Anytime I compare Jane Yolen releases, I am absolutely amazed. Poems, silly picture books, picture books teaching lessons, looks at nature — she truly does it all. Pretty Princess Pig is co-written with her daughter Heidi Stemple, which makes this book even more precious in my mind. This is a very bright, very pink book…
Category Archives: ages 6 – 9
Fun Animal Books for Kids
Books about animals are always a fun choice for kids. These three new releases from Simon and Schuster are sure to bring smiles to your children’s faces. In Owly & Wormy, Friends All Aflutter! by Andy Runton, graphic novel star Owly makes his first picture book debut. Owly and Wormy are delighted by a flock…
Blackout
Some picture books have a “Wow” factor. Blackout, written and illustrated by John Rocco, definitely did. Just looking at the cover on screen and hearing about the premise in the pitch had me anticipating this book. When the book arrived, it’s awesome cover — screaming with light even in the darkness — and slightly oversized…
Sports Books for Kids
No matter the time of the year, it’s always the perfect season for at least a few sports. For young fans, information books about the sports they love can be the perfect accompaniment to watching and playing the game, and they are often touted as fabulous choices to present a “reluctant reader” because of their…
Splish, Splash, Splat!
With temperatures climbing, one activity that many kids look forward to is swimming. Whether in a pool, lake, or the ocean, splashing in the water is a special way to have fun while trying to keep cool. However, many kids are a little bit afraid to make the plunge and can feel left out of…
Unique Offerings from Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books recently published two new unique offerings in picture books aimed at ages 4-8. 4-8 is an odd range to me, because you have preschoolers who vary in ability from learning their letters to starting to read, and most kids that are 8 years old are reading pretty proficiently. Each of these books is…
Space Books from Scholastic
My kids have plastic placemats in an attempt to keep our wooden farmer’s table from getting destroyed. These placemats sometimes have the unfortunate side effect of preventing the kids from eating, so I try to make sure they’re at least learning something while their dinner is getting cold. My second-grader has always had an interest…
On Reading: Books that Inspired Us as Mothers
I well remember that fateful day when I stared in disbelief at the home pregnancy test, the small pink line indicating a positive result. Although I had always known I wanted to have kids, although I’d been married 4 years at that point, I was still petrified. Surely I wasn’t really grown-up enough to be…
Small Saul
Small Saul is a fun picture book from Kids Can Press written and illustrated by Ashley Spires sure to appeal to pirate-loving kids or anyone who needs a little dose of encouragement or inspiration. Most picture books that aren’t just pure silliness often end up imparting some sort of moral lesson to the readers (and/or…
Nonfiction for Bird Loving Kids
As the temperature warms up and Spring makes herself known, my children and I love to watch the birds reappear all around- in our backyard, in trees surrounding the playground, and by the lake in town. My youngest child at three is a big fan of predatory birds, loving any book that featured owls since…
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