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]
Out of the Ordinary
Pop-up, Toy, and Flap Books
Duprat, Guillaume. Eye Spy: Wild Ways Animals See the World. What on Earth Books, 10/2018. 36p. $21.99. 978-1-9998028-5-1. Using flaps over their eyes, this nonfiction book on how animals see contains quite a bit of [continue reading]
Books of Special Interest
Mochizuki, Ken. Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition. Illus. by Dom Lee. Lee & Low, 1993/2018. [32p.] $17.95. 978-1-88000-001-4. In this picture book for older readers, a boy describes how his father led several parents [continue reading]
Pop-up, Toy, and Flap Books
Pop-up, Toy, and Flap Books Educational Insights. Shelby’s Snack Shack. Candlewick, 03/2018. [12p.] $9.99. 978-0-7636-9873-7. Based on a preschool board game of the same title, the book version focuses on counting, just like the game. [continue reading]
Books of Special Interest: The Little Book of Pooh-isms
Rubiano, Brittany. The Little Book of Pooh-isms. Illus. by Mike Wall. Disney Press, 07/2018. 216p. $9.99. 978-136802589-8. Inspired by the recent film “Christopher Robin,” starring Ewan McGregor, this book of quotes from A.A. Milne’s [continue reading]
Pop-up, Toy, and Flap Books
Pop-up, Toy, and Flap Books Billet, Marion. Noisy Farm: My First Sound Book. Scholastic, 07/2017. [14p.] $9.99. 978-1-338-13220-5. Originally published in France, the charming cartoon illustrations show six different farm animals; press the small metallic [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary: Christmas Picture Books
Holiday Picture Book Roundup – Short reviews of new Christmas picture books: Booth, Anne. The Christmas Fairy. Illus. by Rosalind Beardshaw. Nosy Crow/Candlewick, 09/2017, [32p.] $15.99, 978-0-7636-9629-0. At Fairy School, the little redhead is too [continue reading]
Out of the Ordinary: Flap Books
OUT OF THE ORDINARY Clarke, Jane. I Saw Anaconda: A Cumulative Lift-the-Flap Story. Nosy Crow,/Candlewick, 2017. [16p.]. $14.99. 978-0-7636-9336-7. In a cumulative story similar to the classic song “I Know an Old Lady Who [continue reading]