythe Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: May 8, 2018 by Chronicle Books Book Description: All it takes is one: one coral gamete to start a colony, one person to make a difference, one idea to change the Read more
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Review: Bloom by Kyo Maclear & Julie Morstad
Review: Bloom: A Story of Fashion Designer Elsa Schiaparelli by Kyo Maclear & Julie Morstad Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada & Tundra Books. Thank you! Publication: February 6, 2018 by Tundra Books Book Description: Here is the life of iconic fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, who as a little girl in Rome, was Read more
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Picture Book Review: Shark Lady by Jess Keating & Marta Álvarez Miguéns
Review: Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating, illus. Marta Álvarez Miguéns Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: June 6, 2017 by Sourcebooks Book Description: This is the story of a woman who dared to dive, defy, discover, and inspire. Read more
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Picture Book Review: Out of the Woods by Rebecca Bond
Review: Out of the Woods: A True Story of an Unforgettable Event by Rebecca Bond Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: July 21 2015 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Antonio Willie Giroux lived in a hotel his mother ran on the edge of a lake. He loved Read more
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Picture Book Review: Swan by Laurel Snyder & Julie Morstad
Review: Swan: The Life and Dance of Anna Pavlova by Laurel Snyder, illus. Julie Morstad Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: August 18, 2015 by Chronicle Books Verdict: Excellent Book Description: The world is big. Anna is small. The snow is everywhere and all around. But one night . . . Read more
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Great Picture Books! (5)
I must sound like a broken record when I do these picture book posts and say- each time- how amazing the quality of children’s lit is! From picture book biographies of the incredible E.E. Cummings and Henri Matisse, to Kate Beaton’s picture book debut, there is no end to the wonder and richness in children’s Read more
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