Book Review: Laura Vaccaro Seeger’s First the __
A concept picture book that explores how life, art, and stories evolve.
Genre: picture book
Book Review: Dr. Seuss’ Sleep Book
The crazy world of Dr. Seuss as each creature starts yawning, then snoring.
Book Review: William Joyce’s The Sandman
The Man in the Moon needs a helper when he suddenly remembers the pilot of that shooting star who fell asleep so long ago.
Book Review: Maurice Sendak’s Bumble-Ardy
I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Bumble-Ardyby Maurice Sendak fantasy, picture book in Hardcover edition that was published by HarperCollins on April 5, 2013 and has 40 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Where the Wild Things Are, Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months, In the Night KitchenOriginally an animated Sesame Street animated short created by Maurice Sendak and Jim Henson, it’s the first all-Sendak story since his last story, Outside Over There in 1981. My Take The introducing pages are cute with the soft pastel graphics Sendak has created. I especially enjoyed the one in which Bumble-Ardy is exploding out of a calendar with that “well” *grin*. I’m also enjoying the rhythm and rhyme of the story. Be warned, there is a rather gruesome explanation of why Bumble-Ardy hasn’t had a birthday party for the previous eight years. Yum! You absolutely MUST read all the signs the characters carry or wear. And it’s definitely, oh, yes, most definitely a great opportunity […]
Book Review: Kathy Henderson’s And the Good Brown Earth
A patient Gram and her spirited grandson follow the cycle of the seasons as they savor the shared joy of growing things.
Book Review: Dr. Seuss’ If I Ran the Circus
It’s a wealth of dreaming and leaping and jousting as the circus parade wends and winds it way through this children’s picture book tale from Dr. Seuss.
Book Review: Dr. Seuss’ McElligot’s Pool
A colorfully imaginative fishing expedition that follows a pool to its possible source with all the fishy possibilities.
Book Review: Maurice Sendak’s In the Night Kitchen
Mickey becomes a hero as he saves the day In the Night Kitchen and ensures that all will have cake in the morning.
Book Review: Tish Rabe’s If I Ran the Dog Show: All About Dogs
It’s The Cat in the Hat visiting the dog show to explore how dog breeds are different in this nonfiction picture book for kids.
Book Review: Dr. Seuss’ My Many Colored Days
A gorgeous (and sophisticated) book on color and emotions that will appeal to children and adults. It also provides a safe leaping-off point for children to discuss their emotions with mom and dad.