It’s another picture book, you guys, so buckle up. I have Opinions. Some of you may be familiar with Melanie Watt from her Scaredy Squirrel series, although I don’t know how popular she is outside of Canada. Scaredy Squirrel is a good series for kids who are a little hesitant about new things. Childhood is scary. That series is fine but has never caught my interest particularly. This book however! This book is gorgeous. The illustrations are beautiful and detailed with a uniquely 60s aesthetic. […]
Do You Need Picture Books – Stupid Question: Of Course You Do
Buying books for presents is just one of the perks of being an unrepentant bookworm: In addition to my own to-be-read excel worksheets, I keep track of things I’ve read/want to read that I know the people on my gift lists would love, and it all comes in might handy this time of year. If you’re wondering about somethings to buy, here’s a couple of my most recent books as gift purchases. This review is specifically for kids books, mostly picture books, but I’ve got […]
Kid Stuff (Reviews #1-3)
I’m never sure if anyone reads my reviews here or not, but I figure, just in case someone does, I’m sorry that I’ve been so long without posting this year (something about teaching in 2014 sucked up all my energies) I thought I’d kick off with some of my first books from the year–a collection of picture books that ended up in a lot of conversations around the Caldecott Medal–my full break down and ballot can be read at my personal blog. With that, here […]
I am not buying a wipe-warmer: you do not need that. Books, you need.
Today you lovely people get to benefit from my 1) need to provide the newest arrivals in my family with quality children’s literature, 2) hatred for gift registries, and 3) understanding of the panic that occurs when tiny babies do not want to go to sleep. My go-to gift for any occasion is a book. Or many books. I figure you, my fellow Cannonballers, have a similar notion that there is, somewhere in the universe, a perfect book to give as a gift for almost […]