Recommended Picture Books

Giant Squid by Candace Fleming

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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…]

Two new books by the Steads that I LOVE

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Picking my favorite author and illustrator of picture books would not be easy for me, but I could make a fairly short list.  Included on this list would be the dynamic duo of Philip C. and Erin E. Stead, husband-wife author-illustrator team.  Imagine, then, my absolute delight when I realized that they had published not … [Read more…]