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Great Picture Books (and more!) (11)
It’s been a tad quiet on the Fab Book Reviews front lately…I had lofty goals for posting in June, somehow (why?!?) not counting on the fact that Summer Reading Club, school visits, and recent life craziness, etc., would really impact my reading and posting schedule! Ah well! Here are some wonderful picture books and non-fiction… Read more
adam lehrhaupt, ame dyckman, canadian lit, children’s non-fiction, corinna luyken, dan yaccarino, daniel duncan, darrin p lunde, david degrand, excellent, felicita sala, funny, ged adamson, great picture books, informational picture book, isabelle arsenault, jess keating, kelsey oseid, liz climo, paul meisel, peter carnavas, picture books, read alouds, seasonal, storytime, very good -
Picture Book Review: Shark Lady by Jess Keating & Marta Álvarez Miguéns
Review: Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist by Jess Keating, illus. Marta Álvarez Miguéns Source: ARC courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Expected publication: June 6, 2017 by Sourcebooks Book Description: This is the story of a woman who dared to dive, defy, discover, and inspire.… Read more
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Picture Book Review: This Is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe
Review: This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World by Matt Lamothe Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: April 4, 2017 by Chronicle Books Book Description: Follow the real lives of seven kids from Italy, Japan, Iran, India, Peru, Uganda, and Russia… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner & Christopher Silas Neal
Review: Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner, illus. Christopher Silas Neal Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: March 7, 2017 by Chronicle Books Book Description: In this gorgeous companion to the acclaimed Over and Under the Snow and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, Kate Messner and… Read more
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Best of 2016: Picture Books (Part 2) & the Best of the Rest
The time has come, the Walrus said, to talk of…picture books!?! Yes, picture books! This genre has been SO strong this year- whether the form of debuts, or published works from established authors and illustrators, I have been continuously surprised and delighted by my reading in this epic field. The titles on this list are… Read more
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Must Read Monday (53): Children’s lit and picture books!
It’s been a number of weeks since the last one…so welcome back to another edition of Must Read Monday! This feature is where I spotlight older, recent, or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult… Read more
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Picture Book Review: Out of the Woods by Rebecca Bond
Review: Out of the Woods: A True Story of an Unforgettable Event by Rebecca Bond Source: Hardcopy courtesy of Raincoast Books. Thank you! Publication: July 21 2015 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Antonio Willie Giroux lived in a hotel his mother ran on the edge of a lake. He loved… Read more
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Must Read Monday (4): Picture Books
Welcome to the fourth edition of Must Read Monday! On Mondays I will spotlight some new and/or upcoming releases I am looking forward to. The lists will include all genres I like to read, everything from picture books to comics, children’s lit to adult fiction! This is the second week in a row I am… Read more
biographical, biographical picture books, children’s non-fiction, christian robinson, christopher myers, e.e. cummings, emily jenkins, emma yarlett, informational picture book, kris di giacomo, matt de la pena, matthew burgess, matthew cordell, must read monday, philip c. stead, picture books, read alouds, sophie blackall, storytime
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