Category: Reviews
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Review: Playing With Lanterns
If you’re still looking for a picture book to celebrate Chinese New Year this week, I have the perfect pick for you! Playing with Lanterns by Wang Yage, Zen Chengliang, and Helen Wang is a beautiful picture book that follows a group of friends as they celebrate Chinese New Year in the Shaanzi province of […]
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Review: My Mindful A to Zen
If you’re looking for a picture book to bring a little more Zen into your life, I have the perfect pick for you today. My Mindful A to Zen by Krina Patel-Sage is an alphabet picture book with a twist. This gorgeous picture book is not just teaching young readers the alphabet, but it’s also […]
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Review: Love In The Library
I’m so excited to share one of my most anticipated titles of 2022 with you all today! Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Yas Imamura is a small book that packs a huge punch of emotion. It quite literally left me in tears, which is not a common experience for me. Inspired by […]
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Review: Snow Angel, Sand Angel
As I impatiently wait for the first snow in my new city, I want to share a beautiful picture book with you all today that celebrates winter in Hawaii. Snow Angel, Sand Angel by Lois-Ann Yamanaka and Ashley Lukashevsky is a beautiful story about home, family, and heritage that touches on climate science. Following a […]
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Review: Dancing With Daddy
Dancing With Daddy by Anitra Rowe Schulte and Ziyue Chen gives young readers a glimpse into the life of a young girl with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. Though the Author’s Note in the beginning of the book provides some great information around this rare chromosomal disorder, Dancing with Daddy really shines as a story about a daughter’s […]
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Review: The Big Bath House
If you’re looking for a body positive book that is not about body positivity, I have a great pick for you today. The Big Bath House by Kyo Maclear and Gracey Zhang is a fantastic picture book that celebrates family, community, sisterhood, and bodies. Following a young girl and the women in her family as […]
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Review: Kids Around The World Series
If you’re looking to introduce a young reader to different cultures across the globe, Albatros Books has a series for you. The Kids Around The World Series currently has two titles (with another coming early next year) that focus on the ways different cultures celebrate different holidays, as well as the ways our everyday lives […]
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Book Tour Stop: A Sari for Ammi
I’m thrilled to be participating in the book tour for A Sari for Ammi by Mamta Nainy and Sandhya Prabhat today! This precious picture book is all about working hard and appreciating the people who mean the most to us. Following a young girl as she hatches a plan to buy her mother a gift, […]
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Review: The Science of How Series
Today is the first day of Children’s Book Week and National STEM Day! In honor of both celebrations, I want to share two more picture books by Susan Hughes all about science. Illustrated by Ellen Rooney, The Science Of series teaches curious readers about the science of sounds and light with Lights Day and Night, […]
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Flashback Friday: Carmen and the House That Gaudà Built
For Flashback Friday this week we are talking about Carmen and the House That Gaudi Built by Susan Hughes and Marianne Ferrer. Originally published back in March, this beautiful picture book tackles the difficulty of transitioning to a new city, celebrates the feeling of home, and teaches young readers about a remarkable architect’s work. While […]
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