Author: 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.

Bakaasur: The Ice Cream (Maker) MonsterThe Children’s Book Review Bakaasur – The Ice Cream (Maker) Monster is the perfect read for long, lazy, hot days … that might just end with ice cream! On a hot summer afternoon in India, seven cousins battle their arch enemy Bakaasaur ( buck – aah – soor ) for a pot of cold, delicious ice cream. Will the cousins triumph over Bakaasur and enjoy the spoils of their labor, or will Bakaasur’s terror reign supreme? About the Book Bakaasur – The Ice Cream Maker Monster Written and illustrated by Deven Jatkar Ages 4+ |…

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Letter Sounds Abound The Children’s Book Review About the Book Letter Sounds Abound Written by Catherine S. Young Illustrated by Victoria Gesner Ages 3-6 | 48 Pages Publisher: Practice Readers Books | ISBN-13: 9781778066702 Publisher’s Synopsis: Letter Sounds Abound is a friendly alphabet book that highlights big ideas about how written language works for preschool and kindergarten children. It focuses on the most common letter-sound relationships while helping children tune in to the fact that letters can make different sounds in different situations to avoid confusion for beginners. The rhyming text makes it fun for parents to read to their…

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An interview with Elise Hurst in partnership with Compendium, Inc.The Children’s Book Review Elise Hurst is an Australian fine artist, illustrator, and author specializing in books for children. Some of her most recent books include the illustrated edition of The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman and Girl on Wire by Lucy Estela, which was shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia 2019 Awards. She lives in a house full of books and paintings. From her studio, where black pens and oil paints spill across the desk, magical worlds leap into being. Like something out of Beatrix Potter or…

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