+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 [...]

*Picture book, contemporary, preschool through second graders *Young girl as main character *Rating: This is a cute book for young children. It can help them learn about different veggies and about making friends. The illustrations are FANTASTIC! Short, short summary: Adelita is starting school and wants to make friends, but she’s worried and nervous as [...]

Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan by Jeanette Winter is one of those special books that we should all share with children at home and in our classrooms. It is the true story of a girl in Afghanistan, Nasreen, who did not speak to anybody after the Taliban took over, and she lived [...]

*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 [...]

zebra in Tanzania by wwarby www.flickr.com *picture book, contemporary realistic fiction for preschoolers through third graders *two adolescent boys as main characters *Rating: Books like First Come the Zebra by Lynne Barasch are why I love to blog about children’s books. This book is beautifully done with a wonderful message and sharing an interesting place [...]

(Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Picture book for PreK to third graders, contemporary Young elementary-aged boy as main character Rating: This is a beautiful book with a beautiful message that tries to help children understand our complicated world! Short, short summary: Daniel lives in an apartment building in a busy city. (Bunting wrote this [...]