*Picture book, fantasy for preschoolers through second graders *Young fairy girl as the main character *Rating: Camilla, the Cupcake Fairy is a cute book with REALLY cute illustrations. I think I might like the illustrations better than the story, but my daughter (2) loves both. It does have a good message about working together for [...]

*Early, early chapter book (like Amelia Bedelia), realistic fiction *6-year-old girl as main character *Rating: Well, I’m in love with the character, Katie Woo–this is just one book in a series. Young girls will eat these up and want more and more. Love the illustrations, too! Short, short summary: In Katie Woo: Moving Day, Katie [...]

Roses are Red, Your Feet Really Stink is one of my favorite Valentine books–especially when I was teaching. I read it to my class every year! Diana deGroat illustrated and wrote the book–such a talent. Here’s a summary of the story: “When Gilbert writes two not-so-nice valentines to his classmates, his prank quickly turns into [...]

* Concept book (ABCs) for preschoolers through first graders *Peas as the main characters *Rating: LMNO Peas is a cute book, going through the ABCs with the peas doing different jobs is clever. Some of the jobs were a little strange, and I wanted more of a play on the LMNO Peas idea, but my [...]

*Picture book for preschool through 2nd graders (Thanksgiving theme, talking animals) *Bear as main character *Rating: My daughter loves all these books (Bear Snores On, etc.), and so do I! The illustrations are so cute, and the story always holds her attention. (She loves animals!) Short, short summary: In Bear Says Thanks, Bear is hungry, [...]

*Picture book, preschool through 2nd grade, FUNNY! *Cowboy as main character *Rating: On one level, Are You a Horse? is just funny and silly–kids will love it. But teachers and parents can use it for science objectives, writing objectives, and more! I adore books like this. Short, short summary: Cowboy Roy gets a saddle from [...]

Debbie Fox wrote the most amazing e-mail and sent me a link to a review copy of her new book, Quiet Kid. Debbie is extremely talented. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful, and the theme of this book is so important. Quiet kids are NORMAL–and it is hard to be a quiet kid in a world [...]

*Picture book, preschool through first grade *Squirrels as the main subject matter *Rating: This is a really cute and neat book with amazing photographs of squirrels in Central Park by Murray Head. Since my 22-month-old daughter loves animals and not many words on the page, this is a perfect book for her! Short, short, summary: [...]

Congratulations to ERIN for winning the awesome book, Shaping Destiny by Destiny Allison. Random.org helped me pick the winner! I really appreciate everyone’s comments on this post and on the Reader Appreciation Award post also. Now, it’s back to the business of books. . . *Picture book for preschool to first grade *Young girl as [...]

Frederick Douglass For Kids: His Life and Times with 21 Activities (Chicago Review Press) Written by Nancy I. Sanders I’m so happy to have this book on my blog today! Frederick Douglass For Kids: His Life and Times with 21 Activities is a beautiful, comprehensive book for kids about this amazing historical figure. The photos [...]