Category: Books by Category
Hello Day: Anita Lobel
Hello Day by Anita Lobel Reading level: Ages 0 – 5 Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Greenwillow (March 25, 2008) This is one of my new favorite picture books. With its beautiful illustrations and straightforward text, which includes a new animal sound on each page, it’s the perfect progression from the trustee old board books. The [...]
OMG! It’s a New Fancy Nancy Doll, by Madame Alexander
If you like Fancy Nancy (and you should) and you also happen to like Madame Alexander dolls, then I think you’re going to LOVE the new Madame Alexander Fancy Nancy Doll. She goes on sale September 1, 2008. Take a look at her, I think she’s adorable … Just in case you are thinking “who [...]
Oprah’s Kids Reading List
Great news! Oprah’s Book Club has teamed up with the American Library Association (ALA), to create the Kids Reading List. The list has been divided into separate categories: Infant-2, 3-5 Years, 6-9 Years, 10-12, 12 and Up, and Classics. The lists can be found at the website of Oprah’s Book Club and are based on [...]
Great Australian Books For Children
Working in a Washington, DC children’s book store regularly reminds me that I am not, in fact, an American. It’s not really because people sometimes ask me if I am from Boston (please come back cute Australian accent!), but rather because of the books people request as childhood classics. I know now that no home [...]
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 [...]
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Ooh, the trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was released today – it looks dark and exciting! The movie will be in theaters on November 21, 2008, which gives ample opportunity to re-read the books before seeing the movie. When a book becomes a motion picture, it becomes a great source to [...]
The Pout-Pout Fish: Deborah Diesen
The Pout-Pout Fish (A New York Times Best Seller) by Deborah Diesen (Author), Dan Hanna (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-6 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) (March 18, 2008) The Pout-Pout fish is a very ‘glum’ fellow with a well illustrated pout. Many of his ocean friends question his demeanor, to which [...]
Darkness Slipped In: Ella Burfoot
Darkness Slipped In By Ella Burfoot Reading level: Ages 3-6 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Kingfisher (June 10, 2008) Darkness Slipped In, immediately caught my eye with it’s illustrations – it’s not often that you see a picture book with a black cover. Typically black is not a color that creates a cheery first impression, yet [...]
Who Ate All the Cookie Dough?: Karen Beaumont
Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? by Karen Beaumont Reading level: Ages 3-7 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (May 27, 2008) Who Ate All the Cookie Dough? Well … normally I would have to say it was me, but this time it was someone else! Reminiscent of the preschool game Who [...]
The Gollywhopper Games: Jody Feldman
The Gollywhopper Games by Jody Feldman Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Greenwillow (March 4, 2008) Where do I start? How about with a big fat ‘I loved this book’ and had so much fun reading it. Everyone loves Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which just happens to be the inspiration [...]
