*Picture book, fantasy for preschoolers to second graders *A “big, scary monster” as the main character *Rating: Big Scary Monster is a cute picture book that you can use with children to talk about a lot of different themes/lessons. See below! Short, short summary: Big scary monster lives on top of a mountain and loves [...]

Hippo and Gorilla are two loveable characters, (remember The Odd Couple?) who face problems children will be all too familiar with–things like crashing model airplanes (Airplanes), eating too many donuts (Donuts), and a rainy day birthday (Bathroom Beach) . Illustrator and author Bryan Langdo has created cute, humorous picture books for children. But what makes [...]

Happy New Year! Here’s a winner in my book: *Picture book, contemporary, for preschoolers through 2nd graders *Little girl and BIG dinosaur as main characters *Rating: As I said on Pinterest and Goodreads, this is a book that takes everything parents are saying and says it (MIND YOUR MANNERS!) in a non-threatening and engaging way. [...]

*Picture book, fantasy, preschool to third graders *Young boy as main character *Rating: Magical Matthew is a sweet story for children about magic and friendship. Kevin Collier’s illustrations make this book fun for children to read on their own or for their parents/teachers to read to them, too. My two-year-old loves flipping through it. Short, [...]

+Brian Burton loves reading children’s books and running the blog at childrensbookstore.com. He often writes on the topics of kids books and parenting. It’s never too early to begin instilling positive attitudes about acceptance and tolerance in your children. The important thing is to expose your child to those who might be different than him [...]

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 [...]

My publishing company for the picture book, Maggie Mae, Detective Extraordinaire, and the Case of the Missing Cookies is Guardian Angel Publishing. This is a great company with a very supportive team of authors and illustrators. I thought I would share the books just released in September (see below) and also tell you about their [...]

*Picture book for ages 4 to 8, nonfiction (but told in rhyme) *Health and safety are the topics *Rating: ABC’s of Health and Safety takes a look at some unusual, but important, safety tips that are not usually mentioned in books. They are covered in an interesting and unique way with cute illustrations! Short, short [...]

*Picture book, non-fiction, humorous, rhyme for preschoolers through 3rd graders *Topic is Poop! *Rating: Poopendous! is a hysterical look at a bodily function everyone can relate to from the smallest bird to the largest human. It’s a clever way to show children that pooping is no big deal and can actually be quite helpful. Short, [...]

*Non-fiction chapter book for kids 7 to 10 years old *8-year-old girl is the focus of the book *Rating: What an inspirational book! Kids will love Katrina and Winter: Partners in Courage. It’s one of those stories that teachers/parents can use to help children who are struggling with almost any self-esteem issue. Besides, who doesn’t [...]