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 [...]

*Picture book for preschoolers through first graders *Tortoise as main character *Rating: Back to School Tortoise has few words, but it is a super cute story with great illustrations. It’s clever and bright and cute! Short, short summary: Summer is over, and it is time for Tortoise to go back to school. But he imagines [...]

Picture book, fantasy for preschoolers through 2nd graders *Little boys with cowlicks as main characters *Rating: My daughter loves animal books, and this one is so clever. I would recommend Cowlick to anyone young or old. Plus, it answers the question of how some people just seem to have a cowlick one day. . . [...]

*Picture book for preschoolers through second graders, fantasy *A monster as the main character *Rating: Monsters Aren’t Real is a cute picture book that will help children who are worried about monsters in the dark to see them as a little less scary. Children who love monster stories will also enjoy this. The illustrations are [...]

*Historical middle-grade fiction *Girl as main character *Rating: Jingo Fever is a well-written book, set in 1918. It is also universal in its themes–situations that Adelle has to deal with, such as racism/bullying, in the book are current in everyday life. Short, short summary: (FROM CRICKHOLLOW WEBSITE) This middle-grade historical novel is set in 1918 [...]

I am excited to be giving away Stranger Moon and doing it with Rafflecopter for the first time! I would love it if you tried out Rafflecopter with me by doing as many of the tasks as you can below and then getting all the possible points to win this AWESOME book. The contest goes [...]

*Picture book, fantasy, for preschool (?) to third graders *Young boy as main character *Rating: The Fearsome Beastie is a beautifully illustrated picture book with a unique story–it’s a bit dark–you’ll either love it or think it’s not appropriate. I liked it, I see the value in it, and I can imagine KIDS WILL LOVE [...]

A lot of times on Mondays, I talk about helping girls and women around the world. I usually highlight a way that someone or some charity is helping others. Today, I’m doing something a little different because I found this super cute picture book that I wanted to share with you. Winston of Churchill: One [...]

*Picture book about volcanoes–found in non-fiction section–told in poem form *Subject matter: A volcano erupting and how it affects life around it *Rating: Volcano Wakes Up! is a wonderful book to teach kids about volcanoes and the life around them. Love it! Short, short summary: In Volcano Wakes Up!, Lisa Westburg Peters uses poetry to [...]

First, I’d like to announce the winner of the Seeds of Change book giveaway from last Thursday’s post. It is . . .Becky Povich. Thank you to Becky and everyone who left comments on this post. Beatrice’s Goat by Page McBrier and illustrated by Lori Lohstoeter is a wonderful children’s book based on a true [...]