Review Copy and Giveaway Provided by Beaver’s Pond Press, Inc. Where to Get Bubble Wrap Girl [Affiliate Link] Amazon  [Local Bookstore] Indiebound [Library] Worldcat It’s gotten so much better over the years, but when my kids were very little I spent a lot of time just being scared that something was going to happen to them. I was always amazed at how other parents seemed so calm all the time, because I was often scared. I am so much happier now that my kids are older. Their internal sense of self-preservation still isn’t great, but it, too, has gotten so much better over the yea ..read more

Review Copy Courtesy of Abrams Books for Young Readers Where to Find When Sue Found Sue [Affiliate Link] Amazon  [Local Bookstore] Indiebound [Library] Worldcat Toni Buzzeo author of many, many excellent picture books was kind enough to talk to me about her new book When Sue Found Sue and a bit about writing in general. I’m thrilled and so grateful she was able to take some time and answer my questions. I hope you enjoy! When Sue Found Sue is excellent in every way! I have two boys and they were enthralled from start to finish. You’ve got them digging for dinosaur bones in our bac ..read more

Review Copy provided by Tundra Books/ Penguin Random House Canada Where to Find What Are You Doing, Benny? [Affiliate Link] Amazon  [Local Bookstore] Indiebound [Library] Worldcat In What Are You Doing, Benny? author Cary Fagan and artist Kady MacDonald Denton join together to tell the story of two brothers, their power dynamics, why NO is a limiting word, and why YES is such a better word to use instead. Told from the younger brother’s perspective and in a hybrid of a traditional picture-book layout and comic-book layout – we follow along as a younger brother desperately, despe ..read more

Giveaway book and review copy provided by Candlewick Press. Where to Get POP-UP SHAKESPEARE [Affiliate Link] Amazon  [Local Bookstore] Indiebound [Library] Worldcat Have you ever seen The Reduced Shakespeare Company? I’ve never had the opportunity to see them in person, but years ago, back in the days of DVDs, I watched their DVD something like 20-30 times. I love them! They make Shakespeare so accessible, lively, and energetic. And completely hilarious. Every high school should start off doing The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged if they can. These guys just do such a grea ..read more

Review Copy Courtesy of Abrams Books for Young Readers [Affiliate Link] Amazon  [Local Bookstore] Indiebound [Library] Worldcat I love The Cook and the King by Julia Donaldson and David Roberts so much. It is the most pure and unadulterated fun I have personally had while reading a picture book aloud to my kids in ages. When we finished reading this book the first time – both of my children literally cheered and then asked me to read it again. I felt so good after reading it – because it reminded me how much and why I love picture books so much. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve read a lot o ..read more

Review Copy Courtesy of Holiday House Where to Get I AM HERMES! Mischief-Making Messenger of the Gods: [Affiliate Link] Amazon  [Local Bookstore] Indiebound [Library] Worldcat In I AM HERMES! by Caldecott Medalist Mordicai Gerstein readers are treated to a hilarious, fast paced, and absorbing story about the messenger and hilariously naughty Hermes. Over the course of sixty-eight spirited pages, we learn about the birth of Hermes, his crazily orchestrated shenanigans as a child, how quickly he grew up, his many inventions, his adventures, his job as a messenger, how he fell ..read more

Review Copy Courtesy of Abrams Books for Young Readers Where to Get Trees: A Rooted History [Affiliate Link] Amazon  [Local Bookstore] Indiebound [Library] Worldcat How’s the cover image for you? Is it big enough? I hope so! I was trying to make it really big. I want it to fill your screen so that you can get a sense of how big this book is. It’s not particularly thick, all told it is 72 pages, but wow, it is a TALL book. Which I think is perfect, because this book is all about trees and trees are, well, tall. Please let me know if the cover is somehow warped for you, but I really hop ..read more

Review Copy Courtesy of Arbordale Publishing [Affiliate Link] Amazon  [Local Bookstore] Indiebound [Library] Worldcat Animals Noses by Mary Holland is part of a series of picture books about animal anatomy – the others being Animal Ears, Animal Eyes, Animal Mouths, Animal Legs, and Animal Tales. This is the first one we’ve read in this series – and we love it. We read the English language version, but a Spanish language version is also available. From Animal Noses by Mary Holland. Image Courtesy of Arbordale Publishing. In Animal Noses, readers will enjoy the large, clear, and enc ..read more

Review Copy Courtesy of Cecily Cline Walton Where to Find The Beauty of My Skin: [Affiliate Link] Amazon  [Local Bookstore] Indiebound [Library] Worldcat The Beauty of My Skin by Cecily Cline Walton and illustrated by Alyssa Liles-Amponsah – is a pure moment of love, gratitude, and gentleness. Gorgeous both in content and medium, the illustrations show images of adults and children in a range of skin tones while they are smiling, laughing, and hugging. From The Beauty of My Skin. Image © 2019 Alyssa Liles-Amponsah. Used with permission. The words are simple but profound, and c ..read more

Review Copy Courtesy of Odeta Xheka [Affiliate Link] Amazon  [Local Bookstore] Indiebound [Library] Worldcat Here Comes Ingo is unlike any picture book I’ve ever read or seen before. Author and artist, Odeta Xheka uses abstract collage and says that her book, “exemplifies a progression of thinking leading towards love, kindness and inclusion because the world needs more empathetic, understand and tolerant children.” From Here Comes Ingo. Image Courtesy of Odeta Xheka And it’s interesting because when it comes to this book, I am honestly lost. There is so much about this book that ..read more