Posts Tagged ‘kid’s books’

Kid’s Book Review: Ollie the Purple Elephant

Kid’s Book Review: Ollie the Purple Elephant
Tweet OLLIE THE PURPLE ELEPHANT by Jarrett J. Krosoczka Sure, Krosoczka (Lunch Lady Comics, Punk Farm) could have written it as: “Ollie agreed with these”. But he didn’t.  Well, Ollie did but the author didn’t. Oh never...
October 4th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

The New Favorite Thing

The New Favorite Thing
Tweet Yeah, yeah.  So it might be narcissistic of her but the Bear’s new favorite pre-bedtime ritual is hearing me read aloud from the book I am writing about, well, her. And her sister. You see, I offer something Steig, Sendak, Yolen, and...
September 22nd, 2011 | Musings on Parenting, OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

Kid’s Books: The Amelia Bedelia Reboot

Kid’s Books: The Amelia Bedelia Reboot
Tweet Amelia Bedelia isn’t for everyone. The old “I Can Read” books from the early 60′s to the early 00′s feature the tall protagonist in period clothes, servant-attire more specifically, and the stories can be dreadfully...
September 15th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

New Eric Carle Picture Book and Museum Exhibition

Tweet With a name reminiscent of a Don Caballero song title, picture book legend Eric Carle is set to release a retrospective tome of sorts and, in addition, launch a brand new accompanying exhibit at the Massachusetts museum bearing his name. The...
September 2nd, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

iPad App for Kids Review: Hildegard Sings

iPad App for Kids Review: Hildegard Sings
Tweet Hildegard the hippo loves to sing opera and dreams of the spotlight. But really, who doesn’t?  When her opportunity finally comes, there’s just one teensy weensy problem: she loses her voice. Murphy’s law apparently applies...
August 30th, 2011 | iPhone Apps, OWTK Children's Book Reviews, OWTK TECH REVIEWS | Read More

Kid’s Book Review (Back to School Edition): Sea Monster’s First Day

Kid’s Book Review (Back to School Edition): Sea Monster’s First Day
Tweet SEA MONSTER’S FIRST DAY by Kate Messner Illustrated by Andy Rash Being the new kid, or monster, in school can be a terrifying, misery-inducing experience.  I think most of us bigger folk who’ve progressed through some kind of...
August 5th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

Kid’s Book Review: Marty McGuire

Kid’s Book Review: Marty McGuire
Tweet MARTY MCGUIRE by Kate Messner Illustrations by Brian Floca It’s no secret I’m not into princess culture.  Neither is the precocious 3rd grade girl Marty McGuire.  But when Annie, her best crayfish-catching bud, strays to the...
August 4th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

Kid’s Book Review: Here Comes The Cat

Kid’s Book Review: Here Comes The Cat
Tweet Ever read a book with a story more interesting than it’s story? Huh. In 1986 a pair of author/illustrators wrote a children’s book together with just four words repeated throughout. So what you say? One was American, the other Russian....
July 16th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More

iPad App for Kids Review: Princess Arabella Wants To Play

Tweet The Princess Arabella Wants To Play iPad storybook app, based on the books by Mylo Freeman, is a captivating long-form story complimented by bold watercolor paintings that’s as engrossing as any traditional children’s book we’ve...
July 15th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews, OWTK TECH REVIEWS | Read More

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #6 – Cabin Fever Cover Revealed!

Tweet I didn’t fully appreciate the popularity of Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series until I worked the Scholastic book fair at the Bear’s school late last year. My lord do youngsters love these Wimpy Kid books! I...
June 16th, 2011 | OWTK Children's Book Reviews | Read More
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