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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Walk Together Children
Selected and illustrated by world-renowned artist Ashley Bryan, Walk Together Children: Black American Spirituals, is complete with music for each song. The linoleum print artwork, stunning in black and white if you can get your hands on a 1974 edition, has … Continue reading
Bogart and Vinnie: A Completely Made-Up Story of True Friendship
Audrey Vernick has the quintessential dog personality down pat. I don’t know rhinos quite as well, however, they were my favourite animal at age three so I feel qualified to say that Vernick also has the rhino character traits up to … Continue reading
Posted in Books with science links, Picture books
Tagged animals, children's books, dog, humourous, picture book, rhinoceros
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ABCs
Charlie Harper‘s ABCs is filled with artistic animal renderings. There are a ton of alphabet books out there and still, you need this one too, because the art is simple, beautiful and colorful.
Violet Mackerel’s Natural Habitat
Violet is the smallest one in her family and she feels a bit overlooked. Befriending a sparrow in a shopping mall and a ladybug from the garden help her see her own place and home in a new light. Full … Continue reading
Posted in Books with science links, Chapter Books
Tagged children's books, family, habitats
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Wonder
“I know I’m not an ordinary ten-year-old kid.” Although August doesn’t look ordinary, he feels ordinary on the inside and as he narrates how others react to his craniofacial anomaly, especially as he begins traditional school for the first time. … Continue reading
Posted in Children's novels, social issues, strong characters
Tagged books, family, literature, school story
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Mouse Bird Snake Wolf
In this myth-like story, three children play with their creative powers while the gods laze around. Their lovely creations inspire them, until they create the big, bad wolf. Is it possible to un-create? Should creation be left to the gods? … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter Books
Tagged children's books, fabulous illustrations, kid lit, mythology
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Truckery Rhymes
“Metal and stuff and everything tough–That’s what trucks are made of.” Jon Scieszka has turned all of our classic rhymes into Trucktown verse and then commandeered three fabulous illustrators: David Shannon, Loren Long and David Gordon. Fun and spot on meter … Continue reading
Posted in Picture books, Poetry
Tagged books for the very young, children's books, picture book, poetry
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I’m Bored
The perfect book as summer nears its end and kids secretly want to go back to school: I’m Bored, written by Michael Ian Black and illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi, is laugh-out-loud funny and spot-on kid-speak. Besides, it’s got a potato in it. Debbi … Continue reading
Posted in Love that art, Picture books
Tagged fabulous illustrations, high interest, humourous, picture book, potato
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