Posts Tagged ‘picture books’
Presidents Day Picks: So You Want to be President?
In my day (did I just say that?), Washington and Lincoln each had a celebratory day in January and February marking their unique positions among these men, 43 in all as of the writing of this book, who have helped shape our country’s history. That custom has morphed into Presidents Day, an acknowledgement of the…
Read MoreNational Daughters Day is Celebrated on September 26th, 2022. With Frances and Gloria Badger, Life is Interesting in a Classic Picture Book Way that Is Highly Relatable Territory.
Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell and Lillian Hoban If you’ve not stumbled on to the “Frances the Badger” series created by Russell and Lillian Hoban and enjoyed by readers for years, you are in for a real treat. I chose “Bread and Jam for Frances” of the lot because let’s face it parents,…
Read MoreMemorial Day and Patriotism
The Incredible Patriotism Project by Linda Skeers, with pictures by Ard Hoyt Linda Skeers’ book The Impossible Patriotism Project seemed a perfect way to illuminate through Young Reader’s books, the “invisible”. Honored as a CBC/NCSS Notable Trade Book for Young People, it is as School Library Journal states, “The gentle depiction of a boy who…
Read MorePatriotism and Memorial Day
“America the Beautiful,” illustrated by Wendell Minor Who among us, old or young, has not heard or sung that most stirring of poems set to music, written by one Katharine Lee Bates entitled, “America the Beautiful.” After reading this book with its masterful paintings of the depth and variety of the American landscape, parents, grandparents…
Read MoreThis Teacher Appreciation Week May 2nd -May 6th 2022, Ask Your Young Reader About a Teacher Like Mr. Falker, in Their Young Lives.
Thank you, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco Let me start by saying I am an unmitigated Polacco fan, and among the many books she has written, this may just be my favorite. It packs a wallop if picture books can, amidst their recent much-heralded demise, continue to do such a thing. This one definitely does.…
Read MoreBack to School Picks: Gingerbread Man
The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray and illustrated by Mike Lowery Send out an alert! There’s a Gingerbread Man, fresh from the oven, baked from scratch by a class and he’s an escapee! Well, not really. But he is on the loose. Starting in a school kitchen, he’s assembled from the…
Read MoreWay Back Wednesday: The Greatest Gift at Christmas is the Gift of Self.
“The Clown of God” by Tomie de Paola Picture book author/artist Tomie de Paola is unmatched in his wide-ranging ability, through his picture books, to tap into the heart of a child. Winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the Regina Medal, a Caldecott Honor designation, and so many other professional and private accolades, that…
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