Children’s Books Guide

One of the things that you have to love about Dr. Seuss books is how they prove, time and time again, that children think differently than adults. There are many childrens books that show how the imagination of children can change almost anything, but very few of these books actually show the difference between how [...]

Brian Lies offers an amusing tale of the night the bats visit the library in Bats at the Library. With a rhythm and rhyme that is catchy and easy to follow, this is one of the most fun books to read and look at. Picture books and bats all together in one book; what could [...]

Little did Olivier Dunrae know when he drew and colored pictures of two little goslings that his story would become so well loved so quickly. Parents of children who are in preschool and younger know that it’s often hard to find childrens books that the children will love as much as parents, and that it’s [...]

Mark Reibstein writes a story about a cat who lives in Japan named Wabi Sabi.  The oddity of this is that the cat has no idea what her name means.  She asks creatures around her, but none of them are sure how to explain its meaning.  Finally she visits an old, wise monkey.  He tells [...]

With both the storytelling ability and the artistic talent offered by Graeme Base, Jungle Drums is one more book to add to his list of enchanting tales. Set in the jungles of Africa, this story unfolds with beautifully illustrated animals and natural scenery. Ngiri Mdogo is the smallest warthog in Africa, and is constantly being [...]

When it comes to childrens books, illustrator John J. Muth is legendary and his stunning Caldecott Honor Award winning picture book entitled Zen Shorts is a perfect example of why. Breathtakingly beautiful in its illustrations, this book deftly tells the story of three young siblings who discover they have a new neighbor – a wise [...]

Certain children’s books are sure to make kids happy and adults say, “Aww!”  P.D. Eastman’s Are You My Mother? is one of those books.  When a mother bird heads out to get some food for herself, her egg hatches.  Since mom isn’t in the nest, the baby bird decides to go find her.  After asking [...]

Husband and wife team Steve Jenkins and Robin Page make quite a pair in the realm of childrens books as well as real life it would seem as evidenced by their Caldecott Honor Book “What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?”. The American Library Journal called “What Do You Do with a Tail [...]

Written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes  who is known both for childrens books  and for books written for young adults (such as the Newberry Honor Book “Olive’s Ocean”),”Kitten’s First Full Moon” is the delightful story of Kitten, the aptly named feline who is perpetually on a quest to get to that ever elusive saucer of [...]

A true standout among popular childrens books is “Sam, Bangs & Moonshine”.  The 1967 Caldecott Medal winning book by Evaline Ness is still just as enjoyable and relevant today. Samantha (who it seems is always called by the name Sam) is the child of a fisherman.  Without a mother present in her life, Sam is [...]