BEAUTIFUL OOPS by Barney Saltzberg A lovely little board book determined to forever end the tantrum over ripped paper, misspelled words or stains on a masterpiece-in-progress. Saltzberg (Good Egg, Crazy Hair Day) gives kids not only ideas for how to transform an Oops into a Wow, but also the a-okay […]
Vera’s Halloween by Vera Rosenberry A story of Halloween, yes, but more globally (and importantly) one of getting lost and of neighborly kindness – with a serene ending that just nails it. What makes Vera’s Halloween work so well is the lack of emotion in the writing. That may sound […]
It’s fun to think about what you’d do after winning the lotto. With millions in the bank, what would you buy first: cars, houses, a personal submarine? For years, my post-lottery wish list included season tickets to Michigan State Men’s Basketball & Football, and to the Detroit Red Wings @ […]
Ida B . . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan I discovered Katherine Hannigan through Emmaline and the Bunny, a cute-sounding fantasy tale I figured the girls would find fanciful. They did, as did the Mrs. So, I checked […]
NOONIE’S MASTERPIECE By Lisa Railsback Illustrated by Sarajo Frieden A sweet cupcake of a story with sadness sprinkles adorning the top. 10-year old Noonie doesn’t much care for school, save for art class. She’s an inspiring artist living inside a dream, a fabrication of a life she’ll never have, and […]
Colin Meloy of Portland-prose rockers The Decemberists, along with his wife Carson Ellis, have inked a 3-book deal with Harper Collins to bring to life Wildwood – a series of novels for middle school children. Dubbed by the publisher as “a classic tale of adventure, magic, and danger, set in […]
I dunno, but if the little ones who listen to music, read books and play apps on our iPhones grow up to save our planet, then yeah, I guess all that stuff can actually help the Earth. It not perfectly linear, I’ll admit, but by-golly I can draw the connection […]
The Easter Bunny, in his divine wisdom, stuffed a book into the Bear’s basket. The all-knowing hare delivered what could be considered the finest tome in the ‘loose tooth’ sub-sub-sub genre of the children’s book world. Little Rabbit’s Loose Tooth, the title of which should be fairy self-explanatory regarding the […]
