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January 29, 2018
Picture Books At The Library 135
I catalog hundreds of new picture books each year, and I read as many of them as I can. Unfortunately, I can’t review them all. But I can share them! Below are a few recent titles. (Summaries have been taken directly from the books whenever possible.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.
Peep waits very impatiently for her first snow. Beautiful art!
As Fergus packs his bags to go on vacation with his parents, he remembers that he loaned his bucket and shovel, goggles, and k...
January 22, 2018
Picture Books At The Library 134
I catalog hundreds of new picture books each year, and I read as many of them as I can. Unfortunately, I can’t review them all. But I can share them! Below are a few recent titles. (Summaries have been taken directly from the books whenever possible.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.
Not satisfied with his green frosting and little hat, a cookie shaped like a dinosaur demands to be redecorated. FUN!
Tortoise’s friends try to convince him to stay awake instead of sleepin...
January 15, 2018
Picture Books At The Library 133
I catalog hundreds of new picture books each year, and I read as many of them as I can. Unfortunately, I can’t review them all. But I can share them! Below are a few recent titles. (Summaries have been taken directly from the books whenever possible.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.
This batch is overflowing with fun!
A look at nature as winter turns to spring and spring to summer. Beautiful!
A little dragon named Drake is reluctant to listen to his father who tells hi...
January 14, 2018
How To Use Picture Books To Help Your Grandkids Fall in Love with Reading by Susan Day
Here on Frog on a Blog, I’ve been saying for years that literacy is the jump-off point from which all of life’s successes take flight. Many of us take reading for granted, but did you know that some people can’t read street signs, or menus, or cereal boxes, let alone job applications, instruction manuals, or other important documents. If children are introduced to books and reading early on, their chances of becoming strong readers and ultimately successful in life increase substantially. The...
January 12, 2018
Top 17 Circulating Picture Books Of 2017
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Which picture books were checked out most often from the Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville in 2017?
I report, rather happily (and surprisingly), that no TV or movie tie-ins made the top 17 in 2017! Though, had I expanded the list to top 25, we’d certainly see Peppa Pig (who was very popular in 2016). Had I expanded to top 30, we’d have seen Disney’s Frozen.
Not surprisingly, Pete the Cat makes an appearance, as does Mo Willem’s pigeon and Thomas the Tank Engine. The rest of the bo...
January 8, 2018
Picture Books At The Library 132
I catalog hundreds of new picture books each year, and I read as many of them as I can. Unfortunately, I can’t review them all. But I can share them! Below are a few recent titles. (Summaries have been taken directly from the books whenever possible.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.
A girl loses her favorite doll on the way to her grandma’s house, but it’s returned to her by someone special. Beautiful illustrations!
A little girl’s pet turtle sets off to find a gift fo...
January 5, 2018
New Year=New Beginnings: December’s Winner
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Happy New Year, everyone! Today I announce the final winner in my year-long blog giveaway, a giveaway in which I endeavored to show my gratitude to my followers, fans, and friends for their support by spreading a bit of positivity in what seems, at times, an overwhelmingly negative world. When I started New Year=New Beginnings last January, I never dreamed the year would fly by in the blink of an eye. But here we are, in a brand new year! As I bring 2017’s giveaway to a close, my hope is tha...
January 1, 2018
Picture Books At The Library 131
I catalog hundreds of new picture books each year, and I read as many of them as I can. Unfortunately, I can’t review them all. But I can share them! Below are a few recent titles. (Summaries have been taken directly from the books whenever possible.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.
Engrossed in a book, Henry decides to ignore the school bell, which sets off a chain reaction.
A young pirate sets off alone to prove she’s a good pirate, and to make amends for a mistake.
...December 26, 2017
Picture Books At The Library 130
I catalog hundreds of new picture books each year, and I read as many of them as I can. Unfortunately, I can’t review them all. But I can share them! Below are a few recent titles. (Summaries have been taken directly from the books whenever possible.) Check your local library or bookstore for availability.
A stranded wolf cub is rescued and raised by a loving polar bear. Sweet!
Two baby elephants are captured and sent away to perform at a circus.
When a giant chicken shows up in her kitchen,...
December 23, 2017
Once Upon a Time…in History….by Lisa Olson
“It’s easy to get sucked up into the enormity of life and not think you could ever make a difference. That’s what I like all my books to say. YOU ARE IMPORTANT!!!” ~Lisa Olson
I love this quote by Lisa Gammon Olson, author of the American Herstory series! Lisa contacted me recently about her picture book series and I could tell (even through e-mail correspondence) that she’s very passionate about what she wants young readers to take away from her books. I asked Lisa to tell us more a...
