Are you reading ebooks with your kids this summer? I find that my son likes to read both paper and ebooks. Sometimes when I’m trying to get something done, an eBook that reads to him is a big convenience. But we are picky readers. A free eBook is only good for us if it’s a…
Category: Reading Lists: Picture Books
Best picture books for kids including Caldecott and other award winning books for children.
20 Butterfly Children’s Books
Does your child love butterflies? Explore these butterfly books for kids, from the metamorphosis of a caterpillar to nonfiction facts. Butterflies are all colors of the rainbow and exist all over the world, so why not have a multicultural round-up of children’s books as well? We visited the Butterfly Garden exhibit at the Museum of…
Funny Picture Books About Summer Camp
For the Picture Book of the Day, my 8-year-old son and I chose one of our favorite funny picture books about summer camp, A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee. We think this is the funniest picture book ever! When James and Eamon visit Eamon’s grandparents’ house to attend a…
Alphabet Truck Picture Book
I excited to announce the book launch of Alphabet Trucks by Samantha Vamos! I adore her last book, The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred! In celebration of her book launch TODAY, I am doing a giveaway of her new book and hosting a short Q and A with Samantha. Alphabet Trucks by Samantha Vamos…
Top 10 Books for a Prince
I had the pleasure of meeting Leah Lesser from Barefoot Books today. We had fun talking about children’s books and, somehow, ended up chatting about the birth of the new baby prince. We thought it would be fun to conjure up a book list for young princes, every where, both of royal birth or just…
Nature is All Around Us! Best Nonfiction Picture Books for Kids
Please welcome my guest author Maria Gianferrari. We met via social media and were conversing using the comments on my blog. I always find her comments to be thoughtful and helpful. She has a vast knowledge of children’s books and with the best recommendations so I asked her to please, please, please guest post on…
Rising Kindergarten Summer Reading List
This is the last installment of my school’s Summer Reading 2013 list: A Collaboration of the Newton Public School Library Teachers & the Newton Free Children’s Librarians. I wanted to share my list with you since it’s likely on your library shelves. And I’ll use your list for the same reason. The rest of the…