Carin Berger is an award winning designer, illustrator, and author with an instinctive and artistic flair for dreaming up kid’s books.
Month: December 2009
Published: December 29, 2009 The Children’s Book Review happily shares the following information from The Book Chook: Literacy Lava is…
Courtesy of Reading is Fundamental Published: December 28, 2009 What’s Involved? A home library doesn’t have to be elaborate or…
By Kristina Springer, for The Children’s Book Review Published: December 26, 2009 Book ideas pop into my head ALL the…
As the season of giving is reaching its peak, it’s important to remember that book donations are appreciated all year round and can truly impact a child’s life in a positive way.
As per usual, Simon and Ross connect and engage even the most reluctant of readers to their bestselling “horrid” character, Horrid Henry.
Mrs. Claus Explains It All is a must-have for any family with kids that are puzzled by the magic behind Santa’s skills, or, for the kids who are on the verge of becoming non-believers. Its question-and-answer format is attractively presented with illustrations by DavidWenzel. Each question is illustrated as a hand written note by a child— Dear Mrs. Claus, I saw Santa on T.V. and he didn’t look the same!—and each response is answered in a grandmotherly way: This must be confusing, with all the many versions of Santa Claus and the North Pole on screen and on stage, but that’s the price of popularity. …
What I take from The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, and what I try to subtly convey to my kids when I read it, is that giving is good and important.
At $3.99 for the book—which is actually a pretty sweet, little story—and $4.99 for the Winter Wish Pony, this is a good value option! My daughter has a bunch of ponies, so, when she saw this book she wasecstatic.
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: December 18, 2009 “There is no one book that is right for…