*Picture book for preschoolers through first graders *Four small puppies as main characters *Rating: Leslie Patricelli’s book will appeal to all those children who have trouble sleeping at night because of the monsters. Super cute illustrations accompany a fun text! Short, short summary: Petra had trouble sleeping at night. She was afraid of the dark, [...]

Don’t Squeal Unless It’s a Big Deal By: Jeanie Franz Ransom Illustrated by: Jackie Urbanovic Magination Press, 2008 Ages 3 to 8 This is a cute and enchanting book with an important message for kids. Most kids don’t think much about tattling. They seem to always be tattling about someone. But is it really that [...]

I am super-excited about introducing this book to you. Who said Coo? is written by Deborah Ruddell and illustrated by Robin Luebs–twin sisters from Illinois. Robin spoke to a group I was in in Illlinois and showed us this book before it was on the shelves. I fell in love with the first reading, and [...]

I was very excited when Artie Bennett contacted me about his hysterical picture book, The Butt Book, and we decided to do a giveaway. Then right after this, I saw a mom and her daughter returning this book at our local library, and I thought. . .This book is setting the world on fire! So, [...]

I finally bought Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins and read it and loved it! I am going to give my copy away to a lucky winner. If you already own it or read it, please enter anyway and donate it to a local school or library! To enter, all you have to do is leave a [...]

I Want Your Moo: A Story for Children About Self-Esteem By Marcella Bakur Weiner and Jill Neimark Illustrated by JoAnn Adinolfi Magination Press, 2010 I Want Your Moo is a great book about a very important, and sometimes difficult, topic for kids. It talks about the importance of developing self-esteem from a very early age [...]

*Picture book, fiction, for preschoolers through 2nd graders *Two superhero boys as main characters *Rating: Boys will L-O-V-E Michael Recycle Meets Litterbug Doug, which teaches the importance of recycling without preaching. Great idea! Short, short summary: A clean, little town has a big problem–Litterbug Doug, his rotten trash, and his rat friends. Litterbug Doug doesn’t [...]

*Picture book for preschoolers through third graders, realistic fiction (based on a true story) *A nice tugboat driver and the garbage barge as main characters *Rating: Here Comes the Garbage Barge! is a great book to share with students during any recycling lesson–they’ll laugh but get the point! Short, short summary: Jonah Winter has written [...]

*Picture book, realistic fiction for preschoolers through second graders *First grade girl as main character *Rating: Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I don’t) is such a cute picture book and perfect for teachers and parents to share during National Book Week or any time reading needs to be celebrated. (Well, that’s all the time, right?) [...]

*Picture book, humorous fantasy (tall tale), for preschoolers through second graders *A rancher and his wife are the main characters. *Rating: Meanwhile Back at the Ranch is one of my favorite books to share with children. (It’s by the same author as The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash. Short, short summary: Rancher Hicks is [...]