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I have one more Easter book to recommend in addition to my Top Ten Children’s Easter Books. It’s “Rechenka’s Eggs,” a picture book written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco. Kindly old Babushka takes in an injured goose. She names the...
Since April is National Poetry Month and Young People's Poetry Week is April 11-17, now's a good time to recommend some excellent children's books of poetry, including rhymes and poems for very young children. See my Poetry directory for reviews...
Did you know that you can create customized booklists for your child using online databases? Both the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University and the Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature (DAWCL) are easy to use. You can find books...
Alzheimer's disease affects the entire family. It's hard to explain to young children what has happened to their grandfather or grandmother when they are afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. The children's picture book "Singing with Momma Lou" might help. More than...
We've had some stormy nights here, which reminded me of Amy Hest's "Kiss Good Night." This gentle bedtime story, which takes place on a stormy night, is about a little bear, Sam, who is not quite ready to go to...
I have been busy reading children's books about Passover, but I have yet to find anything to match "Wonders and Miracles: A Passover Companion." The 136-page hardbound book was written and compiled by Eric A. Kimmel. It is illustrated with...
Did you know that children receive all kinds of benefits by listening to audiobooks for children? Among other things, your child will benefit by Improving listening and comprehension skills, Increasing vocabulary, and Learning the proper pronunciation of words. To learn...
Mildred Wirt Benson was independent, intelligent, resourceful, and a great favorite of those who knew her. So was the person she wrote about - teenage sleuth Nancy Drew. The two had a great deal in common, including very long and...
Thirteen Latino poets celebrate mothers and grandmothers in Pat Mora's "Love to Mamá: A Tribute to Mothers", illustrated by Paula S. Barragan M. "Love to Mamá" celebrates both a particular culture in all of its variety and the universal bonds...
This year's winners of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for Literature are illustrator Ryôji Arai (Japan) and author Phillip Pullman (United Kingdom). The Award was established by the Swedish government in memory of the beloved Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, the...
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