• Reviews

    #blogbookaday: This Book Will Not Be Fun

    Summary:  “A book is no place for tomfoolery, and this mouse assures us that his book is to be no exception. Just please ignore that Word-Eating Flying Whale, and–oh, no, the lights have gone out. Wait, what is THAT?! Nothing to fear. Everything is under control… Readers will delight as this…

  • Lists

    Genre Booklists for Summer 2018

    I know we’re still in the middle of summer, but I’ve filled this blog with ten weeks of genre-focused booklists for toddlers to teens, hoping to give every kid something they’ll be interested in reading during this school break. There are over 500 titles in these lists and are available…

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    #blogbookaday: If You Were the Moon

    Summary:  “What would you do if you were the moon? Do you think you would rest quietly in the night sky? Oh, no. The moon does so much more than you might imagine! It spins like a twilight ballerina, plays tug-of-war with the ocean, and lights a pathway for baby sea…

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    #blogbookaday: Flashlight Night

    Summary:  “Flashlight Night is an ode to the power of imagination and the wonder of books. Three children use a flashlight to light a path around their backyard at night; in the flashlight’s beam another world looms. Our heroes encounter spooky woods, a fearsome tiger, a time-forgotten tomb, an Egyptian god, a…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Sleep Train

    Summary:  “A little boy climbs into bed with a book and starts counting the train cars in it, between the engine and caboose. “Ten sleepy cars going clickety-clack,” reads the refrain. But as the boy counts cars and gets sleepier and sleepier, his room looks more and more like one of…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Crunch, the Shy Dinosaur

    Summary:  “From Cirocco Dunlap (This Book Will Not Be Fun) and Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner Greg Pizzoli (The Watermelon Seed) comes a charming, giggly read-aloud that illustrates the particular art of making a friend! Crunch is a lovely and quiet brontosaurus who has hidden himself in some shubbery and is…

  • Lists

    Fairy Tale Booklist Recap

    Fairy Tale Book RecapĀ  Fractured Fairy Tales: 10+ Fairy Tales for Ages 3-7 Fairy Tale Retellings: 15+ Fairy Tale Titles for Ages 8-12 Once Upon a Time: 13+ Fairy Tale Titles for Ages 13 and up Fairy Tale Classics: 10+ Original Titles

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: A House That Once Was

    Summary:  “Deep in the woods is a house just a house that once was but now isnā€™t a home. Who lived in that house? Who walked down its hallways? Why did they leave it, and where did they go? Two children set off to find the answers, piecing together clues found,…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Harriet Gets Carried Away

    Summary:Ā Ā “HarrietĀ lovesĀ costumes. She wears them to the dentist, to the supermarket, and most importantly, to her super-special dress-up birthday party. Her dads have decorated everything for the party and Harriet has her most favorite costume all picked out for the big day. Thereā€™s just one thing missingā€”party hats! But when Harriet…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Moon

    Summary:  “Like many children, Moon leads a busy life. School, homework, music lessons, sports, and the next day it begins again. She wonders if things could be different. Then, one night, she meets a wolf. The wolf takes Moon deep into the dark, fantastical forest and there she learns to howl, how…