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January 25, 2015
Dickson, H. Leighton. To Journey in the Year of the Tiger. Book Review.
The beautiful cover of this fantasy/science fiction novel is intriguing and embodies the story perfectly. A samurai-like character, with long blonde hair and a lion’s face, holds a shining katana. The book is a surprising and seamless blend of magic and science. Dickson merges Asian (Japan, India, and China) cultures and histories together to form […]
January 23, 2015
Murphy, Mary. Quick Duck! Book Review.
This little board book is a combination of a black outlined little duck and watercolor background painting. The illustrations are simple but engaging and fill each double page spread effectively. The little duck runs through the mud on the first page leaving footprints throughout the rest of the book until he reaches the water and […]
January 21, 2015
Falconer, Ian. Olivia’s Opposites. Book Review.
The opposites are up-and-down, long and short, coming and going, loud and quiet, plain and fancy, and open and closed. This little board book features a pen and ink drawn pig in black, white, and red. The character, Olivia, is shakily drawn and somewhat distorted (overly long ears, back feet like a jack rabbit’s, front […]
January 20, 2015
Chance to win a free toddler book
What do babies love to see? Other babies! Help your little one learn spatial concepts like above and below with this endearing collection of baby photographs. Also included are ten tips to extend your toddler’s learning. https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
January 19, 2015
Casebeer, Edwin F. and Linda Casebeer. The Canary Room. Book Review.
This book is in more of a literary style than I generally read. The entire novel is written in internal and external dialogue from the point of view of 12-year-old Herman, a boy who has been passed from relative to relative. While this format gives us great insight to the character, over the length of […]
January 18, 2015
Free “Writing Fiction for Young Adults” Workshop
From Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop website: “Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop (NOWW) will be offering a free workshop entitled Writing Young Adult Fiction. The facilitator will be Bonnie Ferrante. Bonnie is a hybrid author. Her short stories, newspaper articles and columns, and novels have been published traditionally. She has begun simultaneously self-publishing novels and picture books and is […]
January 16, 2015
Miller, Margaret. Baby Food. Book Review.
This is a great book for getting the concept of reading across to a one year old. Each double page has a close-up photograph of a baby doing something and a single word. The words are banana, spoon, cracker, bottle, yummy, and messy. The last two words take a little longer for the toddler to […]
January 14, 2015
Sassy. Baby Loves Colors. Book Review.
Each double spread in this ten page book features one color. On the left is a solid colored page with the color word in typed white in the middle. On the right are five patterns pictures of things that come in the featured color. The pictures are little busy, for example, the apple is red […]
January 12, 2015
Wilson, Karma. Illustrated by Sam Williams. Baby, I Love You. Book Review.
This is a sweet little board book for toddlers. The pictures are large and simple but poignant. Each leaf features a different multicultural toddler playing with his stuffed puppy dog. The rhyming pattern is maintained comfortably throughout. “Love my baby’s little hands, love those little fingers, too.” is the first page. The second page says, […]
January 9, 2015
Conteh-Morgan, Jane. My Garden. Book Review.
The pictures are interesting mixture of collage and watercolor. The child in the story could be male or female. Each illustration is a double-page spread. A little brown bird accompanies the child throughout her activities. The pages take the reader step-by-step through the process of creating a flower garden by utilizing a simple rhyming scheme. […]
