Boy, I tell you. You get a kid and suddenly you find yourself scheming all these crazy schemes. “I’m going to get my kid to like vegetables!” “I’m going to get my kid to appreciate classical music!” “I’m going to get my kid to like math!” Crazy, right? I mean the first two seem doable, but the third? I’m… Read More
Posts Tagged ‘2012 picture books’
Review of the Day: How Many Jelly Beans? by Andrea Menotti
Saturday, February 18th, 2012Review of the Day: Lucy Rescued by Harriet Ziefert
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
My temptation whenever I review a children’s book that involves a dog in some way is to begin with a caveat that I am not a dog person. I’ve drawn from that well one too many times, though. At this point I think my I-am-not-a-dog-person credentials are well and truly established. However, it wasn’t until I read the utterly charming Lucy Rescued that I realized something. I… Read More
Review of the Day: And Then It’s Spring by Julie Fogliano
Friday, January 27th, 2012
Patience is a virtue. Riiiiiight. Actually it is, but tell that to anyone under the age of fifteen (to pick an arbitrary age). Though it varies from child to child, immediate satisfaction is something our day and age strives to give us in everything from grocery shopping to movie selection. When kids can just hop… Read More
Review of the Day: Chloe and the Lion by Mac Barnett
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Pity the picture book author. Their lot is rife with strife. With a couple exceptions here and there it is mighty hard to make picture book authorship your one and only occupation. Many times the writer in question has to supplement their income with class visits to schools and libraries around the country. That in and of itself isn’t exactly a… Read More
