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The Children’s Book Review, named one of the ALSC (Association for Library Service to Children) Great Web Sites for Kids, is a resource devoted to children’s literacy. We publish reviews and book lists of the best books for kids of all ages. We also produce author and illustrator interviews and share literacy based articles that help parents, grandparents, teachers and librarians to grow readers. This article was written and provided by one of TCBR's regular contributors.
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By Kristine Daniels Published: November 9, 2009 Author Showcase: A place for authors and illustrators to gain visibility for their works.* Floyd and the Irresistible Cookie by Kristine Daniels (author/illustrator) Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing, LLC (2009) Author and illustrator Kristine Daniels captures the feelings of holiday excitement and anticipation in her children’s picture book Floyd and the Irresistible Cookie. This book is one that children will want to read not just on Christmas Eve, but throughout the entire holiday season.
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: November 8, 2009 The Nutcracker and the Mouse King by E.T.A. Hoffmann (Author), Gail De Marcken (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-9 Hardcover: 56 pages Publisher: Orchard Books (September 1, 2009) What to expect: Fairy tale, nutcracker, holiday Gail De Marcken’s brilliant water color illustrations fill the large pages and border the classic and original text of E.T. A. Hoffman (1816). Using ink, De Macrken has added distinguished detail to her alluring images; from the expressions on the faces of dolls to the scenery from Marie’s dreams, emotion and magic is certainly apparent…
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: November 7, 2009 The Christmas Magic by Lauren Thompson (Author), Jon J Muth (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-7 Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Scholastic Press (September 1, 2009) What to expect: Christmas theme, Santa, Reindeer, spirit
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By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: November 4, 2009 The 39 Clues: Book Three: The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover: 160 pages Publisher: Scholastic (March 3, 2009) What to expect: Mystery, Action, Suspense, Babysitter, Brothers and Sisters, Family, Orphans
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: October 30, 2009 The Thirteen Days of Halloween by Carol Greene (Author), Tim Raglin (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (September 2009) What to expect: Halloween, Rhyme, Parody, ghosts and gouls I love a good song and it looks like Carol Greene does, too. She has taken “The Twelve Days of Christmas” and put her own spooky spin on it.
By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review Published: October 28, 2009 Although there is no concrete evidence that Turkey was eaten at “The First Thanksgiving Feast”, Thanksgiving would not be the same without our gobbling friend. If you’re looking for a light way to connect your littlest pilgrim to the simplest symbol of this thankful holiday, I suggest you feast on the following books: 10 Fat Turkey’s by Tony Johnston (Author), Rich Deas (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 0-6 Board book: 28 pages Publisher: Cartwheel Books; Brdbk edition (August 1, 2009) TCBR analysis: A comical, backwards countdown from 10, for the…
By Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin Published: October 26, 2009 The Children’s Book Review presents a guest post by Pat Perrin and Wim Colemen, a duo who thrive on collaboration. As co-creators of many books for young readers, they’ve managed to stay full-time writers for well over a decade. Photo: Pat Perrin and Wim Colemen What if you don’t gain fame and fortune? Can you still make a living as a writer? Can you even keep writing? As married collaborative writers, semi-success came pretty quickly for us. So did semi-fame. So did semi-failure. That last one in particular brought us…