Mouse Was Mad by Linda Urban and Illustrated by Henry Cole

My two little boys, age four and three, love Mouse Was Mad by Linda Urban and illustrated by Henry Cole. I secretly wish that I could keep the pages of picture books perfectly crisp and pristine but then I have to tell myself that if that was the case in my house, then nobody would [...]

A Child’s Journey Out of Autism: One Family’s Story of Living in Hope and Finding a Cure by Leeann Whiffen

Life couldn’t have been better for the Whiffen family when they welcomed newborn Clay into their lives.  Mother Leeann was thrilled that he would grow up closely with his older brother.  As any mother does, she has big hopes and dreams for her children and her family.  But when Clay is two, he begins to [...]

An Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers by Natasha Wing, Illustrated by Julia Breckenreid

I took a color theory class when I was in college and it’s one of the most memorable of all my coursework.  I recently was cleaning out my basement and came across all my projects for the class. Basically, these projects involved a lot of cutting and pasting of colored squares as we experimented with [...]

Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story by Paula Yoo, Illustrated by Dom Lee

As an adult, I have found that I am introduced to much of history through picture books.  Do you know the Sammy Lee story?  Read  Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story by Paula Yoo and illustrated by Dom Lee and you will.  Son to Korean Immigrants, Sammy Lee, would watch children play [...]

42 Miles by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

42 Miles by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer is aptly named, for it is just 42 miles between the two different life’s that JoEllen lives.  42 miles between the doorstep of her Mother’s downtown city apartment and her father’s farm.  When she’s in the city she goes by Ellen and loves to hang out with her friends.  [...]