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Who's Hiding On The Savanna?, Amanda Morgan
Who's Hiding On The Savanna?, Amanda Morgan
Children's Book and Media Review
From sunset to sunrise, the savannah is full of interesting animals. In the morning, female lions can be found in the shade with two or three cubs. In the afternoon, hippos hold their breath for up to five minutes underwater. In the evening, vervet monkeys eat leaves and flowers as they lurk in branches. At night, superb starlings gather in large groups to sleep in trees.
I Love You Brighter Than The Stars, Sydnee Burr
I Love You Brighter Than The Stars, Sydnee Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
A bear and her cubs search the night for stars. As they appear one by one, the bears are overwhelmed with awe. On each step of their journey, the bear relates what they're doing or seeing to the love she feels for her cubs. At the end, they see the sky filled with stars, and the bear says to her cubs that she loves them more than all the stars that twinkle in the sky.
Goodnight Veggies, Nicole Clark
Goodnight Veggies, Nicole Clark
Children's Book and Media Review
As the sun sets on a rooftop garden, all the vegetables begin to prepare for sleep. A little worm passes potatoes closing eyes, cabbages with nodding heads, and corncobs covering their ears. The cauliflowers are cuddly, and the radishes are dozing since it is exhausting growing day and night.
Ducks!, Amanda Morgan
Ducks!, Amanda Morgan
Children's Book and Media Review
A family of ducks is swimming together in a pond when one little duck gets distracted by a butterfly. Happily following it, the duckling wanders off, only to return to find the other ducks are gone. Searching for signs of its family, it hears some squawking, but it is just a brass band. Then there are some footprints, but they lead to person in flippers. There are some feathers, but they only lead to a pillow fight. The duck follows every clue until it finally finds a creative way to find its family.
Brian Wildsmith's Animal Gallery, Nicole Clark
Brian Wildsmith's Animal Gallery, Nicole Clark
Children's Book and Media Review
Get to know a host of animal groups. While you may know that a group of lions is called a pride or that a group of reindeer as a herd, you may not know about a hover of trout, a prickle of hedgehogs, or a pandemonium of parrots.
Abc For Gingerbread Boy And Me!, Erica Sonzogni
Abc For Gingerbread Boy And Me!, Erica Sonzogni
Children's Book and Media Review
Learning the ABCs is a foundational skill, and while alphabet books are not always the most exciting, this one is more mundane. Each page dedicated to one letter focuses on putting that letter at the beginning of the word, with the exception of x, which is in the final letter in its word so readers can understand the sound that letter makes. The photographs and the examples for each letter are basic. D shows a door, dog, doctor, dime, duck, and dinosaur. Familiar words do allow children to learn, but a unique word or item would add interest. Despite the …
Where's Baby Elephant, Amanda Morgan
Where's Baby Elephant, Amanda Morgan
Children's Book and Media Review
A baby elephant is somewhere near, but a lion family says she’s not with them. A shark and her young know she’s not under the sea. She is also not with a wolf and her cub. It is too cold for her to be with the penguin and her little chick. From one set of animals to another we go until we find the baby elephant with her mother.
This Is Baby, Amanda Morgan
This Is Baby, Amanda Morgan
Children's Book and Media Review
This is Baby. Baby has a lot of different parts, like arms and legs. Those parts do a lot of different things, like hug and kiss. Baby can laugh and sing and play and do lots of things, but the most important thing about Baby is that Baby is loved.
Monkeys Love To Eat, Kimberly Reynolds
Monkeys Love To Eat, Kimberly Reynolds
Children's Book and Media Review
Milo, Mimi, and Max are siblings who all like different foods. Milo only likes food that has a crunch to it. Mimi prefers to eat anything that is sweet. Max wants to eat bananas. Together they struggle to find a meal that they all can enjoy. Milo eats granola every morning, but Mimi goes for the stack of pancakes, and Max throws bananas on both. For lunch they try to make a sandwich, but when Mimi adds ice cream and Max adds a banana, everyone is upset. They finally find a solution by making pizza, each adding their own ingredients …
How To Apologize, Raechel Hornfischer
How To Apologize, Raechel Hornfischer
Children's Book and Media Review
Whether it's a beaver accidentally chopping down an owl’s tree, a giraffe borrowing a worm’s socks without permission, or a cat dropping their kite in a dog’s yard, everyone needs to know how to apologize. Apologizing can be hard. Sometimes what we did was an accident. Sometimes the person we hurt is scary or mean. Sometimes they owe us an apology too. Even so, any time we hurt someone, we need to say we're sorry. Apologies can be simple or long, in person or on a note. Then you can try to fix the mistake or at least do your …
Duck, Duck, Moose, Amanda Morgan
Duck, Duck, Moose, Amanda Morgan
Children's Book and Media Review
Goose is missing, so the girl enlists the help of Duck, Duck, and Moose to find their feathered friend. They take Tractor and search across the farm, asking for help from all the other animals. In their panic, they run into a lot of trouble and make quite a mess, and at the end of the day, they go home sad having not found Goose. Then the next morning, they are happily surprised to find out just where Goose had gone.
