A Chat with Borlen, aka Grump, From Liesl Shurtliff’s Grump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves—meet a grumpy dwarf who gets tangled up in Snow White’s feud with the wicked queen.
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 Dover Partners with PBS for the Great American Read Hosted by Meredith Vieira, PBS’s 8-episode documentary, The Great American Read, celebrates America’s 100 most-loved novels — and Dover Books publishes a wide variety of these essential works as Thrift Editions, Evergreen Classics, deluxe hardcover Calla Editions™, and other affordable formats for readers of all ages. About the Books Alice in Wonderland Written by Lewis Carroll Publisher’s Synopsis: One adventure follows another in this delightful tale as Alice changes size unexpectedly, attends a tea party given by the March Hare, visits a garden of talking flowers, and acts as…
Taut and atmospheric, Amelia Brunskill’s The Window will keep you guessing until the end.
The Children’s Book Review With themes of acceptance, kindness, and strength in numbers, this timeless and profound feel-good story will resonate with readers young and old. Age Range: 4-8 Hardcover: 40 pages I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness Written and Illustrated by Kerascoët Publisher’s Synopsis: This simple yet powerful picture book–from a New York Times bestselling husband-and-wife team–tells the story of one girl who inspires a community to stand up to bullying. Inspired by real events, I Walk with Vanessa explores the feelings of helplessness and anger that arise in the wake of seeing a classmate treated badly, and shows how a…
In this latest addition to the Dog Tales Collection, author Patricia A. Brill, PhD has created a story dedicated to children who stand up to bullies and support each other.
Silly Scientists Take a Peeky at the Solar System makes for a fun STEAM-themed read-aloud—especially when paired with the animated music video version that can be found on YouTube.
The Itchy Book by LeUyen Pham (in Stores May 15, 2018) is the newest book in the Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! series from Mo Willems.
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The Paper Bag Princess, by Robert Munsch, is short and sweet and funny, and empowers young girls to be true to themselves.
The Children’s Book Review Anna Dewdney’s Bestselling Llama Llama series continues with Llama learning to read! Age Range: 3-5 Hardcover: 40 pages Llama Llama Loves to Read Written by Anna Dewdney and Reed Duncan Publisher’s Synopsis: Llama Llama learns at school. Counting, writing, reading, rules. Friends and school — there’s nothing better. Llama learning all the letters! Anna Dewdney’s beloved Llama Llama is growing up and learning to read! Throughout the school day,the teacher helps Llama Llama and the other children practice their letters, shows word cards, reads stories, and brings them to the library where they can all choose a favorite…
The Children’s Book Review How can we make the most of the good mistakes and do our best to fix the ones that need fixing? Poetry can help us figure it out. Age Range: 8+ Hardcover: 122 pages Imperfect: Poems About Mistakes: An Anthology for Middle Schoolers Edited by Tabatha Yeatts Publisher’s Synopsis: Why an anthology about mistakes? Because we make mistakes all the time. Some are the size of erasing a hole in your paper, mispronouncing a word, or tripping over your shoelace. Some are the size of telling a friend’s secret. Some can be useful, like a science experiment…