*Humorous picture book for preschool to 2nd grade *Little boy as the main character *Rating: Sophie’s Fish is everything a picture book should be. It’s kid-centered and focuses on their imagination and comprehension of problems. It also has a great twist at the end! I love this book and would recommend it to anyone. Short, [...]

This is a book I am EXTREMELY excited to tell you about for several reasons. . . I helped to edit this book in its beginning stages in 2009, as part of my Editor 911 business. It is a terrific HISTORICAL FICTION book for upper middle grade/tween/younger YA audience by a delightful author. Ice Cube [...]

I am honored to preview this book, which will be officially out on October 2! Don’t miss it. *Picture book, contemporary winter-themed, preschoolers through 2nd graders *Young girl as main character *Rating: When someone can rhyme and tell a story as well as Janet Lawler can, then you don’t want to miss her books. Snowzilla [...]

*Picture book for preschool through 2nd graders *A boy and a girl as main characters *Rating: That’s How by Christoph Niemann is absolutely brilliant! I love the concept and the illustrations AND the ending! Short, short summary: In the beginning, a little girl asks a little boy, “How does a truck work?” He says, “Hmmm, [...]

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, contemporary, for preschoolers through 2nd graders *Dan, the Taxi Man and a band as main characters *Rating: Dan, the Taxi Man (Publisher: Kane Miller) follows a classic children’s book form that I happen to love. There’s sound effects that are easy to read aloud AND there’s repeating text. Think The House that Jack [...]

Today, I welcome author Maggie Lyons who will talk about her new novel, Vin and the Dorky Duet. Here’s a brief summary of the plot from Maggie’s website before we get on to the questions and her insightful answers! The moment he walks through the door and sees the sharky grin on his older sister’s [...]

*Concept book, preschool to kindergarten *Forest creatures as main characters *The layout is one of the best parts of this concept book. It’s a cute idea and well executed! Short, short summary: Each pair of pages asks, “Who is in the forest, dark and deep?” and then there is a circle cut-out previewing the next [...]

*Picture book for preschoolers through second graders *A creative cat as the main character *Rating: Chester is such a great illustrator and author–who needs that Melanie Watt? If you haven’t read any of the Chester the cat series of books yet (with NO HELP FROM Melanie), then you must check one out. So cute and [...]

Today, I am very excited to welcome middle-grade novelist, Melissa Goodwin, who is on a WOW! blog tour with her book, The Christmas Village. AND EVEN MORE EXCITING–I HAVE A PAPERBACK COPY TO GIVEAWAY. One lucky reader who leaves a comment or question for Melissa OR who shares their favorite holiday decoration/tradition in a comment [...]