Fox and the Box by Yvonne Ivinson
What does a fox do with a box? You would not think a lot, but our fox hero has found a way to go on one amazingly grand adventure! Author/illustrator Yvonne Ivinson created Fox and the Box to help kids spot words and start to sight read. And it is not hard to spot those words as there are only 45 words in the story itself. What this allows is for the early reader to start at an easy level and start to read solo […]
You’re Missing It! by Brady Smith
I picked up a reader copy of You’re Missing It! on a whim. Looking at the cover I thought: Okay, bright vibrant illustrations? Check. Crazy cartoon illustrations on top of that? Check. Why do you want to read it? Answer: Because I can. And I was glad I did read Brady Smith and Tiffani Theissen’s (yes, the actress) book. This husband and wife team created clever text and illustrations. There are hidden elements that you need to view as you read along with a young […]
Rosie and Rasmus by Serena Geddes
Rosie and Rasmus is a classically feeling book with modern language. Serena Geddes’s story is straight forward (a girl wishes she had a friend but is too shy to go play with the others and the other children never see her just standing off to the side). But when she wanders off and meets a dragon named Rasmus, she has a grand time playing, having adventures and learning a big lesson. The part that can help you interact with the book is one can use […]
The Book in the Book in the Book by Julien Baer
The Book in the Book in the Book is a clever book. And while the idea has been done before, Julien Baer and Simon Bailly presents it in a new format. When Thomas wanders off while spending a day on the beach with his family, he finds a book about a boy named Thomas who is having a day on the winter slopes. He too, wanders off and finds a book about a boy named Thomas who is a having a day out in outer […]
Mable and Same at Home by Linda Urban
Mabel and Sam at Home by Linda Urban is a slightly different take on the moving to a new home story. Mabel and her brother Sam approach their new home by making each step and adventure. They imagine they are sailors finding a new, Mable is a tour guide in the New Home Museum and finally astronauts in space when it is time to go to bed. Hadley Hooper has created interesting illustrations and therefore, a voice for the characters that compliments the text. Reminiscent […]
Baby's First Chinese New Year by DK Publishing
Who Loves Boo? by Salina Yoon
When you have two books that are 14 and 18 pages long, you really cannot write a 250-word review for each one, even with a creative writing background and know how to be flowery! Therefore, a combination review: I am not a Valentine’s gal. I like Chinese New Years instead. I do not go “all out,” but like some traditions. In DK Publishing’s Baby’s First Chinese New Year we have an easy introduction. Normally I would not count this a book, as there is not a […]
