Monarch and Milkweedby Helen Frost and illus. by Leonid GoreAtheneum/S & S, hardcover, $17.99ages 4-8 A couple of years ago I did a project for an author who had written a children’s book about butterflies and so I have more … Continue reading
Category Archives: picture books
Buster goes to Cowboy CampBy Denise FlemingHenry Holt I read this book out loud to our road dog Molly to see what she thought. She loved the colorful pictures, and she always likes to look at other dogs, but I … Continue reading
The day’s half over here in MST and I’m just getting around to posting a review for Nonfiction Monday. However, I discovered that my first choice, Women Daredevils was already included in the roundup (well done Fuse#8!)and my second choice, … Continue reading
My Friend, the Starfinderwritten by George Ella Lyon and illustrated by Stephen GammellAtheneum/Simon and Schusterages 4-7 I’ve been reading George Ella Lyon’s stories for a long time and so many of them are “keepers” for me, both picture books and … Continue reading
Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed ExplorerWritten and illustrated by Deborah Kogan RayFrances Foster Books/FS & GAges 8-10Map, author’s note, chronology, bibliography I’m joining the many bloggers in Nonfiction Mondays, a roundup found at Anastasia Suen’s blog Picture … Continue reading
Superheroes, written and illustrated by Maxwell Eaton III, Knopf/Random House,early readerThe adventures of Max (a boy) and Pinky (a pig) continue in this second episode. They decide to play superheroes, first practicing the right moves and dressing the part, and … Continue reading