Posts Tagged ‘summer reading picturebooks’
Summertime is for reading
When I was a teenager in the America of long ago, there was something called a transistor radio and each and every kid either had one or was pleading with their mom and dad for one. I finally received mine as a birthday gift at the beginning of a glorious June day! Out of these…
Read MoreSummer Reading with “Mister Seahorse” and Eric Carle! You Both Will Get Along Swimmingly!
Mister Seahorse By Eric Carle Perhaps this book by the renowned children’s picture book author, Eric Carle, should have been lumped in with my Father’s Day recommended reads as its subject matter is of fish-filled fatherly devotion. No matter. This iconic children’s author can stand firmly on his own fins er feet. He’s a past winner…
Read MoreTake a Dip with Ladybug Girl!
Ladybug Girl at the Beach by David Soman and Jacky Davis If you’re looking for summer reads, look no further than the creative husband and wife team of David Soman and Jacky Davis, the couple who brought Lulu, aka Ladybug Girl, to the forefront of the New York Times Children’s Bestseller List. Why not introduce your…
Read MoreSummer Reading Picks for Kids, Part 3
Froggy Goes to Hawaii By Jonathan London; illustrations by Frank Remkiewicz Froggy, for those of the uninitiated, is a cute, green amphibian creature, appearing in more than 20 previous “Froggy” adventures. Some of these may or may not be familiar to you. The more recent titles of this “magnet for trouble” include “Froggy’s Best Babysitter”, “Froggy…
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