Which five words best describe Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
America’s racist history surrounds us.
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.
All the Other Nuggies is Jeff Minich’s second book in his illustrated children’s book series based on life-lessons learned from dogs.
The Girl Who Didn’t Share
Written by Simeen Hussain
A birthday cake, tons of balloons and the best presents a little girl could ask for!
The Girl Who Didn’t Share is a tale about friendship, sharing and happy endings.
Prizes and samples provided by HarperCollinsThe Children’s Book Review | August 21, 2015 Age Range: Adult Non-Fiction Hardcover: 304 pages About the Book The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed Written by Jessica Lahey Publisher’s Synopsis: In the tradition of Paul Tough’s How Children Succeed and Wendy Mogel’s The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, this groundbreaking manifesto focuses on the critical school years when parents must learn to allow their children to experience the disappointment and frustration that occur from life’s inevitable problems so that they can grow up to be successful, resilient, and self-reliant adults. Modern parenting is defined…
Katie Karalana and The Mysterious Serious Nose Emergency is a humorous tale that showcases the wonderful relationship between a young girl and her grandfather.
Inspired by a little girls startling observation, this book succeeds at stirring up laughter and giggles from children and grown-ups as they turn through its forty two pages of grandpa versus granddaughter dialog and illustrations.
Whenever one person grabs a book and curls up in bed or on the sofa, the rest of the family inevitably follow. … So we chose our favorites individually and then agreed on one shared family favorite.
Prizes and samples provided by Sterling Children’s BooksThe Children’s Book Review | August 9, 2015 Age Range: 3-7 Hardcover: 32 pages About the Book YOUR ALIEN Written by Tammi Sauer Illustrated by Goro Fujita Publisher’s Synopsis: One day, you’ll be looking out your window when something wonderful comes your way… and you will want to keep him. When a little boy meets a stranded alien child, the two instantly strike up a fabulous friendship. They go to school, explore the neighborhood, and have lots of fun. But at bedtime, the alien suddenly grows very, very sad. Can the boy figure out what his new buddy…
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