Matt de la Peña and Corinna Luyken talk about their picture book, Patchwork, a deeply moving ode to the complexity and uniqueness of every child.
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.
In this interview about Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions, co-authors Anthony J. Rapino and Anthony D. Grate share their connection with Tommy and He-Man!
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Do Your Best, Tess, is the first in the Character is a Choice! series. Janet Morris Grimes shares her goals for the book and the series as a whole.
Mrs. R. Snugglesworth, Attorney-at-Law The Children’s Book Review About the Book Mrs. R. Snugglesworth, Attorney-at-Law Written by Amy Flanagan Illustrated by Jon Davis Ages 5+ | 90 Pages Publisher: Whitefox | IBN-13: 9781915036094 Publisher’s Book Summary: Mrs. R Snugglesworth is 70 pounds of low-to-the-ground PRECIOUS. She is the Best at Finding Slightly-Used Sandwiches and the Best at Loving Ham—and now she’s looking for her next big challenge. To her surprise, she finds it at the local Bark Park, when she discovers a passion for the law. Dog law, that is. In two wags of a tail, she enrolls at Wagsworth…
Book Spotlight in Sponsorship with Jeanne Walker Harvey of Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head The Children’s Book Review Discover the true story of how a shy miner’s daughter became one of the most legendary costume designers in Hollywood in this inspiring nonfiction picture book biography. Together, the art and storytelling capture Head’s belief in the transformative magic of costumes, which will certainly strike a chord with dress-up enthusiasts.ALA Booklist (STARRED review) About the Book Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head Written by Jeanne Walker Harvey Illustrated by…
Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions The Children’s Book Review About the Book Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions Written by Anthony J. Rapino and Anthony D. Grate Ages 10+ | 392 Pages Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group | ISBN-13: 9781626349667 Publisher’s Book Summary: Sometimes our greatest moments of enlightenment come from our worst mistakes. When life supplies eleven-year-old Tommy Grant with some unfavorable circumstances intruding on his otherwise tranquil life in rural 1980s Ohio, he retreats into the spell-binding Order of Cosmic Champions. When he discovers that the largely successful animated program and toy line is holding a…
Jaimal Yogis and Vivian Truong talk about their graphic novel City of Dragons: The Awakening Storm! They answered many of your questions!
J.T. Michaels discusses Jimmy Chartron and the Lost Keystone, his first book in an epic fantasy series of an ancient war.
Jimmy Chartron and the Lost Keystone The Children’s Book Review About the Book Jimmy Chartron and the Lost Keystone Written by J.T. Michaels Ages 13-18 | 336 Pages Publisher: J.T. Michaels | ISBN-13: 9781778035203 Publisher’s Synopsis: Author J.T. Michaels brings a fantasy tale of an ancient war, a modern-day murder mystery, mystical creatures, and memorable characters in his masterfully written young adult novel, Jimmy Chartron and the Lost Keystone.The Great War ended a century ago. Peace reigns across the eight countries. Epic tales of heroic men and women of those times are recounted in song and story. Yet, history seems…