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.…

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Organized 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…

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Read 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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A Holiday Feast for the Eyes!

The Twelve Days of Christmas By Laurel Long Prepare your family this Christmas for a jewel of a book and a feast for the eyes in Laurel Long’s luxurious, lavish and lush rendering of this well loved 1780 English carol which some say may even be French in origin. It is a sumptuous and even…

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A Delightful Christmas Tour of Food, Festival and Fun!

Strega Nona’s Gift By Tomie de Paola Godfather Drosselmeyer from The Nutcracker and Tomie de Paola’s beloved Strega Nona in Strega Nona’s Gift have a bit of the same magic in mind for a special Christmas gift in their weaving of a Christmas dream for the ones they love. Drosselmeyer’s is a dream that transports…

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