Little Penguin — Perfect Picture Book Friday
October 24, 2013
Title: Little Penguin: the Emperor of Antarctica Author: Jonathan London Illustrator: Julie Olson Publisher: Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Children, 2011
Beth Stilborn: Books ~ Encouragement ~ Teaching ~ Hope
October 24, 2013
Title: Little Penguin: the Emperor of Antarctica Author: Jonathan London Illustrator: Julie Olson Publisher: Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish Children, 2011
October 17, 2013
Title: Too Much Noise in the Library Author: Susan Margaret Chapman Illustrator: Abby Carter Publisher: Janesville, WI: Upstart Books, 2010.
October 10, 2013
Title: Mirror, mirror: a book of reversible verse Author: Marilyn Singer Illustrator: Josée Masse Publisher: New York: Dutton (Penguin Group), 2010.
September 26, 2013
Title: Chester’s Masterpiece Author/Illustrator: Mélanie Watt (although Chester the Cat would disagree) Publisher: Toronto, ON, Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press, 2010 Genre: Picture book, fiction, humor
September 19, 2013
Perfect Picture Book Friday is back for its THIRD year! (Actually, it started up again last week, when I was participating in Erik’s blog tour.) Although this book is very different to the sort of books I usually share for PPBF, I came across it while doing research for a middle grade novel, and decided the instant I read it that it would be my first PPBF pick of the…
June 13, 2013
This will be the last Perfect Picture Book Friday until September. Watch for PPBF’s return in the fall! Title: Backstage Cat Author: Harriet Ziefert Illustrator: Jenni Desmond Publisher: Maplewood, NJ: Blue Apple Books, 2013
May 16, 2013
Title: Rose’s Garden Author/Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds Publisher: Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press, 2009 Genre: Picture book, fiction
February 28, 2013
As 2013’s Freedom to Read Week in Canada draws to a close, I want to include a book that speaks gently to an issue that is contentious for some. I believe it is of vital importance to show children that families come in all varieties, and that this is something to rejoice in and celebrate, as this book does. Title: Mom and Mum are Getting Married Author: Ken Setterington Illustrator: Alice…