Below are the reviews I wrote for the March issue of Parents Express (Philadelphia.) Nonfiction continues to flourish and one of my favorite categories, picture book biographies, just gets better and better. People written about previously receive imaginative and skillful … Continue reading
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I haven’t posted book reviews in quite a while, though I write them every month. Bobbie began writing reviews for the Parents Express 30 years ago! Now I write them though she helps out when I’m in a bind, as … Continue reading
Our September reviews for the Parents Express Philadelphia included reviews of three new picture books. A direct link to the online version appears at the end of this post. Mom, It’s My First Day of Kindergarten! written and illustrated by … Continue reading
Every few months, or at least twice a year, I fall in love with a new book. This year’s first heart-pounder is a young adult title called October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard, written by the amazing Lesléa Newman … Continue reading
Here’s a link to our August reviews in the Philadelphia Parents Express — http://www.server-jbmultimedia.net/JRC-PA-ParentsExpress/sitebase/index.aspx?adgroupid=207214&view=double&fh=535 Just go to page 7. I wanted to cover more than the usual three books so the reviews are short! … Continue reading
I found out recently that the links to our reviews published in Parents Express can be problematic so I’ve decided to post the reviews here once they’re live online. The paper editions are available locally (in the Philadelphia and southern … Continue reading
Read our reviews from the March issue of Parents Express. Look Who’s There! and What Do You See? written and illustrated by Martine Perrin, Albert Whitman, board books,ages birth -3. Whoa Baby Whoa! written by Grace Nichols and illustrated … Continue reading
Molly (our border collie mix) and I just finished reading Stay: The True Story of Ten Dogs, by Michaela Muntean with photographs by K.C. Bailey and Stephen Kazmierski (Scholastic Press). Not only is it an inspiring story about dogs who … Continue reading
Here’s a link to our book reviews published in the February issue of Parent’s Express (Philadelphia.) http://montgomerynews.com/articles/2012/02/12/parents_express/columns/doc4f297f2473292113934612.txt … Continue reading
I just finished reading We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March, by Cynthia Levinson (Peachtree). Although I was born in 1961 and wasn’t aware of current events of the 60’s as they happened, I have read quite a … Continue reading