Review: Llama Llama Home with Mama
Llama Lama Home with Mama boasts the same bestselling rhythm and intonation as the rest of the Llama Llama books that are library and home staples to so many.
In the Spotlight
Author Showcase: Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words with Oscar Micheaux
By Lisa Rivero, for The Children’s Book Review
Published: September 5, 2011
Oscar’s Gift: Planting Words with Oscar Micheaux
Fiction for Young Historians Ages 8-12 (and up)
by Lisa Rivero
The year is 1904 on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, and eleven-year-old Tomas, a son of Swedish immigrants, thinks that life is a game of chance. Now you see it. Now you don’t. His father. School. Dreams for the future. It doesn’t matter how hard he tries or how much he hopes. In the end, everything he loves can disappear with the delivery of a telegram.
Author Showcase: “The Ice Veil Tales” by Ora Munter
By Ora Munter, for The Children’s Book Review
Published: September 4, 2011
THE ICE VEIL TALES is a series of 12 fantasy/adventures with 50 colorful illustrations that show kids HOW TO BE HAPPY NO MATTER WHAT!
As the stories begin, Kiki’s head is filled to the brim with thoughts sad and grim. While skating in Central Park, she tries to unhinge them by taking a spin. Much to her chagrin, she twirls into another world called, Ice Dreamland. And, like an Avatar, she merges with a happy, curly, girlie named, Cocovanilla.
Cocovanilla’s father sends her on a mission to save the planet. To do so, she must carry the dainty, delicate Ice Veil through the mysterious Black Cherry Forest. On her way, she meets a parade of pranksters, gangsters, and bullies. She defeats each one with wit and true grit by simply remembering to “inhale, exhale, and trust the Ice Veil.”
School Tools and Brain Ticklers
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: September 2, 2011
From Dictionaries to a grammar guide to a book of homographs, the following list of books features some of our favorite school tools and brain ticklers…
Scholastic Children’s Dictionary
by Scholastic
Reading level: Ages 8 and up
Hardcover: 800 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Reference; New edition (July 1, 2010)
Source: Publisher
Giveaway: Now I Am in Kindergarten
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: September 1, 2011
Oh, the memories from that special first year of school!. It’s time to start recording all of those precious kindergarten moments. We have three (3) copies of Now I Am in Kindergarten to giveaway so that you can get started right away. Giveaway begins September 1, 2011, at 12:01 A.M. PST and ends September 28, 2011, at 11:59 P.M. PST.
Reading level: Ages 4 and up
Hardcover: 32 pages
September, 2011: Best Selling Kids’ Books, New Releases, and More …
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: September 1, 2011
Here’s the scoop on the most popular destinations on The Children’s Book Review site, the most coveted new releases and bestsellers.
THE HOT SPOTS: THE TRENDS
Back-to-School: Books About School
Best Halloween Books for Kids: Scary, Spooky, and Silly