Definitely one of the best trailers I’ve seen yet. This book looks incredibly awesome!
Check your bookstores for The Great Lollipop Caper by Dan Krall, released on May 7, 2013.
Definitely one of the best trailers I’ve seen yet. This book looks incredibly awesome!
Check your bookstores for The Great Lollipop Caper by Dan Krall, released on May 7, 2013.
If books like this keep being published, I may just have to permanently change my mind about disliking historical fiction. Previews of this book continually caught my eye and after finally getting my hands on it this weekend, I have to say it has me hooked. And how could it not with a winning combination of elements – WWI, boys, soldiers, competition, and… knitting? Add to that surprising theme twist some excellent cartoon illustrations and you have a stellar, and very touching book. Here is Knit Your Bit by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Steven Guarnaccia, 2013.
Continue reading “Book Review: Knit Your Bit By Deborah Hopkinson & Steven Guarnaccia” →Whew! What a week. I promise to be back tomorrow with a review and lots more on the list to come. But for today, feast your eyes on this hilarious new book from Mo Willems that debuted last Tuesday!
Sickness, company, and first birthdays are keeping this house busy and unfortunately making the posts sparse. Bear with me until I can get back to regular postings. Until then, I’ll pop in as possible with beautiful pieces such as this trailer for the newest Bob Staake book, Bluebird. It looks positively lovely.
A dinosaur and a tea party – has there ever been a better combination for a children’s book? I think perhaps not. I picked up my copy of this brand-spanking new piece of fantastic work by Molly Idle on Saturday. It is supposedly being released tomorrow, but I guess it really does pay to shop local independent bookstores and request they stock something! This is a brilliant book, sure to delight boys and girls alike and send them into a fit of giggles and planning their own rompous affair. This is Tea Rex by Molly Idle, 2013.
Continue reading “Book Review: Tea Rex By Molly Idle” →Super excited to see this book. Not sure my childhood self could have handled it seeing as I was indeed afraid of the dark, although maybe it would have helped. My adult self is ready to give it a read though!
