Patrice Barton’s artistic talents were discovered at age three when she was found creating a mural on the wall of her dining room with a pastry brush and a can of Crisco.
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.
Author Suzanne Rothman has crafted an interesting way to deliver the message of being positive no matter what happens through her main character, Little Chef.
This month, The Children’s Book Review’s book trends show a great variety: Valentine’s Day books, winter books, giveaways, and some of our staple literacy articles.
The Thunder Maker is a tale that explores the power of sound and learning to speak words of kindness, including knowing when to apologize.
Ahoy! Captain No Beard and his crew are back. In the latest installment to Carole P. Roman’s award-wining series, Being a Captain is Hard Work, readers learn it’s okay to make mistakes, especially when you learn something from them.
The Children’s Book Review | February 8, 2016 Age Range: 6-8 About Ballet Cat The Totally Secret Secret Written and Illustrated by Bob Shea Publisher’s Synopsis: Ballet Cat and Sparkles the Pony are trying to decide what to play today. Nothing that Sparkles suggests–making crafts, playing checkers, and selling lemonade–goes well with the leaping, spinning, and twirling that Ballet Cat likes to do. When Sparkles’s leaps, spins, and twirls seem halfhearted, Ballet Cat asks him what’s wrong. Sparkles doesn’t want to say. He has a secret that Ballet Cat won’t want to hear. What Sparkles doesn’t know is that Ballet Cat has…
This month’s our list of hand-selected series from the nationwide best selling Children’s Series list, as noted by The New York Times, features James Dashner’s Maze Runner series and Ransom Riggs’ Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series.
Our hand-picked list from the Best Selling Young Adult list from The New York Times includes a revisit of Red Queen, by Victoria Aveyard. The best selling young adult titles include books by super-talent Rainbow Rowell.
Our selection of books picked from the nationwide best selling middle grade list, as they appear on The New York Times, includes Star Wars: The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary.
Once again our best selling picture book from our affiliate store is a wonderful lift-the-flap book: Where Is Baby’s Bellybutton?, by Karen Katz!