Jane O’Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser. Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth, Book 1. New York: Harper, 2012. 124 pages. This is a fun chapter book for mystery-minded little ones, particularly little girls, and especially those who like the Fancy Nancy series. … Continue reading
Bethanie Deeney Murguia. Zoe Gets Ready. New York: Arthur A. Levien Books, 2012. 30 pages. This delightful picture big is an absolute joy to read with your little one–though, I’m guessing, substantially more joyful to read with a little girl … Continue reading
Dan Yaccarino. All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. 32 pages. Most picture books communicate simple concepts of family: a child or more, a mother … Continue reading
Antoinette Portis. Kindergarten Diary. New York: Harper, 2010. 27 pages. Every adult can remember the anxieties of starting a new job. What’s it going to be like? Will I make friends? Am I going to like it? But few of … Continue reading
Douglas Florian. UnBEElievables: Honeybee Poems and Paintings. New York: Beach Lane Books, 2012. 29 pages. Often, parents have to choose between picture books that engage their children’s curiosity and imagination and those that are scientifically accurate. With UNBEELIEVABLES, Douglas Florian … Continue reading
Anna Harwell Celenza, with Don Tate, Illustrator. Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite. Watertown, Massachusetts: Charlesbridge, 2011. 32 pages. In early 1960, Duke Ellington and his collaborator, arranger and composer Billy Strayhorn, decided to step out of the jazz mainstream and record … Continue reading
Paul Schmid (story and pictures). Hugs from Pearl. New York: Harper, 2012. 34 pages. Hugs from Pearl is a fun, sweet look at a school-age porcupine who loves giving hugs, but doesn’t love the “ouches” she gets in return. Schmid’s illustrations are simple … Continue reading
Many kids books, after the first hundred times you read them, are a real slog to get through. Good kid lit reads just as easily for the parent the hundredth time through as the first, which means that the kids … Continue reading
As I’m testing out this new site, I’m importing toddler-related reviews I’ve already written for Amazon. Here’s one for a book called The Art of Roughhousing. Anthony DeBenedet and Lawrence J. Cohen. The Art of Roughhousing: Good Old-Fashioned Horseplay and Why Every … Continue reading
Prima has gotten bit by the Disney princess bug, so Thomas and the Backyardigans have a little competition in our house. After the jump, I’ll share a review about our latest Princess acquisition.
