The Children’s Book Review | April 15, 2015 Age Range: 4-7 About the Books Could a Penguin Ride a Bike? By Camilla de la Bedoyere; Illustrated by Aleksei Bitskoff Publisher’s Synopsis: Could a Penguin Ride a Bike? provides a fun introduction into the life of a penguin. By imagining animals in everyday scenarios readers can learn about their size, diet and other features. For example, what if a baby penguin came for dinner? Make sure he doesn’t eat everything! Chicks eat, and eat, and eat. An adult penguin eats about 50 fish a day, but a chick needs to eat about 200! That’s because chicks grow a…
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.
Tracy Dockray’s most recent book is “Izzy and Oscar”, an octopus out of water tale, by Allison Estes.
Silas Thomson, newcomer to children’s books, is attempting to bring joy and learning to children ages 2-9 in a quirky tale about a curious dog names Sadie.
It’s summer vacation time for BT and his mom. They are going to visit BT’s grandmother, Abuela in Spanish, at her farm in Peru and this time Jack, BT’s guinea pig, gets to go with them.
Author Steven C. McCartney has created a 12-step healthy lifestyle plan for all ages and fitness levels.
The Children’s Book Review | April 9, 2015 Age Range: 10-15 Paperback: 57 pages About the Book How To Be A Heroine for Girls: Inspiration from Classic Heroines By Kathleen Schuller; Illustrated by Melissa Bailey Publisher’s Synopsis: How To Be A Heroine for Girls: Inspiration from Classic Heroines is a fun and inspirational read into the world of great books for girls. The author showcases some of the most popular and well-loved classic literature for girls, such as Little Women, The Secret Garden, Pride and Prejudice, A Little Princess and other favorites. By selecting favorite quotes, she shows how some of her favorite heroines…
This month, The Children’s Book Review’s book trends shows that your still helping us celebrate our 7th birthday by entering our Fire HD 6 Tablet giveaway. Have fun perusing this list of TCBR’s book trends.
The Children’s Book Review | April 7, 2015 Age Range: 3-7 About the Captain No Beard Series Captain No Beard: An Imaginary Tale of a Pirate’s Life Captain No Beard and his pirate ship The Flying Dragon set sail for a voyage of the imagination with his fearless crew of four: First Mate Hallie, Mongo the Monkey, Linus the loudmouthed lion, and Fribbit the floppy frog. Normally a young boy named Alexander, his cousin Hallie, and three stuffed animals, once they board his bed their world is transformed into a magical vessel, sailing the seven seas on dangerous and exciting adventures! Captain No…
Told entirely in haiku and with plenty of catitude, the story of how Won Ton faces down the enemy is a fresh and funny twist on a familiar rivalry.
This month’s best selling kids series from The Children’s Book Review’s affiliate store is the wonderfully educational series The Adventures of Riley.