From 1 To 10, Amanda Morgan
From 1 To 10, Amanda Morgan
Children's Book and Media Review
From the bear’s one belly to the cat’s ten whiskers, all the animals have a number to teach, progressing from one to ten.
Future Engineer, Amanda Morgan
Future Engineer, Amanda Morgan
Children's Book and Media Review
Engineers do a lot of things. They fix things, they build things, and they learn from their mistakes. Baby may not be an engineer yet, but Baby can do these things. Baby can ask questions and help others and do all sorts of other things to see what it might be like to be an engineer.
Twas The Night Before Christmas, Rachel Wadham
Twas The Night Before Christmas, Rachel Wadham
Children's Book and Media Review
The night before Christmas, everyone is asleep—that is, until the master of the house hears a clatter outside the window. Finding that St. Nick has made his yearly visit, the master watches as gifts are left. With his task complete, St. Nick goes up the chimney wishing the quiet world a very happy Christmas.
Tickled Pink, Taran Burnett
Tickled Pink, Taran Burnett
Children's Book and Media Review
Filippo is a pink flamingo that does not want to be pink. When Zac the zebra and Poncho the panda do not accept the color of Filippo’s feathers, Filippo just wants to gain acceptance. He tries to reason with them and even resorts to painting his feathers black and white. After an entire day of failure, Filippo is approached by a lemur who encourages him to accept himself the way he is. Together, they embrace pink and even get the other animals to join in on the fun.
The Elephant's Umbrella, Taran Burnett
The Elephant's Umbrella, Taran Burnett
Children's Book and Media Review
The elephant is known to invite all to gather and enjoy the protection the umbrella provides. When the wind sweeps the umbrella into the possession of other animals, it is quickly discovered that generosity is not a virtue that everyone shares. The umbrella has no interest in providing shelter to those that want to hunt or use her protection to take honey from bees. The dazzling umbrella makes a dash into the wind and enjoys a sweet reunion with the generous elephant and his friends.
Curious George And The Summer Games, Taran Burnett
Curious George And The Summer Games, Taran Burnett
Children's Book and Media Review
A commotion on the field outside of George’s house makes George very curious. Wandering over to the excitement, George and the man with the yellow hat learn that the recreation center is hosting their annual summer field day. George experiments with many new sports but feels a little overwhelmed with the rules and technicalities of most of them. Then, when the participants encourage him to try gymnastics, they find a good fit for George, who then helps his newfound friend, Stella, overcome stage fright in the final competition as they do the first ever doubles routine.
Ants Don't Wear Pants, Aubrey Parry
Ants Don't Wear Pants, Aubrey Parry
Children's Book and Media Review
Ants are all around us, yet few people stop to look at them and find out what they're really doing. Explore dozens of strange facts about ants, like how some ants raise and milk insects. This book describes several different phases of ants’ lives, including how they build and defend a colony and what they do on a daily basis. This book is full of information that would interest young ant enthusiasts.
The Biggest Little Farm: Saving Emma The Pig, Phyllis Rosen
The Biggest Little Farm: Saving Emma The Pig, Phyllis Rosen
Children's Book and Media Review
Emma is the new pig at Apricot Lane Farms. She arrives skinny and sick, but she is expecting babies. The farmer tries to get her healthy before they arrive, but unfortunately, the 17 babies are born sooner than they hoped. When Emma develops a fever and cannot care for the babies, the farmer takes them into the house. Meanwhile, Emma's fever has gone but she still won't eat. Realizing that Emma misses her babies, the farmer reunites them to many grunts and snorts of delight. Gradually, Emma begins eating, eventually growing to be a whopping 700 pounds.
My First Book Of New York, Hannah Webb
My First Book Of New York, Hannah Webb
Children's Book and Media Review
The Big Apple, one of the greatest cities in the world, is home to the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. But that’s only starting to scratch the surface of everything this bustling metropolis has to offer. There are so many things to see in New York. Readers can explore the different boroughs, neighborhoods and iconic locations including Central Park’s Belvedere Castle, Alice and Wonderland statue, and Strawberry Fields.
My Big Bear, My Little Bear, And Me, Sarah Rawle
My Big Bear, My Little Bear, And Me, Sarah Rawle
Children's Book and Media Review
Having two bear friends is better than having one, especially when one is big and the other small. A little child out for an adventure through the snow finds it easy to appreciate big bear for keeping her warm, carrying her on their shoulders, and showing her new things. Little bear is really soft, fun to take care of, and really good at making friends. With so many things to love about each, she takes her two bears everywhere.
