From waking up in the morning and then all the way through bath time and bedtime, readers experience Lizzy’s emotional first day at a new school.
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 | June 28, 2016 Age Range: 3-6 Hardcover: 32 pages Going to the Park: Liv on Life Liv and Bowie can tell Mom and Dad need a break from work, so they convince them to put down the technology and head out for a fun day at the park! Ages 3-6 | Bowie Books, LLC | 978-0989208307 | 2014 Available Here: About Elizabeth Gorcey Elizabeth Gorcey has devoted her life to the pursuit of art that intrigues her, stories that compel her, and the elevation of authentic voices that must be heard. In her personal and professional lives…
The Children’s Book Review | June 23, 2016 Age Range: Adult Non-Fiction Growing Up Mindful: Essential Practices to Help Children, Teens, and Families Find Balance, Calm, and Resilience Written by Christopher Willard, PsyD Publisher’s Synopsis: Introducing mindfulness into the lives of our children and teenagers is perhaps the greatest gift we can offer. Mindfulness builds emotional intelligence, boosts happiness, increases curiosity and engagement, reduces anxiety and depression, soothes the pain of trauma, and helps kids (and adults) focus, learn, and make better choices. If that weren’t enough, research now shows that mindfulness significantly enhances what psychologists call “flourishing”—the opposite of depression and avoidance. Growing…
The Children’s Book Review | June 22, 2016 Finding Nemo and Finding Dory fans can relive the underwater adventure by entering to win this fun book giveaway! What are you waiting for? Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Swimming, swimming, swimming all the way to the entry form. Age Range: 6-10 Disney-Pixar Finding Dory: Dory’s Adventure Poster-A-Page Publisher’s Synopsis: Every page is a poster in the Finding Dory Poster-A-Page book featuring beloved Disney characters from Dory and Marlin to Bruce the Shark. Finding Nemo fans can relive the underwater adventure, learn a few new things about the meaning of family, and decorate their walls with seven supersized, pull-out…
Author William Weger sets out to encourage readers to think outside of the box with Marshmallows Over Manhattan: A Novel, which grew from a bedtime story that he used to tell his daughter.
This month’s best selling kids series from The Children’s Book Review’s affiliate store is Anthony Horowitz’s ALEX RIDER, a collection of spy novels for young adult readers.
Graduation gifts and giveaways have been trending on The Children’s Book Review over the past month, as well as the article How Picture Books Play a Role in a Child’s Development.
Celebrate National Zoo and Aquarium month with us by reading these Animal Planet Animal Bites books!
Acclaimed author Holly Schindler writes a compelling contemporary tale with a dash of magic.
Introducing a spin-off series for older children: IF YOU WERE ME AND LIVED IN … AN INTRODUCTION TO CIVILIZATIONS THROUGH OUT TIME.