Pinkalicious by Victoria Kann (Author), Elizabeth Kann (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: HarperCollins (May 23, 2006) Most girls like pink, everyone loves a cupcake – Pinkalicious has something for everyone! “Pinkalicious is a New York Times best-selling book about dessert, desire and discipline.” Who can stop at just one pink cupcake? When Pinkalicious devours too many pink cupcakes, and her parents warn her she has had enough, she develops a very rare case of ‘pinkititis’. For a girl who likes pink this is not too much of a problem, until she becomes a ‘deeper shade of…
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This week’s selections follow: Welcome to Your World, Baby by Brooke Shields (Author), Cori Doerrfeld (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 3-8 Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: HarperCollins (June 24, 2008) Synopsis: … Becoming a big sister is a big event! There’s so much to share—and do—and celebrate! Beloved actress, author, and mother Brooke Shields paints a warm and loving picture of the joys of sisterhood in this merry book with exuberant artwork by the talented Cori Doerrfeld. … Comments: A very encouraging book to any new big sister! I’m a fan of Brooke Shields and I am a fan of her first…
In the event you are waiting for the third book in the very entertaining bestselling series Diary of a Wimpy Kid, titled The Last Straw, the release date is January 17, 2009. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney Ages: 9 – 12 Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Amulet Books; 1 edition (January 17, 2009) The Synopsis: … Let’s face it: Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. Somebody just needs to explain that to Greg’s father. You see, Frank Heffley actually thinks he can get his son to toughen up, and he enlists Greg in…
I just finished reading another well done article in the July 2008, issue of Parents Magazine, by Leslie Garisto Pfaff (see also, Summer Reading Tips). The title is I Love Story Time, The best way to read to your toddler. … Give your 1-year-old a book, and you never know what she’ll do with it: chew on it, bang it on the table, wear it on her head, or – surprise – sit down and start thumbing through it. … In the article there are many useful ideas to encourage reading with your toddler, along with a few interesting facts…
Elizabeth Bird, from Fuse #8, has made her halfway mark predictions on the 2009 Newbery and Caldecott contenders. I have been told that her predictions are usually right on, and last year she picked both of the winners. One of Elizabeth Bird’s Caldecott picks is Wonder Bear, by Tao Nyeu, a book I plan to review very soon – the release date for Wonder Bear is September 2008.
This week’s ‘very silly’ selections follow: The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 40 pages Publisher: Hyperion (April 1, 2008) Synopsis: … The Pigeon really, really, REALLY wants a Puppy. C’mon, he’ll take good care of it! He’ll play tennis with it, and water it at least once a month! Will you let Pigeon’s dream come true? … Comments: Full of raw emotion, and is absolutely hilarious. Who doesn’t really, really, REALLY want a puppy?! Links: The Pigeon Wants a Puppy – a post by Mo Willems at Mo Willems Stuff. Book Review: The…
Ladybug Girl, a New York Times bestseller, has lots of personality and is the perfect story for girls who enjoy dressing up, the great outdoors, or have brothers.
A Visitor for Bear by Bonny Becker (Author), Kady Macdonald Denton (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover: 56 pages Publisher: Candlewick (February 26, 2008) Bonny Becker shares a hospitality lesson suitable for children in this uber charming story of A Visitor for Bear. Bear has a sign on his front door saying ‘No Visitors’, so when a “small and gray and bright-eyed” mouse invites himself over, the delightfully entertaining tale begins. No matter how hard the bear tries to make the mouse leave, he will just not go away. The vocabulary used in the story is sure to introduce new…
MySpace/OurPlanet: Change is Possible by Jeca Taudte (Author), Tom Anderson (Foreword) Paperback: 176 pages Ages: 9 to Young Adult Publisher: HarperTeen (March 11, 2008) Anyone has the power to change the world, and this is the book to show you how. While some children may be aware of the declining changes in our environment, they may not be aware of the simple things they can do to help. … Our climate is changing and human actions are the cause. Maybe you don’t know why, or what to do about it. We do. In fact, we wrote a book about it…
Meet the latest additions to Mo Willems’ award-winning Elephant and Piggie series, which revolve around an elephant named Gerald and a pig named Piggie. Both books—I Love My New Toy, and I Will Surprise My Friend—contain the same real and pure emotion that he manages to capture in all of his written work. The simplicity of these early reader books enables children to interpret the raw social emotions and witty punchlines, in a way that works for them. In an interview on NPR, Willems says …”they are built to be little plays.” “It’s a cute concept, and an impressively economical…