picture books Archives

Creepy Kid Lit – Monsters Are Super Relatable in Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich

October 25, 2020

Halloween is less than 10 days away and we’ve been busy consuming spooky themed stories in our house. Today’s book is what I would call spooky-silly, as it’s a compilation of short stories, poems, songs and co...

Nature Is Our History Teacher in As An Oak Tree Grows

Bambi

September 18, 2020

Children's, Fiction

I’ve easily read today’s book 100 times but to my son, it just never seems to get old! It’s a picture book that he received when he was 3 or 4, through an excellent program I’ve cheered before, Dolly Parton’s ...

Discover the Mostly Wordless World of David Wiesner

Bambi

March 29, 2020

Children's, Fiction

Have you ever shared a picture book with your child and by the time you reached the end, you’ve thought, ‘Even I could have written a better book than that’? There have been plenty of these moments for me over...

Dragons Love Tacos & Kids Love Adam Rubin’s Books

Bambi

December 7, 2019

Children's, Fiction

I realize that any of the books I’ve shared can be enjoyed by all children however sometimes you come across an author who seems to be speaking primarily to boys. Adam Rubin is, to me, such an author. He’s wri...

Embrace the Silly with These Outlandish Picture Books

Bambi

November 16, 2019

Children's, Fiction

Today’s installment of Books for Boys will take a different turn. As much as our boys are beginning to embrace chapter books and graphic novels, they can still appreciate an interesting picture book, especiall...