Board Book Round-up, Part II Chen, Eva. A Is for Awesome! 23 Iconic Women Who Changed the World. Illus. by Derek Desierto. Feiwel, 2019. [30p.] $9.99. 978-1-250-21599-4. Arranged alphabetically, this joyful look at [continue reading]
Dog Man Read-Alikes
Dog Man series by Dav Pilkey Anderson, Laura Ellen. Evil Emperor Penguin. Blabey, Aaron. The Bad Guys series. Boothby, Ian. Sparks! Brockington, Drew. CatStronauts. Brown, Jeffrey. Lucy and Andy Neanderthal series. Burks, James. Bird & [continue reading]
Author Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Dies
Author Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Dies at Age 90: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, best-known as the creator of the “Nate the Great” series of beginning reader books, has dies at age 90. She wrote more than 130 [continue reading]
Let ‘Er Buck! Review
Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. Let ‘Er Buck! George Fletcher, the People’s Champion. Gordon C. James, Illus. Non-fic. Carolrhoda, 02/2019. [40]pp. PLB $18.99. 978-1-5124-9808-0. OUTSTANDING GRADES. Gr. 2-5. A brief but important incident from an Oregon rodeo [continue reading]
Art for Babies Storytime
Art for Babies Storytimes for babies and toddlers offer an opportunity to model great read-aloud techniques for parents and gives them the confidence to read to their children every day. A baby-toddler storytime can be [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary
Lloyd, Christopher. Absolutely Everything! A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots, and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention. What on Earth Books, 10/2018, 352p. $21.99. 978-1-99980028-3-7. In this charming look at history, science, [continue reading]
Katherine Paterson Named E.B. White Award Recipient
Katherine Paterson Wins E.B. White Award: On March 11, 2019, Katherine Paterson was named the E.B. White Award winner for her lifetime of work as a children’s book author. Two of her novels received the [continue reading]
One Third Nerd Review
Choldenko, Gennifer. One-Third Nerd. Eglantine Ceulemans, Illus. Fiction. Random, 01/2019. 224pp. $16.99. 978-1-5247-1888-6. PLB $19.99. 978-1-5247-1889-3. HIGH ADDITIONAL. GRADES 3-7. Choldenko’s newest novel targets slightly younger readers than her Al Capone series. She involves younger [continue reading]