Beware! Reading this nonfiction picture book written by Meeg Pincus and illustrated by Lucy Semple, may convince you that you are over-using plastic. That's what it did for me!Do you see those four children walking along the beach on the cover? Those characters illustrate the scenes of Ocean Soup (Sleeping Bear Press, 2021) as they go from… Continue reading OCEAN SOUP: A Recipe for You, Me, and a Cleaner Sea: A Picture Book Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Kathleen Burkinshaw and Carolyn Frazier who won autographed copies of Halli Gomez's book, LIST OF TEN from last week's blog. *******In Lincoln Clears A Path (Calkins Creek, 2021) a new picture book by talented picture book author Peggy Thomas, our 16th… Continue reading Lincoln Clears A Path: A Picture Book Biography
Congratulations to Sandra Warren who won THE OTHER MADISONS audio book on last week's blog.*****I was introduced to How to Find a Bird through NF FEST, a blog dedicated to nonfiction picture book writers. (Oh, I didn't tell you that I'm working on a picture book? Stay tuned.) Written by Jennifer Ward with engaging illustrations by… Continue reading HOW TO FIND A BIRD: A Picture Book Review and Giveaway
Former astronaut Clayton Anderson is not a stranger to my blog. I reviewed his previous book A is for Astronaut (also from Sleeping Bear Press). Letters from Space is just as informative and engaging. As you'll see in the samples below, the illustrations by Susan Batori are full of humor. Kids will laugh out loud as… Continue reading Letters From Space: A Picture Book Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Carol Nelson who won A Girl Like You.I hope you are enjoying hearing about the wonderful books that Sleeping Bear Press publishes; here is one for the young animal-lover in your home or classroom.REVIEWFrom the title, readers will immediately understand what this book is about. What they will find are poems on the… Continue reading TAILS FROM THE ANIMAL SHELTER: A Picture Book Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Tricia Clark who won Fly, Firefly! from Monday's blog. She's an "old" friend, but a new follower to my blog. Author Meeg Pincus is a gifted author who I featured on my blog a year ago. I am new to Yas Imamura's work but as you'll see in the color palette she used in the… Continue reading WINGED WONDERS: A Picture Book Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Barbara Younger who won a copy of Racoon's Perfect Snowman from last week's blog.REVIEW After I read The Voice that Won the Vote: How One… Continue reading The Voice that Won the Vote: A Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Barbara Younger who won Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie from last week's blog.**** In the last few weeks, I've featured picture books for young readers. Today, I'm happy to help launch Jolene Gutierrez's debut middle-grade nonfiction book, Bionic Beasts (Lerner Books, 2020) Since it's full of photographs, it's technically a picture book too--but this isn't a book… Continue reading Bionic Beasts by Jolene Gutiérrez: A Giveaway and A Mini-Author Interview
Congratulations to Jolene Guiterez (second week in a row!) who won a copy of The Teacher's March! For those of you who didn't win, here's a second chance! Jolene is adding to her school library, book by book. *****As promised on Wednesday, here is my bonus post taking you behind the scenes with Sandra Wallace and… Continue reading Author Interview with Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace + Giveaway
My friends who are picture book writers, parents, grandparents, or teachers will LOVE Our World: A First Book of Geography, As I said in an email to the author, Sue Lowell Gallion, it is one of those books that you read and say to yourself, "Why didn't I think of that?" And then you have to go… Continue reading Our World: A First Book of Geography–A Review and Giveaway