Title: I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery Author: Cynthia Grady Illustrator: Michele Wood Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2012 Genre: Picture book, poetry/non-fiction Audience Age: 9 or 10 years old and up
I probably should have waited until fall to review this fall-themed book, but I just received it, and couldn’t wait! A chilly February day is a good time for some hot spiced apple cider, though, so let’s have some as we look at today’s book. It’s such a delight to add a book by a …
Title: Music from the Sky Author: Denise Gillard Illustrator: Stephen Taylor Publisher: Toronto: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi, 2001, 2011 Genre: Picture book, fiction
Title: The Very Fairy Princess Follows Her Heart Authors: Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton Illustrator: Christine Davenier Publisher: New York: Little, Brown, 2013 Genre: Picture book, fiction Audience Age: 3 to 8 years
Title: Ballerina Dreams Author: Lauren Thompson Photographer: James Estrin Publisher: New York, Feiwel and Friends, 2007. Genre: Picture book, nonfiction
Title: The Art Room Author: Susan Vande Griek Illustrator: Pascal Milelli Publisher: Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, 2002 Genre: Picture book, historical fiction
This is a special Perfect Picture Book Friday. Quoting from Susanna Leonard Hill’s PPBF post last week, since “Friday, December 14 is the anniversary of the date in 1954 that the UN General Assembly recommended there should be a Universal Children’s Day, we are going to be doing our part to raise awareness of the …
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Title: Happy Birthday to You! Author/Illustrator: Dr. Seuss Publisher: New York: Random House, 1959, 1987. Genre: Picture book, fiction/fantasy Audience Age: 3 to 8 years
