Posts Tagged ‘picture books’
This 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 MoreNational Daughters Day is Celebrated on September 25, 2021. 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 the Hobans 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, every family…
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…
Read More“The Night Before Christmas” Through the Years
Picture Books are an essential for children
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Back to School Picks: Follow the Line to School
Follow the Line to School by Laura Ljungkvist In the tradition of series books like “I Spy” and “Where’s Waldo” comes Laura Ljkungkvist’s books, “Follow the Line”. Born in Sweden, she honed her talents as a freelance illustrator. “The New Yorker”, “Harper’s Bazaar and “House and Garden” were in the mix of her varied clients.…
Read MoreOrganized Religion and Picture Books
Religion As a Theme in Picture Books I read a blog recently that set me wondering and I may be touching a very sensitive “third rail” topic, but here goes. The article mentioned the scarcity of recently published great children’s picture books that have religion as a theme. At the same time I’m reflecting…
Read MoreRead Alouds Are Back!
The Return of the “Read Aloud” I think any one who blogs on children’s picture books is always checking out new children’s picture book websites, in the world of KidLitosphere, to see what’s new, what’s exciting, what’s out there. One day during this surfing expedition, I stumbled across a site called “Sara’s iPad”- I…
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