Celebrating childhood is the sole theme uniting Heyes’ poems. It is the perfect book if you only have a moment to read a poem or two, or an hour to read them all.
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.
On May 11, 2010, The Children’s Book Council (CBC) in association with Every Child a Reader, Inc. (the CBC Foundation), announced the winners of the third annual Children’s Choice Book Awards.
Here’s the scoop on May’s most popular destinations on The Children’s Book Review site, the most coveted new releases, the bestsellers, and kids’ book events.
In Tyra Banks’ pursuit to connect with women and teenage girls on issues ranging from relationships to body image, she has created a three-book series titled MODELLAND. The first novel in her debut series will be published by Delacorte Press (an imprint of Random House) in Summer 2011.
Most kids, boys and girls, are fascinated by firefighters and their big, red trucks. In this book, Firehouse, readers get to live the amusing journey of Edward and his cousin Judy as they learn how to be firefighters.
Confucius once said, “Where ever you go, go with all your heart.” With this in mind, I have selected the following books based on their ability to inspire.
Hilda van Stockum (1908 – 2006) was an internationally noted author and illustrator of books for children and young adults. Her first books were published during the the 1930s, a period sometimes referred to as a “golden age” of children’s literature.
Patsy and the Pup is an illustrated book written for children aged 2 to 6. It tells the story of a mischievous puppy that follows a little girl home and their adventures when the child tries to return the pup to its owner.
By Boissevain Books, for The Children’s Book Review Published: May 5, 2010 Penengro by Hilda van Stockum Reading Levels: 8+ Paperback: 212 pages Publisher: Boissevain Books, dedicated to reviving the work of internationally acclaimed author and illustrator Hilda van Stockum (1908-2006).