picture books
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Great Picture Books! (10, Part 2)
Another spate of recently read wonderful picture books- with a board book tossed in for good measure! Everything from the new and terrifically vibrant, active read alouds, to cheeky and funny rhyming stories to the quietly gorgeous and interactive picture books. As ever ,I am in awe of the talent and innovation in picture books… Read more
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Spotlight & Giveaway: Happy Dreamer by Peter H. Reynolds!
Welcome to a special post featuring Peter H. Reynolds’s Happy Dreamer and a giveaway, courtesy of Scholastic! Read on to find out more about Happy Dreamer, my thoughts on the picture book, and how you can enter to win a copy. Thank you to Scholastic for sending me a copy for review. About the Book… Read more
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Hopping Into Easter with Picture Books and a Giveaway!
As a children’s librarian, part of the build up to Easter weekend at the library includes fielding a lot of questions about Easter books or Easter-themed books, preparing songs and stories about bunnies and other cute creatures…and, did I mention, finding lots and lots of cute stories about anything Easter-themed? I now have two more… Read more
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Top Ten Tuesday: Unique Books I’ve Read…
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. I have not been doing a great job with keeping up and participating, but I have been inspired this week’s topic: the most unique books we’ve read! With the caveat that I have probably/most likely… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner & Christopher Silas Neal
Review: Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner, illus. Christopher Silas Neal Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: March 7, 2017 by Chronicle Books Book Description: In this gorgeous companion to the acclaimed Over and Under the Snow and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, Kate Messner and… Read more
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Top Ten Tuesday: Recently Added to My To-Be-Read Shelf
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. I have not been doing a great job (at all!) keeping up and participating, but I have been inspired this week! Now, this week is actually a freebie week, so I thought I’d focus on… Read more
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Picture Book Review: The King of the Birds by Acree Graham Macam & Natalie Nelson
Review: The King of the Birds by Acree Graham Macam, illus. Natalie Nelson Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press. Thank you! Publication: September 2016 by Groundwood Books Book Description: In this picture book, inspired by the life of Flannery O’Connor, a young fan of fowl brings home a peacock to be… Read more
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