I vividly remember my second grade teacher reading Beverly Cleary’s Ramona the Pest to my class. I loved Ramona, and I devoured all the books in the series. As an adult, I still feel that Beverly Cleary’s stories are timeless because she captured the feelings and experiences of elementary-aged children so perfectly (and Ramona the…
Category Archives: ages 0 – 3
Clavis Board Books look at Daily Life
I’ve seen quite a few books from the publisher Clavis, specifically from authors Liesbet Slegers and Guido Van Genechten (linked to a couple of previous reviews). They are all simple, yet not for the simple-minded, and because they have a European feel (and indeed first published in the Dutch language in Holland), they are different…
Kohl’s Cares Plush Animals and Books
If you’re like me, every time you walk into Kohl’s department store, you quickly scan the special display shelves near the entrance to see if there is a current Kohl’s Cares promotion. I’ve been so happy to pick up some fabulous hardcover picture books and stuffed animal characters there in the past, which have had…
Bee & Bird
On a beautiful, bright blue sky kind of day, a red bird and a bumblebee have a simple adventure that sees them traveling from point to point and perching in a variety of places. Craig Frazier’s Bee & Bird, though wordless in presentation, is a delightful book open to children’s individual storytelling. Each two-page spread…
Monday is One Day, Review and Giveaway
Over the almost eleven years that I’ve been a parent, I’ve had three different experiences- a full-time job outside of the home, a school year’s worth of a part-time schedule, and for the last four years, I’ve been a “stay-at-home” mom. My own working situation is poised to change once again in the fall, so…
Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes
“When he hopped under the butterflies, he wondered what it would be like to flutter through the air” (from Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes) I’m sort of a new convert to Kevin Henkes’ beautiful picture books, but now I’m a fan. Little White Rabbit is a sweet story, perfect for this season, but with…
The Loud Book
“There are lots of louds.” With these five words, young readers begin an exploration into a wide variety of different ways we can be loud. Don’t let the simple text of Deborah Underwood’s The Loud Book fool you, there is much here to think about. As a companion book to last year’s The Quiet Book,…
HOP: Books on Screen
If you’ve turned your television on in the last few weeks, odds are you’ve seen a trailer for the movie HOP, opening in theaters nationwide 4/1. With Easter fast approaching, the image of that seriously adorable bunny is appealing to both kids and adults alike, and I know that I’m one parent who has been…
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