A few years back I went to a home show for one and one reason only: Peter Walsh. He was the guy they were marketing to get people in the door and boy, did he get me in the door. At that time I had already read his book It’s All Too Much: An Easy [...]
The Can Man by Laura E. Williams and illustrated by Craig Orback as described by the publisher:
Tim’s birthday is just a week away, and more than anything he wants a skateboard. But money is tight, and Tim knows his family cannot afford to buy him a board. As Tim ponders how he might earn money [...]
The Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood and illustrated by Reneta Liwska is a beautiful book. I had to stop myself from typing out instead – a beautiful, quiet book. But The Quiet Book is just that. Quiet. A book meant to be read in hushed whispers and soft voices. The perfect book to read to [...]
So first things first to get it out of the way. Yes, Bifocal by Deborah Ellis & Eric Walters has an awful cover. But on the other hand, it’s co-written by Deborah Ellis. That’s enough for me to look past the cover. Unfortunately, if kids aren’t familiar with how awesome Deborah Ellis, will kids pick [...]
Well, I think that it’s pretty safe to say that anything Melanie Watt writes is pretty much perfection and gold. Scaredy Squirrel at Night is no exception. I love this picture book! Melanie Watt is incredibly clever and her books are so much fun to read.
Scaredy Squirrel never sleeps, he’d much rather stay awake for [...]
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