Category: Best Sellers
Author Interview: Bonny Becker
A Visitor for The Children’s Book Review. In Bonny Becker‘s much acclaimed book, A Visitor for Bear, she shares a hospitality lesson suitable for all children. It’s such a comfortable book to read, it feels like a childhood classic that will stand the test of time. The Children’s Book Review has read this delightful book [...]
Author Interview: Ingrid Law
You say (as in you who is reading this post): What? An author’s debut novel received a Jon Newbery Honor award? You’re kidding me? I say: I don’t joke about these things. Besides, if you’ve read Ingrid Law‘s first novel, Savvy, you’d believe me. Who can beat a coming-of-age tale about quirky family members with [...]
2009 Caldecott and Newbery Winners
Yesterday, the American Library Association released its 2009 list of Youth Media Awards. Drum roll please … John Newbery Award Most distinguished contribution to children’s literature. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Author), Dave McKean (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: HarperCollins (September 30, 2008) Publisher’s synopsis: Nobody Owens, known to his [...]
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes: Mem Fox
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox (author) and Helen Oxenbury (illustrator) Reading level: Ages 2 – 6 Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books (October 1, 2008) Tomorrow, January 26, is Australia day. So, I just had to blog about Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes. What does this book [...]
Author Interview: Emily Gravett
Listen: [9min 46sec] Bianca Schulze and Emily Gravett. Photo Credit: Charlie Young I’m Bianca Schulze, bringing you a conversation with award-winning author and illustrator, Emily Gravett. As you listen to her talk you’ll hear the wonderful child-like humor that is behind her great books, such as: Orange Pear Apple Bear, Wolves and Monkey and Me. [...]
Author Interview: David Shannon
Photo Credit: Scholastic Inc Four weeks ago I was lucky to meet David Shannon at Tree Top Kids in Washington, DC, as he toured the country promoting his latest book, Too Many Toys. To hear a book read – the way it is intended to be read – is always a treat. The bonus of [...]
Melvin Might?: Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown
Melvin Might? by Jon Scieszka (author), David Shannon (illustrator), Loren Long (illustrator), and David Gordon (illustrator) Reading Level: Ages 3-8 Hardcover: 42 pages Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, (October 28, 2008) COMING SOON! Adorable! Melvin Might is the latest addition to Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown series – an energized series based on very personable truck [...]
The Knot Fairy: Bobbie Hinman
The Knot Fairy by Bobbie Hinman Reading level: Ages 3-7 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Best Fairy Books (January 1, 2007) Did you ever wake up in the morning and wonder how your hair had become such a tangled mess of knots? Are you a mother or father that battles with your child every morning just [...]
Animalia: Graeme Base
Animalia by Graeme Base Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (September 15, 1986) … “Animalia came from a great love of animals and a desire to create a book with huge amounts of detail and things to discover. That was the sort of book I remember enjoying as a child,” [...]
Elephant and Piggie Series: Mo Willems
Random, unusual, and off beat are just a few of the words often used to describe Mo Willems’ books. The latest additions to his award-winning Elephant and Piggie series, which revolve around an elephant named Gerald and a pig named Piggie, are no exception. Both books – I Love My New Toy, and I Will [...]
