Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
I have a post of Picture Book Biographies about African-American Pioneering Female Musicians so today’s post is its pair, which is to say that I’ve rounded up the best picture book biographies about musicians who are not African American. This list, though, is all male. I’d love to add female musicians to this list! What books…
Chameleons are fascinating. One old theory is that chameleons changed color to match their surroundings. That turns out not to be true according to the latest research! Their color change is actually a form of communication! Their mastery of camouflage is behavioral using movement! They also have a fascinating tongue that projects up to two body…
Author Patricia Newman and I are are collaborating today on a list of books of kid who desperately want to attend school, but it’s not a given where they live. We will start off with some background and a list that Patricia Newman created for the Today Parenting Team. Her article is “All Kids Go…
Please welcome author Chitra Soundar today with her list of 10 environmental picture books. We are also giving away 3 copies of her newest book, You’re Snug with Me. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. You’re Snug With Me by Chitra Soundar, illustrated by Poonam Mistry At the start of winter,…
Please welcome my guest author, Marsha Diane Arnold with her list of ten books on helping endangered animals. Galápagos Girl by Marsha Diane Arnold, illustrated by Angela Dominguez Based on the true story of Valentina Cruz who grew up as a Galapagueña, readers can explore the island as she did in this delightful bilingual Spanish/English story. While…
This Halloween book round up includes picture books, a graphic novel, and a picture book biography. I’m giving away Peppa Pig and the Halloween Costume and a prize pack for The Mortification of Fovea Munson To enter to win either prize, please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom. What are your favorite Halloween books for…
I’m so thrilled to have author David Ezra Stein today with his top 10 favorite funny picture books. We are also giving away 3 signed copies of his latest book, Interrupting Chicken and the Elephant of Surprise! You might remember Interrupting Chicken from the 2011 Caldecott Honor that it won! I’m happy to announce that…
Please welcome my guest author today, Jacqueline Jules, whose book, Pluto is Peeved: An Ex-Planet Searches for Answers inspired this STEM book list. We are giving away a copy of Pluto is Peeved. Please fill out the Rafflecopter at the bottom to enter. Pluto is Peeved: An Ex-Planet Searches for Answers by Jacqueline Jules, illustrated…
Growth Mindset is an attitude about failure and setback. It’s the belief that failure and setback are part of the journey of learning and that anyone can make progress by just not giving up. In some ways, this is an Asian American Tiger Parenting attitude that says grades and success are the results of effort,…