We've Got The Whole World In Our Hands, Lindsey Smith
We've Got The Whole World In Our Hands, Lindsey Smith
Children's Book and Media Review
Loosely based on the popular spiritual of a similar title, We’ve Got the Whole World in Our Hands by Rafael Lopez explores diversity and the need to care for one another and the planet. The story follows a culturally diverse group of children around the globe as they discover different landscapes, plant and animal life, and enjoy the beauty of the earth.
Sleep, Krista Alletto
Sleep, Krista Alletto
Children's Book and Media Review
All animals sleep, but they don't all sleep the same way. This book teaches through words and pictures how different animals get their rest. Each page simply explains where or how a particular animal sleeps. For example, mice sleep in nests while "snails sleep in their shells." "Giraffes sleep standing up" and "sloths sleep upside down." At the end of the book, the author poses the question to readers, "Do you think animals dream?"
Mine, Mine, Mine, Said The Porcupine, Phyllis Rosen
Mine, Mine, Mine, Said The Porcupine, Phyllis Rosen
Children's Book and Media Review
Sam would like to play, but every time he chooses a toy, Porcupine tells Sam "That's mine." Sam tries to share a xylophone, rockets, robots, and a paper airplane, but in the end he is left standing while the porcupine hoards all the toys. Sam then invites Porcupine to paint with him, but the porcupine will not share any activity. Sam's frustration is finally expressed when he announces that he's leaving for the land of Kaboo and calmly climbs into his tepee, entering a fun, fantasy world. Porcupine peeks in and watches Sam running and jumping and skidding, and he …
Just Because, Krista Alletto
Just Because, Krista Alletto
Children's Book and Media Review
After tucking his young daughter into bed, a father is waylaid by questions in his attempt to leave the room. “Why is the ocean blue?” “Why do birds fly south for the winter?” and “What are black holes?” the daughter asks. The father doesn't miss a beat and supplies an array of fantastical, imaginative, and absolutely inaccurate answers. As he does so, he incrementally moves closer and closer until finally, he is sitting next to his daughter on her bed. Despite their lack of validity, the delightfully nonsensical answers do the trick and ease the little girl into a peaceful, …
I Love All Of Me, Krista Alletto
I Love All Of Me, Krista Alletto
Children's Book and Media Review
I Love All of Me celebrates every little person and all the things their bodies can do. Told from the perspective of the babies themselves, this heartwarming and tender book explores baby bodies head to toe and all the amazing, fun, and affectionate things those bodies can do. Each page showcases different body parts, like “kissy lips” and “dancing hips,” or “wiggly toes” and a “smelly nose.” All these parts together make a lovable, happy little person.
Home Run, Touchdown, Basket, Goal!, Kimberly Reynolds
Home Run, Touchdown, Basket, Goal!, Kimberly Reynolds
Children's Book and Media Review
Made up of individual poems, Home Run, Touchdown, Basket, Goal! is a great introduction to many sports, including gymnastics, karate, swimming, and lacrosse. Young athletes can learn about and see the excitement of each sport, inspiring them to try them on their own. Readers learn about pedals and shifting in biking, that bowing to a sensei in karate is important, and that sprinting to the end zone can result in a touchdown. For basketball, readers learn that dribbling is how you get the ball down the court, and if the ball bounces off the rim you can get the rebound …
Hooray For Babies!, Liz Kazandzhy
Hooray For Babies!, Liz Kazandzhy
Children's Book and Media Review
What’s there to love about babies? All sorts of things—from their heads to their toes. They can pick things up and drop things down, scoot and crawl and stand. They can clap and dance and play dress-up, and they can have fun with lots of other babies too. Of course, snacks and naps are an important part of baby life, and it’s always exciting to see other babies at the park. The message of this book is clear—it’s great to be a baby.
I Knew You Could Do It!, Taran Burnett
I Knew You Could Do It!, Taran Burnett
Children's Book and Media Review
Positive affirmations and encouragement boost your confidence and motivate you to conquer the challenges that life may hurl at you. This book exudes positivity to those that may be struggling or experiencing disappointment and strengthens hope that the future is bright. This book teaches positive thinking strategies in a poetic way and discourages negative self-talk.
Vernon Is On His Way, Lindsey Smith
Vernon Is On His Way, Lindsey Smith
Children's Book and Media Review
Vernon is on His Way tells the three adventure stories of friends Vernon, Porcupine, and Skunk as they discover the world. In the first story, the friends plan to go fishing. Although Porcupine worries about not knowing how to fish, it becomes apparent that neither Skunk nor Vernon knows either, and they all have a good time anyway. In the last story, Vernon is missing his friend Bird, so Porcupine and Skunk determine they will cheer him up.