We have some amazing kids’ Christmas Books picked out for young readers: activity books, picture books, and novels.
Author: Bianca Schulze
Bianca Schulze
Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.
The Children’s Book Review | November 16, 2018 The Children’s Book Review: Which five words best describe The Little Guides to Great Lives? Isabel Thomas: Inspirational true stories for everyone. Can you share one highlight from any book in the series? Hannah Warren’s illustration of the moment when Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison (Nelson Mandela, page 42 to 43). It’s an outline drawing of Dennis Goldberg the moment he called out: “Life! To live!” Along with the pared back text, it has exactly the emotional impact I was hoping for. We wanted readers to feel and connect with…
This updated edition of the bestselling Girls Think of Everything, by Sibert-winner Catherine Thimmesh and Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet, retains all the integrity of the original but includes expanded coverage of inventions.
Set in the countryside south of London in the fall of 1903, Arty and J.J. Pips find themselves in a perilous situation. Getting out of it will require some courage and resourcefulness.
Zola’s Elephant is a heartwarming book about friendship, moving, and the power of imagination by Randall de Sève and illustrator Pamela Zagarenski.
The Children’s Book Review Readers, beware: this is a dreadful fairy book … that you won’t be able to put down! About the Book A Dreadful Fairy Book Written by Jon Etter Narrator: Quentin Q. Quacksworth Publisher’s Synopsis: Shade the sprite is dreadful at being the perfect fairy. After her treehouse burns to the ground, Shade embarks on a quest, albeit with rather questionable companions, to find a place her outré self can finally fit in—a place of companionship and comfort and, most importantly, positively filled with books. When fantastic ruffians, swindlers, and a pack of ruthless Unseelie hunters threaten to halt…
From book reviews and lists for all ages to literacy tips and book giveaways, here’s the top ten list of kids books and literacy articles that have been trending on The Children’s Book Review . . .
The Children’s Book Review From the treasured creator of Max and Ruby comes a soothing, quintessential lullaby of a book for the very young. Rosemary Wells has written and/or illustrated over 120 children’s books. Sleep, My Bunny is her latest lovely addition to her ever-growing list of beloved picture books. Age Range: 2-5 Hardcover: 24 pages Sleep, My Bunny Written and Illustrated by Rosemary Wells Publisher’s Synopsis: The owls and the crickets are singing together. Outside the window, night falls in a vivid, expressionistic ode to Van Gogh. But inside the cozy house, in rooms lit with soft pastels, parents guide their little bunny through…
Each month, we have fun checking out which kids book series’ were the best sellers from our affiliate bookstore. This month the most popular kids book series sold was the Indestructibles.
Here you’ll discover five books that we’re highlighting from The New York Times’ best selling hardcover young adult list. Including The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas; and One of Us is Lying, by written by Karen M. McManus.