The Fate of Fausto by Oliver Jeffers
I love Oliver Jeffers as an author. I was excited to read this new picture book. But man, this is DARK! Fausto is a man who sets off to prove that he is the boss and that everything belongs to him. He conquers a flower, and a sheep, and a tree. But that is not enough. He goes after a field, and a lake, and a mountain, and they all eventually give in. But the sea, the sea is a different matter. The sea […]
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick, Sophie Blackall (artist)
Earlier in bingo, I learned that Winnie the Pooh was published in 1926 and so counted for “The Roaring 20’s”. I went looking through my library to discover that we don’t have a copy (though we have the entire Paddington collection). However, Grandma had sent this book to my kids! Finding Winnie opens with a mother (the author) telling her son a true story about a bear. Winnie’s story begins in Winnipeg, Canada with a young veterinarian named Harry Colbourn. Harry specialized in treating horses and […]
P is For Pterodactyl by Raj Haldar & Chris Carpenter
I don’t recall how I first heard of this book, but I bought it for myself just for kicks, and it’s a hoot. This is a children’s book, but only after your kids know the alphabet pretty well, or it will confuse them. The authors find words that don’t sound like they start with the letters they actually start with, like pterodactyl, knight, gnat, etc. There’s even a word that starts with a silent B, which I had no idea existed. It’s for bdellium (a […]
If the Shoe Fits by Deborah Guarino and Seth Hippen
I requested this book on NetGalley based on the review of Cannonballer Chris, and then promptly forgot everything about it. I knew it was a Cinderella variation based on the title, but that was about it. I think I assumed it was a young adult novel at some point. I went to open the file recently, and I found to my delight that I was wrong! It’s a picture book, and a very clever one at that! It is still a variation on Cinderella. […]
The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown by Mac Barnett
“The important thing about Margaret Wise Brown is that she wrote books.” Mac Barnett, if you haven’t spent any time with him, is one of the most delightful children’s book authors of our time. If I summed him up in one insignificant word, I’d say “funny” because it mostly captures the breadth of his work, from his silly picture books to Wimpy-Kid readalike chapter books. But in his biography of predecessor Margaret Wise Brown, he showcases a positively stunning simplicity of language, a thoughtful exploration […]
Pirates Don't Go to Kindergarten by Lisa Robinson
I have no idea how to write a review of a book when the number of words required in the review are longer than the number of words in the book itself…
