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Nonfiction Picture Books

Boy, Were We Wrong About the Weather! by Kathleen V. Kudlinski

June 26, 2017 by Amy Leave a Comment

Boy, Were We Wrong About the Weather! by Kathleen V. Kudlinski is a good picture book to introduce young readers and listeners to the history of meteorology.  The premise of the book is to go back into history beginning with ancient times, present a misconception, and then explain what modern meteorologists understand today about the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Picture Books Tagged: Juvenile Nonfiction, Nonfiction Monday, Nonfiction Picture Books

Two new books about plants for the preschool crowd

June 19, 2017 by Amy Leave a Comment

I am excited today to share these two new titles.  I shared both of these with Benny, age four, and he was delighted by both. Plant the Tiny Seed by Christie Matheson is a delightful rhyming book that invites the listener’s participation.  It opens like this: There’s magic in this tiny seed. Press it down … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Education, Picture Books, Preschool, Science Tagged: Nonfiction Monday, Nonfiction Picture Books

Giant Squid by Candace Fleming

January 16, 2017 by Amy Leave a Comment

I read Giant Squid by House of Hope favorite Candace Fleming over lunch last week to all of my children.  To say that we were all mesmerized, from the forty-two year old down to the three year old, isn’t an exaggeration.  The combination of the awesome and mysterious subject matter and Eric Rohmann’s amospheric illustrations makes … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Uncategorized Tagged: 2016 Cybils, Cybils, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Read Aloud Thursday, Recommended Picture Books, Science

Some Writer! by Melissa Sweet

December 26, 2016 by Amy 1 Comment

On our family’s recent trip to Boston and its environs, high on our short-list of places to visit was The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art.  I knew that I wanted to commemorate my visit with a souvenir of a book (or two), and Melissa Sweet’s new book, Some Writer!:  The Life of E.B. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Amherst, Author/Illustrator Spotlight, Best Books, Bpston, Juvenile biography, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nonfiction Picture Books

A trio of poetry books for tea time

May 11, 2015 by Amy 2 Comments

We have and enjoy several general poetry anthologies, but sometimes it’s really nice to have something different for poetry tea time.  I borrowed three very different titles from the library and we have enjoyed them for a month’s worth of poetry tea times. Castles:  Old Stone Poems is a collection by J. Patrick Lewis and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Bravewriter Lifestyle, Juvenile Nonfiction, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Poetry, poetry tea time, Read Aloud Thursday
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