Category Archive: children’s books

Book and Tech Wednesday: Raindrops and the New Microsoft Phone

Raindrops: A Shower of Colors by Chieu Anh Urban My rating: 5 of 5 stars Spring is just around the corner and for young ones who are just beginning to learn their colors,… Read More

My New Favorite Illustrator: Jane Ray

Snow White by Jane Ray My rating: 5 of 5 stars Every so often I run into an illustrator whose images are so beautifully rendered I become a bit obsessed with their work.… Read More

January’s Sparrow: One of the Best Books of the Year

January’s Sparrow by Patricia Polacco My rating: 5 of 5 stars You might be a bit like me; only buying great books once they’ve come out in paperback. It’s least expensive and the… Read More

Classic Fairy Tales by Candlewick Press

Classic Fairy Tales by Berlie Doherty My rating: 5 of 5 stars I am always cautious of modern re-tellings of classic fairy tales. I greatly prefer fairy tales to remain largely the way… Read More

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Pop-Up Book

By now we’ve all read The Very Hungry Caterpillar and if you haven’t you really should! It is indeed one of the best children’s books of all time. It’s allure? Eric Carle used… Read More

The Best Children’s Books of 2007

The American Library Association bestowed the 2008 highest honors in children’s literature yesterday. Here are the winners. Coretta Scott King Book Award recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for… Read More

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