Another Friday, another trio of Cybils Award nominated picture books for you, care of the gigantic stack on my dining room floor right now. (Thank goodness for my local public library!) This week, I’ve chosen to highlight books from three authors whose names you just may recognize from their previous works. These are releases from…
Category Archives: ages 6 – 9
Cinderella Smith
I received Cinderella Smith last summer in one of those delightful unsolicited book shipments. However, not having a young girly reader in the house and being busy with other books, I never got around to it, until it was nominated in the Cybils category which I am judging. I’m so glad that this book was…
Stand-Out Cybils Nominated Picture Books, #4
Happy Friday everyone! As we all prepare for the weekend, perhaps you have a trip to your library on the schedule, and I’m always happy to offer recommendations for you to seek in the picture book section. The Cybils nominees I’m chatting about today are a little more on the sophisticated side, not necessarily in…
On Reading: Gregory the Terrible Eater Encourages Healthy Eating
I (Jennifer) have enjoyed my association with the Hidden Valley Ranch Love Your Veggies program, and am excited to continue that relationship. I love their mission of encouraging parents and kids to eat more vegetables, and admire their work in schools. They’ve given over $950,000 to schools over the last 4 years. I’m excited to…
Stand-Out Cybils Nominated Picture Books, #3
I tell you, I can’t think of anything better right now than immersing myself in the world of picture books. I’ve been entertained to laughter, amazed by remarkable illustrations, and touched by the emotion expressed in some others, especially those that, though fictional accounts, base their stories on real life people and experiences. This week,…
Picture Books with Fall Flair
When the calendar turns to October, we think of warm fall colors and flavors, which include pumpkins and the Halloween transformation of them — jack o’lanterns. It’s not too late to seek out some of the books for some Halloween fun (or perhaps make a gift basket for your favorite little goblin), and a few…
Choose Your Own Path: Call of the Wild
Oh how I loved the Choose Your Own Adventure novels when I was in school. For an avid reader like me, to be able to page through a slim volume time and time again and come up with a different story each time was pretty cool. With that in mind, I was excited to hear…
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and Other Fatal Circumstances
I was first introduced to Alvin Ho when I was reading for the Cybils last year. I loved his humor and vulnerability and the appeal to younger middle-grade readers (Read my review of that book, Alvin Ho: Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Parties, and other Man-Made Catastrophes). I thought that this particular hero would be…
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