Archive | July, 2009
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins
The majority of Dr. Seuss books that you’ll find in the childrens books section are filled with rhyme and beautiful illustrations. Some of his older work, though, isn’t filled with the same rhyming scheme that we’re so used to hearing from the good Doctor. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins is one of those few [...]
Continue reading...The Tiny Seed
30. July 2009
What is more beautiful that flowers, and what could be more amazing than seeing how they grow from a simple little seed, into the beauty that we treasure. In The Tiny Seed, Eric Carle teaches old and young alike, the miracle of the seed. The illustrations offer you an optical feast, with the colorful tissue [...]
Continue reading...Fancy Nancy: Bonjour Butterfly
29. July 2009
Fancy Nancy:Bonjour Butterfly is about Nancy, a little girl who loves to dress up; the fancier the better. When she is invited to her friend Bree’s birthday party she is thrilled, but when she finds out that it is actually a butterfly birthday party, she is even more excited. After all, how much fancier can [...]
Continue reading...Horton Hears a Who!
28. July 2009
There are dozens of wonderful Dr. Seuss books out there, but it as only recently that Hollywood realized how much enjoyment children could find from having these amazing childrens books transformed from book to screen. Only a select few of the good doctor’s books have successfully made the transition to become as beloved in movie [...]
Continue reading...David Gets in Trouble
27. July 2009
If he is to be believed, childrens books author David Shannon led a truly comic childhood. The first words he learned to spell, at least according to his Caldecott Honor awarded book “No, David”, were No and David. That story was based on one he created as a child that showed a kid who seemed [...]
Continue reading...The Art Lesson
26. July 2009
Parents often have a hard time getting down and playing with children. As people age, the imagination often gets worse. Facts and figures crowd into the head and take up the place where dreams and wishes used to reside, making it difficult to see a furry monster in a sweater that is hanging in a [...]
Continue reading...I Had Trouble in Solla Sollew
25. July 2009
One of the most amazing childrens books authors of all time, Dr. Seuss has created vivid worlds that have nothing to do with reality and everything to do with the amazing things that our imaginations can create. Its no wonder that children of all ages (including adults) have come to love the spectacular doctor and [...]
Continue reading...The Very Quiet Cricket
24. July 2009
Just as each person looks for his own gifts, his own personality, and his own voice in the world, so does The Very Quiet Cricket. Hatched from an egg one warm day, the little cricket tries to make noise, but nothing will come out. As he goes on to meet many other insects, he tries [...]
Continue reading...The Mysterious Benedict Society
23. July 2009
Mr. Benedict has figured out a big problem in the world. Everyone is concerned, but they’re not even sure what the problem is. Mr. Benedict knows, but he doesn’t know how to stop the crisis. So he seeks out help. After seeing an ad in the paper, 11-year-old Reynard comes to take a series of [...]
Continue reading...Uno’s Garden
22. July 2009
Graeme Base does it once again with this timeless children’s classic, Uno’s Garden. With a message that will inspire you and your children to treat the environment well and do what you can to take care of our world, this fantastically told tale offers to entertain as well as offer a message of hope and [...]
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31. July 2009
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