Little Lucy Big Race, by Matt Roloff, is a wonderful read for children and their adult readers, as it demonstrates that hard work can lead to positive outcomes.
Author: Leah Sylvan
Leah Sylvan
Leah Sylvan is a former analytical and deadline-driven IT project manager who is working on tapping into her creative side. She loves to read, eat delicious food, run, listen to music, and enjoy all things that relate to to her two beautiful daughters. (Except the gross stuff - her husband gets to handle the gross stuff.) Her favorite childhood books as a young kid were Shaggy Dogs and Spotty Dogs, ’Twas the Night Before Christmas, and The Cat in The Hat. As a big kid ... Nancy Drew books... ALL of them! She wishes she could travel to more distant places in the world, but also yearns to stay local and set foot in every corner of her beautiful home state of Colorado.
A Cow on the Couch!, by Glen A. Penrod, is a picture book that describes what a group of young children see.
If You Were Me And Lived In … Cuba, by Carole P. Roman, is a delightful representation of the vivid and unique culture in this small island country, and is sure to inspire young readers to learn more about other places in the world
The Crowns of Croswald is a young adult novel that takes the reader into the world of Ivy Lovely, a young girl whose hidden magical powers are revealed to her after her sixteenth birthday.
For young readers who feel the pressure of school and life weighing on them, this story will provide a realistic perspective and a lovely reminder of how to take a step back and breathe.
For young fiction readers that have an interest in imaginative stories, this book will be the perfect fit.
Toad and the Boy is an imaginative tale of the encounters a boy has on the way to finding his friend, a toad.
This book would be well suited for the young pre-reader or early reader who enjoys stories about how families work together and make decisions as a team.
Review sponsored* by Jeff Minich The Children’s Book Review | March 27, 2017 If I Could Climb Trees Written by Jeff Minich Illustrated by Renan Garcia Hardcover: 34 pages Age Range: 3-6 Publisher: Nuggies Inc. (2017) ISBN-13: 978-0996811576 What to expect: Dogs, different perspectives, empathy If I Could Climb Trees is a delightful story about a dog that wonders what it would be like if she were able to climb trees and experience the world as a different creature. The story opens with the dog thinking about what she could see if she was up higher in a tree and could be like a…
For teens and older readers, this book is a charming representation of Icelandic culture.