PickyKidPix went to Italy this summer to play soccer with her indoor team and we were able to watch her play during the last few weeks of the World Cup. What a great time to be in Europe with soccer fans! Because of our great love for Lionel Messi, we root for Argentina and that…
Category: Reading Lists: Picture Books
Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
New Multicultural Books for Kids GIVEAWAY
I wanted to highlight some great picture books and chapter books with diverse themes that have come my way. What multicultural books are you and your kids enjoying? Please share! New Multicultural Books for Kids King for a Day by Rukhsana Khan I love this book for covering so much territory with just one story. Malik…
Ballerina Picture Book of the Day: 4 Book GIVEAWAY
Marilyn Singer’s charming Tallulah series reminds me of Fancy Nancy but with a ballet twist. My daughters never took to dance though I had enrolled Grasshopper and Sensei in Boston Ballet’s Preschool Ballet program when she turned four. Grasshopper and Sensei’s first ballet class at the Boston Ballet. They got tutus for the photo! She…
Starting Kindergarten Picture Book of the Day GIVEAWAY
Do you have an incoming Kindergarten? Do you need ideas of getting your child ready for Kindergarten? I have six ideas for you! What will you do with your son or daughter to get ready for Kindergarten? Please share! 1) Free Kindergarten Readiness Printable Book I made this book for my son’s preschool both as a Kindergarten…
22+ Great Truck Picture Books
PickyKidPix‘s assistant soccer coach has a two-year-old son and he asked me for truck books because he is a little tired of reading Thomas the Train and Mater from Cars books. We both live in Newton, Massachusetts. One of our very favorite authors, Virginia Lee Burton, also lived here so I’ve added two of her books to this…
14 Asian American Picture Books About Food
Being Asian means that you are all about food. Did you know that the greeting in Chinese, 你吃了吗? {Ni (third tone) Chi (first tone) Le (first tone) Ma(third tone), means have you eaten yet?! The family style serving platters set the tone; meals are meant to be eaten together! It’s no surprise that there are quite…
Best Read Aloud Books and the Kid Lit Blog Hop
The E.B. White Read-Aloud Awards recognize books that reflect the playful, well-paced language, the engaging themes, and the universal appeal to a wide range of ages embodied by E.B. White’s collection of beloved books. Best Read-Aloud Books: E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Tween Books 2019: Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes 2018: Wishtree by Katherine Applegate 2017: The…