Monsters Making Friends: The Other Side of Hugless Hill
The Other Side of Hugless Hill is a book about monsters who have trouble making friends.
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Tag: Picture books
Edda: A Little Valkyrie's First Day of School
The first day of school can be daunting, but what if you’re the littlest Valkyrie, just hoping to make a friend? Check out Edda: A Little Valkyrie’s First Day of School.
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17 Picture Book Picks for National Reading Month
These picture books cover the gamut of books that are new, old, well-known, and never heard of, but all are loved by the families that read them.
Continue ReadingSome Last-Minute Halloween Reads
It is not too late to head over to your local library to pick up some books to help set the Halloween vibe.
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'Mouseton Abbey: The Missing Diamond' by Nick Page
This delightful new picture book should satisfy your Downton Abbey obsession until the show returns in January. It’s also a great chance to practice that English accent during family story time.
Continue ReadingMeet Grace from Outer Space
This Kickstarter campaign to create a book to “get young girls interested in astronomy, science, and technology” has just a few days left for funding.
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BookExpo 2013: Great Books for GeekKids
From Pokemon to Pride and Prejudice, BookExpo America 2013 was loaded with books to please your GeekKids.
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2013 Caldecott Books
The Randolph Caldecott Medal, named after the 19th century illustrator, is given out each year to the best American picture book (which is interesting in and of itself since Caldecott was British). The award is selected by the American Library Association, and it is given to the book’s illustrator. The Caldecott committee also selects Honor books—the silver medalists—and the number selected varies from year to year. This year was the 75th anniversary of the Caldecott, which was announced in January at the Youth Media Awards.
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10 Picture Books to Inspire Imagination
You know how there are just some books that are so good that you accost other moms in the library, insisting that they share a particular story with their kids? No? Maybe that’s just me. But trust me. These books? They are the ones that your kids will ask for over and over again.
Continue ReadingBackseat A-B-See: An Alphabet Book for Kids on the Go
The alphabet in road signs: a perfect picture book for car-crazy preschoolers.
Continue ReadingRight Where You Are Now: Painting our Planet’s History
In the crowded aisles of New York ComicCon, a quiet book called out to me. My eye was drawn to the painterly, slightly retro style, and as I thumbed through the book, I fell in love with all of the paintings that let kids know about the wild ride our planet has been on for […]
Continue ReadingMeet Puff, the Magic Dragon All Over Again
If your family is anything like ours, books are big. And especially books with, well, shall we say, magical elements. And that just happens to fit the bill for the kind of books we see from Sterling Publishing. Sterling has a lovely Children’s imprint, as well as many others, and you’ll often see their logo […]
Continue ReadingJudy’s Library Corner – The Little Bit Scary People.
One of the things I miss the most about working in a library is the picture books. I loved shelving picture books, because it meant I could flip through those colorful stacks of gems. I was thrilled when my fifth grader’s teacher recently added “2 picture books” to the list of his assigned reading. It […]
Continue ReadingPicture Book Confusion
Sitting down to read a stack of picture books is one of life’s little pleasures. Especially when those books are an ever-changing delight thanks to our friendly local library. Each read-through is a journey of imagination and learning. But if your kids are anything like mine, they regularly pick up on inconsistent text and […]
Continue ReadingMom, Can I Read a Book on the iPad?
I keep finding myself in conversations with people who are down on technology, especially as it tramples over the sacred ground of books. It was the mood at Book Expo this year, and it seems to be the mood among the parents and educators I’ve been talking to recently. What they’re missing is that we’re […]
Continue ReadingJudy’s Library Corner – When Simple is Entertaining.
I find my best stuff when I snoop around the reserve shelf at work, peeking at the spot where the children’s librarians (my friends) keep their stash. It’s one of the perks of working at a library (stealing titles from the people in the know). This one caught my eye because of its simplicity. When […]
Continue ReadingJudy’s Library Corner: A Stack of Great New Treasures!
Just because it’s been awhile since I’ve done a Library Corner post doesn’t mean the library shelf at my house hasn’t been brimming with great books I’d love to tell you about. I’m constantly amazed by how there can be so many fantastic new books with fresh ideas and creative illustrations. The only way to […]
Continue Reading2011 Golden Kite Awards Announced
The Golden Kite Awards are given each year to the most outstanding children’s books published during the previous year, and written or illustrated by members of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. The following blurbs are from the SCBWI Press Release. Jennifer Holm’s novel Turtle in Paradise receives this year’s Golden Kite […]
Continue ReadingNook Color: Reading Goodness for the Whole Family
Barnes & Noble recently announced the new Nook Color, a 7″ lightweight touchscreen reader in gorgeous color. Color! Imagine the possibilities, as you probably already have since the first time you held an eReader. Newspapers and magazines are going to look great, as will books full of photography and illustration… like, for instance, kids’ books. I’ll […]
Continue ReadingTop 10 Picture Books to Inspire Creativity
Judy recently posted about the need to share picture books with older kids. Christine, a commenter on Judy’s post, writes beautifully about picture books and their importance to her family. These ladies are spot on. In my family we read picture books aloud long after my kids began reading on their own. It was our […]
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