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I’d Rather Be Riding My Bike by Eric Pinder and Illustrated by John Cardinal
I’d Rather Be Riding My Bike by Eric Pinder and Illustrated by John Cardinal. Ages 3 – 6 (2.5 year old son loved it). Evolved Publishing, LLC. February 2013. 42 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1622534012....
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Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: The House That George Built by Suzanne...
The House That George Built by Suzanne Slade and Illustrated by Rebecca Bond. Ages 4 – 8 (2.5 year old son likes it). Charlesbridge Publishing. July 2012. 48 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1580892629....
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Popper Possum and the Giant Rats by Mary Brugioni and Illustrated by Albert...
Popper Possum and the Giant Rats by Mary Brugioni and Illustrated by Albert Saavedra. Ages 4 – 8 (2.5 year old son loved it). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. February 2013. 32 pages....
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Three Perfect Peaches by Cynthia DeFelice and Mary DeMarsh, Pictures by Irene...
Three Perfect Peaches A French Folktale retold by The Wild Washerwoman Storytellers by Cynthia DeFelice & Mary DeMarsh Pictures by Irene Trivas. Ages 4+ (2.5-year-old son loves it). Orchard Books....
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Fancy Nancy The Musical: Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording by Susan...
Fancy Nancy The Musical: Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording. Book and Lyrics by Susan DiLallo. Music and Lyrics by Danny Abosch. Ages 4 – 8 (2.5 year old son loves it). Ghostlight Records. April...
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Nonfiction Picture Book Wednesday: The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by...
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley with Drawings by Brian Selznick. Ages 4 – 8. Scholastic Press. October 2001. 48 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0439114943. Nonfiction. $17.99 (But many...
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Let’s Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas
Let’s Sing a Lullaby with the Brave Cowboy by Jan Thomas. Ages 3+. Beach Lane Books. Sept 2012. 4 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1442442764. Fiction. $12.99 At a Glance: What a fun book! There’s singing,...
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It’s World Penguin Day and There Are Baby Penguins Everywhere!
Baby Penguins Everywhere! by Melissa Guion. Ages 2 – 5. 28 pages. Philomel. December 2012. ISBN-13: 978-0399255359 Fiction. $16.99 Hardback out now. Board book $6.99 due out October 2013. At a...
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Perfect Picture Book Friday: Roasted Peanuts by Tim Egan
Roasted Peanuts by Tim Egan Ages 4 – 8 (2.5-year-old son adores it). Houghton Mifflin Books for Children. April 2006. Fiction. 32 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0618337187. $16.00. (Available used for $.01)...
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William by Claire Harrison and Illustrated by Felicity McElroy
William by Claire Harrison and Felicity McElroy. Ages 2+. Indepenpress Publishing Ltd. May 2013. 48 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1780036137. Fiction. $12.54 At a Glance: This is a sweet and loving book...
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Making Shakespeare Accessible to the Very Young: Usborne Illustrated Stories...
Usborne Illustrated Stories from Shakespeare. Ages 6+. (My has loved this book since he was 2 1/2.) Usborne. Sept 2010. 416 pages. ISBN: 978-1409522232 ~$21.55 At a Glance: I was so impressed with...
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There’s a Baby in There! is Our Favorite Picture Book to Prepare My Son for...
There’s a Baby in There! By Dandi Daley Mackall and Illustrated by Carlynn Whitt. Ages 4 – 7 (Son loves it at 3). Two Lions. Sept 2012. 32 pages. ISBN: 978-0761461913. Fiction. At a Glance: A little...
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How to Bicycle to the Moon to Plant Sunflowers (a simple but brilliant plan...
How to Bicycle to the Moon to Plant Sunflowers (a simple but brilliant plan in 24 easy steps) (links to amazon.com) Mordicai Gerstein. Ages 4 – 8. (My 3-year-old son loves this book.) Roaring Brook...
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My Son’s New Obsession: Fairy Tale Comics Edited by Chris Duffy
Fairy Tale Comics: Classics Told By Extraordinary Cartoonists Edited by Chris Duffy. Ages 6 – 12. (My three-year-old son is ENTHRALLED by this book.) First Second. September 2013. 128 pages....
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Our Favorite Picture Books about Monsters, Vampires, Mummies, Ghosts,...
The Monsters’ Monster by Patrick McDonnell A very sweet and fun book about gratitude, enjoying life, and embracing the unexpected. It is appropriate for all ages! The illustrations are beautiful and...
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An Elegant, Exciting, and Positive Racing Story: Otto and the Grand Prix Bees...
Otto & the Grand Prix Bees Written and Illustrated by Kip Noschese You can also see if your local library has a copy at Worldcat.com Ages 2 – 99+. (My three-year-old son loves this book.) Three...
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Dogs + Construction = New Favorite Construction Picture Book: Build, Dogs,...
Build, Dogs, Build: A Tall Tail by James Horvath Ages 0 – 99+. HarperCollins. December 2013. 40 pages. ISBN: 978-0062189677. Fiction. Where to Get it: Your local library: Worldcat.org Your local...
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When Picture Books Fall Apart
Yesterday one of our picture books fell apart. We’ve read George Shrinks by William Joyce (Author’s website) so many times that it just couldn’t take it anymore. I sat there with the fallen book in...
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Funny, Sweet, and Beautiful: Black and White Cat, White and Black Dog by...
Black and White Cat, White and Black Dog by Marlaena Shannon Ages 1 – 99+ (ideal for 3 to 7 years old). Muse Direct. 2013. 36 pages. ISBN: 978-0989773218. Fiction. At a Glance/Summary: This is a...
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The Pigeon Needs a Bath! By Mo Willems
The Pigeon Needs a Bath by Mo Willems Ages 2 – 99+ (3 to 5 years old). Disney-Hyperion. April 2014. 40 pages. ISBN: 978-1423190875. Fiction. At a Glance/Summary: What is that crazy pigeon with the...
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