Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | 978-0358064763 Lovers of poetry and especially poetry for children are well familiar with Joyce Sidman‘s work. Her books have won many awards, including but not limited to a Newbery Honor for DARK EMPEROR AND OTHER POEMS OF THE NIGHT, Caldecott Honors for both SONG OF THE WATER BOATMAN & OTHER POND… Read more »
Chronicle Books | 978-1452127835 About a month ago, Kim Tomsic and I were (finally!) able to schedule our first lunch together in over a year. We’d both been vaccinated and had a lot of catching up to do. Kim’s newest book, THE ELEPHANTS COME HOME, was publishing in May, and I was anxious to… Read more »
Chronicle Books BARKUS | 978-1452180809 On a windy day, unannounced, Nicky’s favorite uncle, Uncle Everton, knocks on the door. He’s going on a trip around the world and he has a surprise for Nicky. In one hand, he held a leash. At the other end of the leash was… Barkus, Uncle Everton’s very big… Read more »
I’ve been reading chapter books lately, so today’s ReaderKidZ post focuses on three from this week. SYDNEY AND TAYLOR: Explore the Whole Wide World by Jacqueline Davies, illustrated by Deborah Hocking For Sydney and Taylor, the whole wide world up to this point had been their small burrow under Miss Nancy’s potting shed. “Sydney, being… Read more »
Abrams Books for Young Readers | 9781419744228 It’s spring now in the northern hemisphere and the trees are leafing out, bright and green. If you’re like me, you look forward to these months of new growth, birds chirping their morning and evening songs. Spring also means books. New books! I’ve been a fan of both Maria… Read more »
Abrams Books for Young Readers | 9781419736261 Last month, I was fortunate to hear author, Sandra Nickel, share a portion of the beginning of her newest picture book, THE STUFF BETWEEN THE STARS: How Vera Rubin Discovered Most of the Universe. She talked about reading Vera’s story for the first time (in a NYT… Read more »
Dial Books | 978-0593112595 Have you seen the tree in me by Corinna Luyken? One look at the cover with its gorgeous gouache, pencil, and ink illustrations in bright – almost florescent – pinks and yellows, oranges and golds and you know this is a book you must have. It makes my heart happy… Read more »
