For a Snowy Day: 8 Recommendations
Now, hopefully snow days are almost over, but should a snowy day present itself, at least you'll be ready with a stack of books. Here are...
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Where The Board Books Are
The Children's Board Book Review
- Feb 13, 2017
Jo MacDonald
I'm finally getting around to putting something fresh up on the blog after our move. Apologies for the long hiatus. It turns out, moving...
- Jan 25, 2017
Puppy Too Small
First off, I have to apologize for the picture quality. We are in the midst of moving and my camera is still packed away along with most...
- Jan 17, 2017
Sleep Tight, Sleepy Bears
I know I just posted a book by Margaret Wise brown last week but this one is too adorable not to mention. And just like Goodnight Little...
- Jan 9, 2017
Goodnight Little One
We all know Margaret Wise Brown's most celebrated works like Goodnight Moon, My World, and The Runaway Bunny, but I'd never heard of...
- Jan 6, 2017
Butterfly Colors and Counting
I came across this book after taking Nathanael to see the butterfly exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Phila
- Jan 4, 2017
Winnie-the-Pooh
It's a new year and I'm finally back on the blog. I found this series of Winnie-the-Pooh board books about a year ago and Nathanael
- Dec 18, 2016
My First Chanukah
Since Chanukah is just around the corner and since you can't go wrong with a Tomie dePaola book, I chose My First Chanukah as this week's...
- Dec 10, 2016
16 Board Books for Christmas
I always love reading Jan Brett's winter-themed books around this time of year. WIth so many books out there about the twelve days of Ch
- Dec 5, 2016
Interview with Sherri Duskey Rinker -- author of Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site
KMP: Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site is a household name among families these days—did you ever anticipate it becoming a New York Tim
- Dec 2, 2016
Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type
I actually wasn't very familiar with Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type until recently. An exceptionally creative and witty book, Click,...
- Nov 24, 2016
Old Bear
If I had been organized, this would have been a post about Thanksgiving. But, here we are, on the eve of Thanksgiving and I don't have...
- Nov 19, 2016
Goodnight, Goodnight Sleepyhead
Goodnight, Goodnight Sleepyhead by Ruth Krauss (illustrations by Jane Dyer) is such a lovely bedtime story. With absolutely adorable...
- Nov 8, 2016
The Classics: 27 Recommendations
1. I am a Bunny Illustrated by Richard Scarry. I am a Bunny is a timeless story about a rabbit named Nicholas who lives in a hollow...
- Oct 30, 2016
My First Halloween
I've always loved Tomie dePaola's work. With vibrant illustrations and simple text, dePaola brings the reader into the heart of one...
- Oct 22, 2016
Sheep!
All children's picture book authors and illustrators strive for creativity, hoping their book will catch a reader's (and a publisher's)...
- Oct 16, 2016
Hello Baby!
Hello Baby by Mem Fox is a fun little guessing game for you and your little one as the book asks the baby, "Who are you?" In a series of...
- Oct 9, 2016
A Good Day
A story that reminds me of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No good, Very Bad Day, Kevin Henkes gives us a story of a bird, a little...
- Oct 3, 2016
Digger Man!
"Dida, Dida, Dida" has to be one of our son's favorite words. While many people might assume he's saying "Dada," what he's really saying...
- Sep 27, 2016
Time For Bed
Time for Bed by Mem Fox is a beautiful bedtime story for children -- both in text and in illustration. With flowing, repetitive rhymes,...
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