Just in time for Valentine’s Day come two new board books from Joyce Wan for the littlest sweetheart in your life. Both books are perfect for snuggling before naptime and lots of cuddles and squeezes. We Belong Together celebrates those perfect matches we find in the world around us, from peanut butter and jelly to…
Category Archives: ages 0 – 3
Time for a Hug
Young children can often be heard asking, “What time is it?” even before they have a clear concept of telling time. What better way to answer that question with Time for a Hug? A new picture book by Phillis Gershator and Mim Green, with illustrations by David Walker, Time for a Hug introduces the concept…
The Perfect Name For You, with giveaway
Barbara Houghteling is co-partner of Birthday Keepsakes, an online baby keepsakes website. When she came up with the idea for a personalized storybook, her daughter Jana, then a senior in high school, read her mom’s verses and decided she could do better. The Houghtelings worked with an artist to create the illustrations that accompany the…
Stand-Out Cybils Nominated Picture Books, #12
This is it folks, the final week of Cybils-nominated picture book round-ups from me. In two days, the shortlists will be announced on the Cybils site, and as they’re usually rolled out throughout the day, I cannot tell you exactly when the list for this category will be shared. But, I can tell you, that…
Stand-Out Cybils Nominated Picture Books, #11
For the Cybils Round One Judges, our work is almost done, and soon the shortlists will be passed on to the Round Two folks. Before the announcements of the shortlists on January 1, I want to share with you three titles that bring classic stories or rhymes to new life. All three of these beauties…
The Family Storybook Treasury, with giveaway
I love storybook collections that bring well-loved stories together in one big volume, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has a wonderful new such collection, The Family Storybook Treasury. It includes eight complete picture books, featuring favorites such as Curious George and Lyle the crocodile, poems, and a bonus audio CD. If you’re looking for a gift…
Stand-Out Cybils Nominated Picture Books, #9
Looking for a little reading fun with your little ones? Grab one of these seriously adorable books, pile together on your couch, and I promise you the smiles will be anything but little. Okay, perhaps you can sense a theme here with my little share of repetition. Aside from the similarities in the titles of…
Stand-Out Cybils Nominated Picture Books, #7
This week, I’m sharing three titles that serve as great reminders about what often appeals to young children the most about picture books. Yup, it’s the pictures, of course! These three books have unique illustrations that are sure to attract the eye of little ones, and when the stories get shared by a loving grown-up,…
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