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“Perfect Picture Book” – Friday
Righty and Lefty – A Tale of Two Feet By: Rachel Vail Illustrations by: Matthew Cordell Published by: Scholastic Press 2007 Age: 3 – 5 years Theme: relationships, compromise, friendship Opening Lines: This is Righty. This is Lefty. Righty and … Continue reading
Posted in Picture Book Review
Tagged childrens literature, Matthew Cordell, Rachel Vail, Right and Left, Susanna Hill
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“Perfect Picture Book” – Friday
Minji’s Salon By: Eun-hee Choung Published by: Kane/Miller Book Pub (March 1, 2008) Age: 3 – 6 years Theme: girls, patience, imagination, multicultural Opening Lines: Good morning, madam. What would you like today? Synopsis: When Minji’s mother heads to the … Continue reading
“Perfect Picture Book” – Friday
It’s the last day of Perfect Picture Book – Friday for a while, as it closes for the northern summer. Sad, I know, I do love the series, the company that passes my blog to read my reviews and the … Continue reading
“Perfect Picture Book” – Friday
Zero the Hero Author: Joan Holub Illustrator: Tom Lichenheld Published by: Henry Holt & Co 2012 Ages: 6 – 10 years Themes: Friendship, mathematics, Heroism Opening Lines: Unlike most numbers, Zero believed himself to be a hero He just needed … Continue reading
“Perfect Picture Book” – Friday
My Penguin Osbert in Love Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel Illustrator: H B “Buck” Lewis Published by: Walker Books Ltd 2009 Age: 3 – 6 years Theme: Friendship, love, adventure, space, South Pole Opening Lines: I had just put away my … Continue reading
“Perfect Picture Book” – Friday
Mister Whistler Author: Margaret Mahy Illustrator: Gavin Bishop Publisher: Gecko Press USA 2012 Age: 2 – 6 years Theme: absent-mindedness, forgetfulness, Opening Line: Mister Whistler woke up kicking his feet in the air. His sheets were twined and tangled around … Continue reading
Posted in Picture book, Picture Book Review, Reading Aloud
Tagged childrens literature, Margaret Mahy
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“Perfect Picture Book” – Friday
The Little Lost Robin Author: Elizabeth Baguley Illustrator: Tina Macnaughton Published by: Good Books Ages: 3 years and up Theme: Friendship Opening Lines: On the edge of the deep woods lived an old Hare. Once, he had leaped and pranced … Continue reading
Success for “Two Little Bugs”
Remember I posted an interview awhile back about a husband and wife self-publishing team; Dreamboat Books, and reviewed a couple of their books. In case you have forgotten here is one post…. Here. Mark Somerset and his illustrator wife Rowan … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Picture book
Tagged childrens literature, Mark Sommerset, Rowan Sommerset
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“Snow Games”
“Pop” “Clink” Have you all got a glass to celebrate? I can’t tell you how tickled pink and bubbling over with excitement I was, when I heard Joanna, one of my lovely Children’s Book Hubber buddies announced her first book, … Continue reading
Posted in Interviews, Picture Book Review
Tagged childrens literature, Emma Walton Hamilton, Joanna, Miss Marple
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“Pefect Picture Book” -Friday
In lieu of Princess Week I thought I would post a book I have had lying around my desk at work for some time. Although it’s more about a certain fairy, there is a princess involved, read on…. The … Continue reading
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