*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 [...]

Guest post by Irene Roth! Finding Lincoln By: Ann Malaspina Illustrated by: Colin Bootman (Paintings by Coretta Scott King Honor artist) Albert Whitman and Company, 2009. This book is based on a true story. It is about an African-American boy who wants to get a book out of the main library in Alabama about young [...]

*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 [...]

photo by photos8 www.flickr.com I am happy to introduce to you Irene Roth, who is a guest blogger today. See her bio information after this great post about a terrific book for kids! It’s Not What You’ve Got: Lessons for Kids for Money and Abundance (Written by: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer ) (Illustrated by: Stacey [...]

*Picture book, contemporary fiction *Young boy as main character *Rating: A cute book that will help kids who are anxious about their first day of school–preschool or kindergarten. Short, short summary: A little boy gets all ready for school, but then he decides he doesn’t want to go. He is afraid that his stuffed animal, [...]

photo by spacepleb www.flickr.com *Picture book for preschoolers through second graders *A very intelligent duck as the main character *Rating: Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin is the hilarious sequel to Click, Clack, Moo. Kids will keep asking for it again and again! Short, short summary: Farmer Brown is going on vacation, and he is [...]

Before I talk about this cute book (I love fractured fairy tales), I want to announce the winner of Plank Road Summer. Again, thank you to everyone who left comments and questions for the authors. It seems to me that historical fiction is always a big hit, in spite of what the “big publishers” in [...]

With this Tilbury House blog tour for One of Us, we are celebrating the theme “bravely be you!” The picture book, One of Us written by Peggy Moss and illustrated by Penny Weber is the story of Roberta who is starting a new school and trying to fit in. First, Roberta befriends the straight-up hair [...]

*Picture book for infants to Kindergarteners, contemporary fiction *Young girl as main character *Rating: Say Hello! is a book children will return to again and again as they learn to speak “hello” in many different languages. Rachel Isadora is a brilliant illustrator, too! Short, short summary: Carmelita, her mom, and her dog are on their [...]