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Sep 302 min read
Your "One and Only"
It’s common to wonder, at least once in life, if one is the “only” one to think, feel, believe, act, or look the way one does.
Sep 232 min read
The Pleasure of Questions
This exquisitely written picture book by Rocío Araya is equally brought to life through the creator's artistic talent and sensibility.
Jul 312 min read
Say "Hello" (or "Hello Again") to this Joyful Summer Picture Book
Fiona Woodcock's beautiful picture book, Hello, is an invitation to summer.
May 62 min read
A Look Inside: A Picture Book Review of Lost Inside My Head
Although this book focuses on Vincent’s head, readers also see into his heart.
Apr 233 min read
Meeselphe: A Surreal Adventure
I could read this story over and over and still find something new and clever. But let’s start with the title…
Nov 16, 20234 min read
A Deep and Endearing Story
Who Will Make the Snow? written by Taras Prokhasko, illustrated by Marjana Prokhasko. translated from the Ukrainian by Boris Dralyuk and...
Aug 24, 20232 min read
The Road Trip Revisited
Road Adventures written, illustrated, and published by artist Nazli Tahvili. This ingenious picture book by author and illustrator Nazli...
Apr 27, 20232 min read
Mother Goose Rhymes Like Never Before!
The Real Dada Mother Goose: A Treasury of Complete Nonsense written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Julia Rothman, published by...
Apr 13, 20232 min read
A Story to Truly Venture Into
Once Upon a Book written by Grace Lin and Kate Messner, illustrated by Grace Lin, and published by Little, Brown and Company. This is one...
Nov 3, 20222 min read
Perseverance in Picture Books
Mr. McCloskey’s Marvelous Mallards: The Making of MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS written by Emma Bland Smith, illustrated by Becca Stadtlander,...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
Underwater Elegance & Delight
The Crab Ballet written by Renée LaTulippe and illustrated by Cécile Metzger, published by Cameron Kids. Whether you have a budding...
Sep 29, 20222 min read
Letting Our Seeds Sprout
A Poem Grows Inside You written by Katey Howes and illustrated by Heather Brockman Lee, published by The Innovation Press. This beautiful...
Apr 19, 20222 min read
A Priceless Story
A Penny's Worth written by Kimberly Wilson and illustrated by Mark Hoffman, published by Page Street Kids. For anyone who questions their...
Apr 16, 20222 min read
In Celebration of International Haiku Poetry Day
H is for Haiku written by Sydell Rosenberg and illustrated by Sawsan Chalabi, published by Penny Candy Books. My review, the short...
Mar 22, 20222 min read
The Magic Within Us
Malala's Magic Pencil written by Malala Yousafzai and illustrated by Kerascoët, published by Little, Brown, and Company. Children are...
Mar 8, 20221 min read
Artists are Artists are Artists
Women Artists A to Z written by Melanie LaBarge and illustrated by Caroline Corrigan, published by Dial Books for Young Readers. Male or...
Feb 3, 20221 min read
Each of us are Equally Unique and Amazing!
God Made You Too written by Chelsea Tornetto and illustrated by Kimberley Barnes, published by Worthy Kids. This delightful rhyming...
Jan 20, 20221 min read
A Delightful Spark of Imagination!
Out of the Box written by Pippa Chorley and illustrated by Danny Deeptown, published by Marshall Cavendish Children. If anyone needs some...
Dec 10, 20211 min read
Imagine All the Time in the World
Here's a collage of picture books I've read and loved, but just won't have time to review before the end of the year. I hope you can find...
Book reviews and "Imagine It!" activities
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