Tweet I’m a big fan of Xavier Deneux’s TouchThinkLearn series, and previously I’ve reviewed Colors and Opposites, two titles in the series. So I was thrilled to receive a copy of the newest title, called Fly! In Fly!, a little … Continue reading
Category Archives: Reviews of Picture Books and Board Books
Tweet With the mountain of great children’s books to choose from these days, one could be forgiven for imagining children’s publishing has been around as long as adult books have been available for the masses. But it wasn’t until John … Continue reading
Tweet “In a faraway land lived a lady in blue with a babe in her tummy named Wonderful You.” So starts Lauren McLaughlin’s adoption story picture book called Wonderful You. The story goes on to describe how the woman in … Continue reading
Tweet “When Priscilla turned six, her dad gave her a book called All About Gorillas. They read it a million skillion times!” So starts Priscilla Gorilla, a book about an inquisitive, lively young girl who learns a lesson or two … Continue reading
Tweet Clowns sometimes get a bad rap, portrayed as frightening or creepy. But in My Dad is a Clown, a picture book by José Carlos Andrés, young readers get an idea of what it means to be a clown. The … Continue reading
Tweet Audrey Faye Hendricks was the youngest known child to be arrested during a civil rights protest in Birmingham, Alabama. Her story is told in a picture book, The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil … Continue reading
Tweet One day a boy named Charles sets off with his sled named Boggan to find a wish tree. His sister and brother say there’s no such thing, but he’s certain it exists. As Charles sets off on his adventure … Continue reading
Tweet Bunny Slopes by Claudia Rueda is a playful picture book about a white bunny with a red scarf skiing downhill. Before he can get started though, he needs the reader to shake the book to make snow. Another time … Continue reading
