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Indestructibles
Synopsis: “Indestructibles is the trusted series for easing little ones into story time. Beloved by babies and their parents, Indestructibles are built for the way babies “read” (i.e., with their hands and mouths) and are: Rip Proof—made of ultra-durable tight-woven material Waterproof—can be chewed on, drooled on, and washed! Emergent Literacy Tool—bright pictures…
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Summer of Nonfiction: Board Books
Board books are the perfect time to introduce nonfiction titles to kids. Plus, it helps young children learn about the world around them, even concepts that may be too difficult can be easily broken down into simple words or phrases as an introduction through the use of a board book.…
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Slice of Life Day 19: What I’m Reading
I’m a complete nerd when it comes to my interests outside of work – I love children’s literature (as is obvious from my blog). I love reading it, talking about it, and sharing it with others. So, when I was at work on Sunday and checked out what was on…
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Brian Biggs – Illustrator Spotlight
Today’s featured author/illustrator is Brian Biggs. Brian has illustrated board books, picture books, and chapter books. I absolutely adore his Tinyville Town series! My nephew, who is only 3, has requested all the titles for his own bookshelf! And being a librarian, how can I refuse a child who asks for…
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Author Spotlight: Ame Dyckman
Today’s featured author is Ame Dyckman, an author of some of the cutest and funniest books on the market today and one of nicest authors I’ve met online and in person! I first fell in love with Ame’s work with her book – Boy + Bot and reviewed it here on my blog and…
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Author Spotlight: Josh Funk
A new feature on my blog, the author spotlight will highlight an author whose body of work I particularly like! Today’s featured author is Josh Funk, a writer of both Java and manuscripts, if you’ve never gotten a chance to check out his body of work, don’t wait – pick…
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Daddies Do!
Synopsis: “Who wrestles with you for fun—but then surrenders and says you’ve won? Who takes you on outings and just doesn’t care what outfit you’re wearing or if you’ve got messy hair? Guess who? DADDIES DO! Meet a delightful group of animal daddies, including a bird who teaches his baby…
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(Unofficial) Top Ten Tuesday: Back to School
There are probably hundreds, if not thousands of “Back to School” and school-themed kids books. Here are a few of my favorite back to school stories to share with your kids! If you have other titles that you can’t live without, share them in the comments! Is Your Buffalo Ready…
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Go Camping with Picture Books
My parents were (and still are) pretty cool – they’d pack all four of us up (with the dog), maybe some cousins and we’d go camping all around western PA in the summer. We had a small pop-up camper and I absolutely loved every minute of it! So I’ve created…
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Celebrating LBGT Pride Month
June is LGBT Pride Month and I definitely want to offer you some great titles to read, so you can check out my post from last year with a great graphic and titles for all readers! I’m really enjoying the fact that it’s becoming easier to find books with LBGT…
