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
Category Archives: Reviews of Picture Books and Board Books
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
Tweet The Bobs are a family of slobs (except one), the Tweets are all neat (except one). When a real estate agent sells them houses across the street from each other, it’s just a matter of time before the two … Continue reading
Tweet A child looks out her window at the end of summer and sees an apple tree loaded with fruit just out of her reach. With the help of a few rectangles she has a ladder and can climb up … Continue reading
Tweet With a simple little picture book, They All Saw a Cat, Brendan Wenzel gets across a big concept: that an animal or object looks different to everyone who sees it, because each person and creature sees with a unique … Continue reading
