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• Picture Book: Higher! Higher!

  This picture book called Higher! Higher! tells the story in drawings about a little girl on a swing who ends up swinging so high she reaches outer space and does a high five with an alien. What I like about this book is the illustrations by Leslie Patricelli, who also is the writer. However I do think the story falls short and left me with a... Read More... Posted Apr 14 2009, 12:38 PM by Lisa Estall with | with no comments Filed under: book, picture books, kids' books, Candlewick Press

• 'Sofa Boy' Creatively Nudges Kid Gamers off the Couch

  It might seem a curious topic for a game-industry veteran's first book, but with Sofa Boy, Scott Langteau delivers an inspired motivator for getting kid gamers off the couch. Read More... Posted Mar 27 2009, 10:30 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: Books, videogames, picture books, rion vernon, sofa boy, scott langteau

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Picture Book

  This Martin Luther King, Jr. picture book by David A. Adler and illustrated by Robert Casilla would make an interesting addition to any child's library.  It introduces the life and legacy of King to children, emphasizing his childhood and family. Click behind the fold to read more. Read More... Posted Jan 19 2009, 09:00 AM by AmandaHill with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Books, picture books, Martin Luther King Jr

• How Do You Say Goodnight?

  I love a book that is interactive. And when there are hugs, kisses and cuddles involved, then I really love it. Now How Do You Say Goodnight (HarperCollins 2008) by Raina Moore isn’t really an “interactive” book but when the puppies, piglets and kittens featured in the tale give their... Read More... Posted Dec 29 2008, 12:30 PM by SunnyChanel with | with no comments Filed under: Books, picture books, storytime, HarperCollins, goodnight

• The Only Book You'll Need This Season: David Shannon's 'Too Many Toys'

  As the holiday shopping season and its attendant financial panic draw near, let us all reflect on the greatness of David Shannon's new book Too Many Toys, which finds the young character Spencer surrounded by more toys than he can play with in three lifetimes. (Sound familiar?) Read More... Posted Oct 28 2008, 10:04 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: Books, children's books, picture books, david shannon, simplicity, too many toys, life lessons

• 7 Days of Summer Reading: No, David!

  If David Shannon's award-winning 1998 picture book No, David! looks and reads like the handiwork of a hyperactive 5-year-old, that's because Shannon drew from his own childhood experience -- and most everyone else's, for that matter -- in writing it. Read More... Posted Jul 25 2008, 12:30 PM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: children's books, scholastic, picture books, 7 days of summer reading, david shannon, no david, children's reading, caldecott medal winners

• Do You Know What Mo Willems' Pigeon Wants?

  Me neither. That didn’t stop me from ordering Caldecott-winning Willem’s next installment of his Pigeon picture books. Online, the title only appears as The Pigeon Wants a … . However, the flock of fans should find out what Pigeon has his heart set on today. Not only is it the official book release, it’s also Pigeon’s birthday. Sounds like it’s time for a hot-dog party! Updated: I just picked up my copy. Wanna know? Read More... Posted Apr 01 2008, 10:25 AM by Heather Kuldell with | with no comments Filed under: Books, pigeon, reading, Mo Willems, picture books

• Telling 'The Truth About Easter Rabbits'

  The truth about Easter rabbits, of course, is whatever you want it to be. But if you're not opposed to furthering the Easter Bunny myth and are looking for a novel way to re-spin the yarn in the days leading up to March 23, The Truth About Easter Rabbits ($17.95 from Nico & Zoe) makes a great jumping-off point. Read More... Posted Mar 03 2008, 10:48 AM by Aaron Burgess with | with no comments Filed under: holidays, Easter, traditions, picture books, books for kids, easter bunnies, easter rabbits