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Spotlight and Giveaway: Bob Shea’s Ballet Cat series!
Welcome to a special post featuring Bob Shea’s Ballet Cat books and a very cool and generous giveaway, courtesy of Disney-Hyperion! Read on to find out more about the series and how you can enter to win a prize pack featuring everything Ballet Cat. Bob Shea, author and illustrator of terrific and fun picture books Read more
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Great Picture Books! (9): Mother Bruce, Dear Yeti, Lost. Found., Wild & Little Elliot, Big Family
I have had the great fortune of reading another great batch of picture books in the last while! The following five are all ones I would definitely recommend: Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins Publication: November 24, 2015 by Disney-Hyperion Author and illustrator Higgins has knocked it out of the stratosphere with Mother Bruce. Inventive, Read more
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Great Picture Books! (8)
2015 is (I cannot believe it) slowly but surely coming to an end, but the roster of terrific picture books is not slowing down! Here’s a rundown of some of the recently read great picture book titles I have read and would recommend: The Cow Who Climbed a Tree by Gemma Merino. I love Merino’s Read more
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Picture Book Review: When Santa Was a Baby by Linda Bailey & Geneviève Godbout
Review: When Santa Was a Baby by Linda Bailey, illus. Geneviève Godbout Source: Digital galley courtesy of Tundra Books/Random House of Canada Limited via Netgalley. Thank you! Publication: October 13, 2015 by Tundra Books Verdict: Very Good Book Description: From the moment they heard his booming voice, Santa’s parents knew their little one was special. Read more
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Great Picture Books! (7)
What a run of terrific picture books as of late! I have not done a picture book round-up post in a little while, but the sheer number of absolutely wonderful titles I have read calls for some attention. From the sublime and boundary-pushing to the heart-warming and perfect for reading aloud, here are the recently Read more
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Picture Book Review: Max the Brave by Ed Vere
Review: Max the Brave by Ed Vere Source: Digital galley courtesy of Sourcebooks Jabberwocky via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected publication: September 1 , 2015 (as per NetGalley) by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Are You My Mother? meets I Want My Hat Back in this hilarious picture book featuring your new favorite kitty Read more
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Reviews: Stanley at School & Starring Shapes!
Review: Stanley at School by Linda Bailey, illus. Bill Slavin Source: Digital galley courtesy of Kids Can Press via NetGalley. Thank you! Published: August 1, 2015 by Kids Can Press Verdict: Okay Book Description: Stanley knows school is for kids, not dogs. But every day he grows more and more curious. What did the kids Read more
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Picture Book Review: Land Shark by Beth Ferry & Ben Mantle
Review: Land Shark by Beth Ferry, illus. Ben Mantle Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: August 4, 2015 by Chronicle Books Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: The only thing Bobby wants for his birthday is a pet shark. So you can imagine his disappointment when his parents get him…a puppy. Everyone Read more
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Great Picture Books! (6)
If you adore picture books with wonderful rhymes, then be sure to have a look at these three great titles I have recently read: What About Moose? by Corey Rosen Schwartz & Rebecca J. Gomez, illus. Keika Yamaguchi Published: June 9, 2015 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers Source: Digital galley courtesy of Corey Rosen Read more
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Reviews: The Tea Party in the Woods & The Good Little Book
Review: The Tea Party in the Woods by Akiko Miyakoshi Source: Digital galley courtesy of Kids Can Press via NetGalley. Thank you! Expected publication: August 1, 2015 by Kids Can Press Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Kikko sets out after her father with a forgotten pie for Grandma. When she arrives at a strange house Read more
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