Board Book Round-up, Part I It’s that time of year again! Time to evaluate new board books for library purchase and use in baby storytimes. New Individual Titles Blackstone, Stella. Baby’s First Words. Illus. by [continue reading]
Board Book Round Up
Spring Board Book Round-up, Part II
Board Adaptations of Picture Books Usually the original picture book editions are preferred over the board book editions. Here are some new board editions you may want to consider: Andreasen, Dan. Saturday with Daddy. Holt, [continue reading]
Spring Board Book Round-up, Part I
Spring Board Book Round-up, Part I New Individual Titles Allenby, Victoria. Good Morning, Grumple. Illus. by Manon Gauthier. Pajama Press, 2017. [28p.]. $14.95. 978-1-77278-014-7. Grumple does not like to get up in the morning, so [continue reading]
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part III
New Multicultural Board Books Stosuy, Brandon. Music Is… Illus. by Amy Martin. Little Simon, 2016, 32p. $8.99. 978-1-4814-7702-4. A very brief text and brightly colored graphic illustrations combine to celebrate music for a wide age [continue reading]
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part II
Board Adaptations of Picture Books Bunting, Eve. I Love You, Too! Illus. by Melissa Sweet. Scholastic, 2004/2016, 24p. $7.99, 978-0-545-81390-7. Various animal children (and one human boy) give their mamas gifts in this story enhanced [continue reading]
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part I
Fall Board Book Round-up, Part I New Individual Titles Hearn, Sam. Busy Builders. Scholastic Cartwheel, 2016. 12p. $10.99. 978-0-545-79957-7. Various animals wearing hard hats and safety vests are shown operating construction vehicles, including a bulldozer, [continue reading]
Spring 2016 Board Book Round-Up, Part III
Spring 2016 Board Books, Part III In this final column on Spring board books, we will look at all the entries that came in after last month’s deadline. Be sure to check out the earlier [continue reading]
Spring 2016 Board Books, Part II
Spring 2016 Board Books, Part II Last month we looked at new individual board book titles, and new entries in series. Now, let’s examine board books that are adapted from picture books. Board Books Adapted [continue reading]