Tweet Sova’s mom is a scientist who studies owls. During migration time, she works at night, catching and banding saw-whet owls before sending them on their way. Sova wants to go with her, but she must be patient and wait … Continue reading
Category Archives: Reviews of Picture Books and Board Books
Hands-On Science: Matter is a great combination of fun and educational.
Continue readingTweet Some of the strangest creatures in the ocean live in what’s known at the Ocean Twilight Zone, a place so deep there’s very little light. The lie that thrives there adapted for survival in those conditions. Where the Weird … Continue reading
Tweet The book Welcome to Monsterville starts with a poem called Invitation. It reads, in part: Hello, children! Please don’t hide. The gate is open. Come inside. We’re glad you’re here in Monsterville. Our tour today is creature-filled. Indeed, this … Continue reading
Tweet It’s easy to think that nothing is a thing that doesn’t exist. But in their picture book, All About Nothing, Elizabeth Rusch & Elizabeth Goss set about to get children and their parents thinking about the emptiness, gaps, pauses, … Continue reading
Tweet When Seu Joao rescued an oil-slicked penguin on the beach by his home in Brazil, he never expected it to turn into a long-term relationship. He cleaned the penguin he named Dindim and nursed him back to health. But … Continue reading
Tweet Every time I unexpectedly come upon an egg in a nest, I get a thrill thinking about the tiny life growing inside. Darrin Lunde’s picture book, Whose Egg Is That? captures that wonder while helping children learn about the … Continue reading
Tweet It’s not often I am contacted on behalf of an author who has passed away, but when Sydell Rosenberg’s daughter got in touch with me about this delightful book of haiku poems, H Is For Haiku, I knew I … Continue reading
