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March 5, 2018
Picture Books At The Library 138
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.
One by one, five little ducklings tumble off the bridge into the river below.
A tiny chick’s peep sets off a chain reaction that sends the other jungle animals running in fear. Fun!
A girl...
March 3, 2018
My View Book Review: Tamara Turtle’s Life So Far by Regan Macaulay
Title: Tamara Turtle’s Life So Far
Author: Regan Macaulay
Illustrator: Javier Duarte
Publisher/Year: Mirror Publishing/2017
From Back Cover: A good Samaritan takes her to a local animal shelter that cares for “special species” like Tamara. There, she learns about the plight of rescue turtles just like her.
When Tamara, a baby Red-eared Slider turtle, was chosen from the pet store and taken home by a little boy and his mom, she thought it was the start of a good life. And it was good, for a...
February 14, 2018
Happy Book Birthday to PEA SOUP DISASTER by Elaine Kaye
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY!
SUMMARY: Gregory Green loves his mom’s pea soup, but when he eats it at school, all of his friends make fun of how it looks. He doesn’t think it looks like bugs, and it tastes good! Then at recess, his friends run from him, screamin...
February 12, 2018
Picture Books At The Library 137
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 celebration of girls expressed through positive affirmations.
Sophie struggles to put together a puzzle and believes she can’t do it because she isn’t smart.
The littlest Viking must deal...
February 5, 2018
Picture Books At The Library 136
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 celebration of the bonds of love that connect us all.
Life is a creature of many shapes. She accompanies us every day–from the day we are born until the day we die.
Fiona has an accident...
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...
