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Perfect Picture Book Friday: Love You When You Whine

Posted in Authors, Picture Books, Perfect Picture Book Friday, tagged , , , , , , , on February 24, 2012 | 29 Comments »

This book has been a standby in our house for as long as I can remember. Love You When You Whine Written by Emily Jenkins, illustrated by Sergio Ruzzier Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, September, 2006 Suitable for:  Ages 3 and up Themes/Topics:  Parenting, Relationships, Family, Behavior, Love Opening and brief synopsis: From SLJ: In this cozy picture [...]

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: Little Dog Lost

Posted in Authors, Dogs, Friendship, Picture Books, tagged , , , , , , , on February 17, 2012 | 23 Comments »

I can’t remember where I first read about this book, but I do know that I bought it sight unseen based upon an interview with the author (social media works!).  Being a complete sucker for miraculous dog stories with happy endings, I couldn’t resist.  Plus, this is the author’s debut picture book, and I always [...]

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: Each Breath a Smile

Posted in Authors, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, Spirituality, tagged , , , , , , , on February 10, 2012 | 28 Comments »

Books about self-calming, loving-kindness, meditation and gratitude are still relatively few.  This beautiful book is based on the teachings of Thich Nhat Hahn, and in the simplest of terms, introduces children to the use of their own breath as a way to slow down, calm down and appreciate the beauty in the world. Each Breath [...]

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: Bedtime Monster

Posted in Authors, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, tagged , , , , , , on January 27, 2012 | 33 Comments »

This week’s choice is a book my kids love and both the author and the illustrator are participants in the 12 x 12 in 2012 challenge. Bedtime Monster Written by Heather Ayris Burnell, Illustrated by Bonnie Adamson Raven Tree Press, September, 2010 Suitable for:  Ages 4-8 Themes/Topics:  Bedtime, Family, Humor Opening and brief synopsis: From Booklist: “There [...]

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: Show Way

Posted in Authors, Children's Books, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 20, 2012 | 42 Comments »

I didn’t write a post about Martin Luther King Day this week, so I thought I would share my favorite picture book on the subject of slavery and racism in the U.S.  I had the extreme good fortune of hearing the author read this story out loud at a conference, where I was moved to [...]

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: Holler Loudly

Posted in Authors, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, tagged , , , , , , , on January 13, 2012 | 41 Comments »

A selection from fantastic kidlit blogger and writer, Cynthia Leitich Smith. Holler Loudly Written by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Illustrated by Barry Gott Dutton Juvenile, November, 2010 Suitable for:  Ages 3-8 Themes/Topics:  Differences, Acceptance, Fitting In, Special Talents Opening and brief synopsis: Holler Loudly has a voice as big as the southwestern sky, and everywhere he goes, [...]

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I’m on Katie Davis’ Brain Burps About Books Podcast!

Posted in Writing, Children's Books, Authors, Publishing, Gratitude Sunday, NaPiBoWriWee, SCBWI, Social Media, Picture Books, PiBoIdMo, Goals, ebooks, Apps, Digital Publishing, 12 x 12 in 2012, Picture Book Month, The Artist's Way, Guest Blogging, Perfect Picture Book Friday, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 11, 2012 | 31 Comments »

Smile, You’re on Katie Davis!* That’s the way I feel today as I have the extreme honor of being Katie Davis’ first Brain Burps About Books podcast guest of 2012.  I am so excited I’ll be throwing the link around all over the place – in this post, on Facebook, on Twitter, email.  Want to [...]

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: The Little Fir Tree

Posted in Authors, Children's Books, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, tagged , , , , , , , on December 23, 2011 | 12 Comments »

A classic Christmas choice for this, the day before Christmas Eve. The Little Fir Tree Written by Margaret Wise Brown, Illustrated by Jim LaMarche Harper Collins, March, 1954 (text original), 1982 (text renewed), 2005 (illustrations) Suitable for:  Ages 3-8 Themes/Topics:  Christmas, Nature, Family, Children with Disabilities, Seasons, Winter Opening and brief synopsis: From Booklist: “(The [...]

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: The Pout-Pout Fish

Posted in Authors, Perfect Picture Book Friday, Picture Books, Rhyming, tagged , , , , , , on December 16, 2011 | 20 Comments »

Since Debbie Diesen was kind enough to have me as a guest blogger this week, I figured I’d share the book of hers that my kids so adore, The Pout-Pout Fish. The Pout-Pout Fish Written by Debbie Diesen, Illustrated by Dan Hana Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, March, 2008 Suitable for:  Ages 2-8 Themes/Topics:  Ocean, Fish, [...]

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Perfect Picture Book Friday: Stranger in the Woods

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , on December 8, 2011 | 33 Comments »

This book has a special place in my heart for two reasons: First, it was photographed entirely in Northern Michigan, where I grew up.  Second, it was one of the first picture books we owned – given to Em as a baby gift less than two weeks after she was born.  We’ve been reading it [...]

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