Book Review by Haley Bono Sometimes in life we feel small, and this can especially be true for children. “Can You See Me?” by Gokce Irten, is a book about perspective. This book explores things that are really small, as well as things that are large, and explains how a small thing might be large […]
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Book Review by Ashley Beecher In April Fool! Watch Out at School! by Diane deGroat, Gilbert wants to play the best trick on his friends for April Fools Day. Instead, he falls for the simplest tricks all day long and he can’t trick a single one of his friends. Even his mom sends a trick
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Book Review by Kathy Porter This gentle read was written by Anne Rockwell and Illustrated by Holly Keller. It’s perfect for springtime rainy days. Cuddle up at home or bring your class to the reading circle, as the rain provides background noise for this story of growing. Each page is illustrated with the lovely greens,
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Book Review by Ashley Beecher Max, the little boy in Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, gets sent to his room without supper for being a little too mischievous. Shut in his room, Max imagines himself on a journey to where the wild things are. He becomes king and declares a “wild rumpus,” only
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Book Review by Haley Bono If you want to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with a fun book, you cannot go wrong with “How to Catch a Leprechaun” by Adam Wallace. The story shows the many kids and all the ways they try to catch a leprechaun, except the clever leprechaun is always a little too
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Book Review by Ashley Beecher The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss, is a well-loved classic and we all know why. The catchy rhymes, funny story, and ridiculous situations steal children’s attention and have them laughing by the end. Every kid can relate with boredom and most kids have gotten themselves into trouble when
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Book Review by Haley Bono Groggle’s Monster Valentine, by Diana Murray, might be about monsters, but the story is anything but scary. Have you ever made a valentine so delicious you just couldn’t help but eat it? No? Groggle the monster did, and no matter how hard he tried, every valentine he made for his
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Book Review by Kathy Porter I like unusual alphabet books that introduce complex vocabulary words to children. Some children thrive on ‘big’ words and pronunciations. Animalia, written and illustrated by Graeme Base, is one such book. Not only do children learn ‘out of the box’ words, they learn the names of many exotic animals. Diabolical
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Book Review by Haley Bono With its delightful illustrations and engaging pictures, “Baby Signs” by Joy Allen, is an ideal introduction to American Sign Language (ASL) for babies and young kids. This book offers numerous opportunities for parents and children to interact and learn signs together. It covers basic signs such as “eat,” “drink,” and
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Book Review by Ashley Beecher Often we associate little boys with dinosaurs, but in My Dinosaur, by Mark Alan Weatherby, a little girl spends a night playing with her dinosaur friend. They do everything from playing hide-and-seek to drinking from the river before the dinosaur returns her to bed. I love how this book encourages
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