Remember the rhyme about the woman in the shoe who had so many children Well, this mom knows exactly what to do, and we do too: count, count, count. Radiant watercolors and a marvelous cast of characters make this book a stand-out for... Read More

Wonderful storytelling with words and pictures of the man behind dynamite, and the unexpected, sometimes tragic consequences of invention. A book for every library. It will never go out of date and can be read aloud in grades two through... Read More

Theres everything to like about this book: the simple, expressive, and colorful illustrations; the great use of white space; the snappy. rhyming textand the fabulous tension that grows and grows as kids anticipate the terrible mistakes.... Read More

Tylers the kid in the class who pushes, snatches, and laughs at others misfortune. He doesnt like anyone and no one likes him. Or is it that he doesn’t like anyone because no one likes him. Enter Snowball. Sitting in the Time-out Chair... Read More

Children often struggle with their friendships because they do not fully understand them. Author Lorena Siminovich seems to have had this in mind while writing Alex and Lulu: Two of A Kind. Siminovich is an established author and... Read More

Weddings are a facet of every culture, however their purposes and their customs vary greatly between cultures. Gaining an understanding of various customs often leads to cultural respect, and thus award-winning author Yale Strom’s book... Read More

For children, Candlewick Press offers a pair of picture books on canid behavior. Walk With a Wolf, written by Janni Howker and illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies (978-0-7636-3875-7), includes a CD version read by Alan Marriott. The story in... Read More

This whimsical story imagines the invention of bebop music as the production of jazz-playing cats who “were so cool they had their own language.” It chronicles the adventures of one Stringbean McCoy, a “cool kitten” born to a... Read More