Heading to the beach? Vacationing seaside? After a long day of sun, surf, and sand, capture your kids’ fancy with one of these peachy, beach-y reads. Even if you’re landlocked this season, you can feel the velvet ocean breeze, hear …
sweet as pie in July
Pie is for Sharing, written by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard, illustrated by Jason Chin published in 2018, a Neal Porter Book, Roaring Brook Press My grandmother made the best blueberry pie imaginable, exploding with the tiny, wild blueberries she picked, and …
stars & stripes & nordic crosses
I’ve been regaling my family with fascinating facts about flags these days, courtesy of a brilliant book on the subject that I recommend to you all, especially during this World Cup month. Flying Colors: A Guide to Flags from Around …
fishing in Jamaica
Gone to Drift, by Diana McCaulay first published in the UK in 2016; first US edition 2018 by HarperCollins Lloyd is a young boy living in Kingston, Jamaica, where fishing has been the lifeline for generations of men in his …
five for a blast of summer
Take some summer heat. Add cold cherry lemonade and a stack of picture books. Mix with children worn out from a day of swimming. Makes one heap of bliss! Food Truck Fest!, written by Alexandra Penfold, illustrated by Mike Dutton …
the beautiful game…winning books for World Cup fans!
A friend of mine once described the World Cup as “waking up and finding out it’s going to be Christmas every day for a whole month!” If you are fans of the beautiful game, I’ve no doubt these champion football/soccer …
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two for new babies
A while back I posted a slew of books to welcome new babies. Here are two more gems to add to that list: Mama’s Belly, written by Kate Hosford, pictures by Abigail Halpin published in 2018 by Abrams Books for …
a batch of slim novels for young readers
Awhile back I compiled a giant list of short novels — under 100 pages — to suit a variety of readers. You can find that here. I’ve also compiled a list of all the early chapter book titles I’ve reviewed …
vintage canoe adventures
They tested the Minnow and tested their own skill and strength in her: they back-paddled, they forward-paddled; they sent her twirling in circles…Then they changed their methods altogether, and saw how stealthily they could go: they grudged the soft whisper …
silly and smiley
Looking for something sheerly sunny? A book to shine some happiness right smack into your little circle of readers? Try these on for size: Honk! Splat! Vroom!, written and illustrated by Barry Gott published in 2018 by Carolrhoda Books Five …
