Book Review
Alfred Nobel
by Heather Shaw
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 It will never go out of date and can be read aloud in grades two through...
Book Review
Crocodiles Play!
by Heather Shaw
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....
Book Review
Mommy, Mama, and Me
by Heather Shaw
Colorful drawings and rhyming texts illustrate all the fun things same-sex marriages do together with their children. Good for preschoolers.
Book Review
Daddy, Papa, and Me
by Heather Shaw
Colorful drawings and rhyming texts illustrate all the fun things same-sex marriages do together with their children. Good for preschoolers.
Book Review
Stay Away from Rat Boy
by Heather Shaw
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...
Book Review
Stitches
by Heather Shaw
This is the story of David Small from Detroit, Michigan. The action begins when he’s six, and the first words in the book are, “Mama had her little cough” No, she doesn’t have TB, she has the condition William Blake describes in...
Book Review
Grandpa's Farm
by Heather Shaw
Why do people write children’s books? It’s a question we often ask in these offices as so many picture books come through our door without any clear idea of an audience. Rather, the audience appears to be the authors themselves, the...
Book Review
The Mysteries of Beethovens Hair
by Heather Shaw
Its hard to believe that adult TV series like “CSI” and “NCIS” are overlooked in their all-hours re-runs by older children. And, although they may act as (an unrealistic) deterrent to a future in crime, they might also...