Yes. Phantasmagoric is really a word. Go look it up! But, just make sure you come back here afterward. It's a hard word to pronounce. But the story is well worth the tongue-twisting effort. Beth Anderson's newest picture book is everything that Franz Gsellmann's fantastic world machine was: Creative! Imaginative! and full of Discovery! REVIEWFranz was a very curious… Continue reading Franz's Phantasmagorical Machine: A Picture Book Biography, Author Interview with Beth Anderson, and Giveaway
Sounds All Around: The Science of How Sound Works (Kids Can Press, 2021) written by Susan Hughes and illustrated by Ellen Rooney, is exactly what the title says it is: an accessible STEM book for young readers about the science of sound. An unnamed protagonist and his dog guide the reader through the book.Here is the opening… Continue reading SOUNDS ALL AROUND: A Nonfiction Picture Book and Giveaway
Congratulations to Mary Jane Coward who won Daddy, Can You See the Moon? from last week's blog. *********** Marsha Diane Arnold is back with another new picture book. This one is practically wordless! But yet an important story is told through three words and Qin Leng's exquisite, detailed illustrations. Mine. Yours. (Kids Can Press, 2019) follows… Continue reading Mine. Yours. A Nearly Wordless Picture Book Review, Challenge, and Giveaway