Oi Gets Lost Awareness Tour The Children’s Book Review Fall into this bestselling African adventure beautifully illustrated throughout by Yevheniia Melnyk. About Oi Gets Lost Oi Gets Lost Written by Lorna Likiza Illustrated by Yevheniia Melnyk Ages 6+ | 124 Pages Publisher: Bright Lights Books | ISBN-13: 9781739985318 Publisher’s Synopsis: Set in Kenya, Oi is a naughty kitten who lives with his Mummy and siblings in an outdoor shed. Despite Mummy’s warnings, Oi has a tendency of wandering off and exploring. But one day, after nearly being attacked by a dog, Oi ends up in an unfamiliar neighborhood. And this…
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.
Pega Sisters Go to Camp and The Littlest Airplane The Children’s Book Review Take flight with award-winning author Brooke Hartman in this celebration of two sweet picture books. About the Books Pega Sisters Go to Camp Written by Brooke Hartman Illustrated by MacKenzie Haley Ages 4-8 | 32 Pages Publisher: Page Street Kids | ISBN-13: 9781645674719 Publisher’s Synopsis: Lilly has waited for this day all year: It’s Pegasus Camp! And it’s finally here!But this year, Lilly’s little sister, Filly, is tagging along. And wherever Lilly goes, Filly’s right underhoof, turning rainbow leaping, mane braiding, and cake baking into crashing, tangling,…
The Wizard’s Apprentice and Other Fantasy Stories The Children’s Book Review Eleven fantastical stories filled with unicorns, dragons, magic, and more! About the Book The Wizard’s Apprentice and Other Fantasy Stories Written by Philip Robinson Ages 8-12 | 151 Pages Publisher: Independently Published | ISBN-13: 9798799142551 Publisher’s Synopsis: A powerful witch gives a cruel king a taste of his own medicine. One by one the unicorns in another time disappear and no one remembers that they had ever existed. Coyotes mimic human form and take over a boy’s village. Also included are tales about a monster who tries to…
In this episode, I talk with the one and only John Schu about his debut picture book, This Is a School—a moving celebration of school and all it may signify.
Everything about Simone LaFray and the Red Wolves of London has been created with care, and readers will be ravenous for the next Simone LaFray mystery.
The Kindness Machine The Children’s Book Review The World Needs More Kindness There’s a mysterious new machine in Mr. Wilson’s second-grade class. Instead of grownups telling children to “make good choices” and “be kind,” this special machine shows the students exactly what they can do to bring kindness to their classroom and into their hearts! About The Kindness Machine The Kindness Machine Written by Christina Dankert Illustrated by Chad Dankert Ages 4+ | 32 Pages Publisher: Purple Butterfly Press | ISBN-13: 9781955119085 Publisher’s Synopsis: Creative and artistic 2nd-grade teacher, Mr. Wilson, wants to teach his students about kindness. Mr. Wilson…
In this episode, I talk with Diana Farid about her coming-of-age novel written in verse, Wave, set in 1980s Southern California about a Persian American girl.
AudioFile Editors found many excellent middle-grade audiobooks worth celebrating this month, including thrilling adventures and joyful stories!
Passport Poppy at Home is the first book of a ten-book series. Poppy is packing her West Coast bags to travel east to visit family and friends.
In this episode, I talk with Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth about her debut picture book What Will I Do with My Love Today?