Stars: **** from I See Me Summary: A personalized book that has animals spelling out your child’s name. An animal brings each letter until the name is spelled out. This book is really cute! What a great way to teach your child how to spell their name but also a way to share story time… Read More »
You Are Sooooo Beautiful by Leanne Power
August 31, 2011 by ·
“In order to change the face of what the media calls beauty, we must actively teach our children a more profound definition of what is beautiful and reinforce and affirm that definition daily.” Leanne Power wrote this book based on what she learned about what true beauty means. Self esteem is something many girls struggle… Read More »
Mommy Feeds Baby by Christy Jo Hendricks
August 12, 2011 by ·
Stars: ****1/2 3B Publishing (2011) 32 pages Children’s Picture Book Summary: Comprised of digitally enhanced photographs of moms feeding their children in natural settings. Infants to toddlers, dyads to tandem, families and siblings. The words remind us why mommy feeds baby. Finally a book for breastfeeding mothers. I was so happy to share this with… Read More »
Picture Book Mini Reviews
July 21, 2011 by ·
Tallulah’s Tutu by Marilyn Singer (Illustrations by Alexandra Boiger)Stars: **** Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2011) Tallulah learns that there is more to being a ballerina than wearing a tutu. Great book for those little ballet lovers. Tallulah gets mad that she is doing all these ballet lessons without a tutu. She ends up learning that having… Read More »
Short Review – My Dad, My Hero by Ethan Long
June 18, 2011 by ·
Stars: ***** Sourcebooks (2011)Picture Book Summary: A young child starts off this laugh-out-loud picture book by listing all the ways his dad is NOT a superhero: he can’t leap tall buildings, run faster than a speeding bullet, or shoot webs out of his wrists. Each spread illustrates how Dad doesn’t have super powers but is… Read More »
The Loud Book by Deborah Underwood | Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg
May 7, 2011 by ·
Stars: **** Thomas Allen & Sons (2011) Picture Book 32 pages Summary: Just like there are lots of quiets, there are also lots of louds: Good louds (HOORAY!) and bad louds (CRASH!) And louds that make you feel like you are the center of attention (BURP!). The Loud Book compiles all these kid-friendly noises from… Read More »
Just a Dream by Chris Van Allsburg
April 16, 2011 by ·
Stars: ***** Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Originally 1990, Updated 2011)Picture Book48 pages Summary: When it comes to the environment, young Walter is not an enlightened individual. He’s a litterbug who believes sorting trash is a big waste of time. What’s more, he thinks his friend’s birthday present, a tree, is the most ridiculous gift he’s ever… Read More »
