Children’s Books Guide

Children who live in very rural areas often have a difficult time wrapping their mind around the fact that there are people all over the world who look different, speak differently, and who enjoy different things. To children who are very young, the whole of the world is everybody and everyone who they come into [...]

The name Karen Kingsbury is well-known among many adults. Now this New York Times bestselling author has turned her attention to giving children a little something to dream about. The Princess and the Three Knights is a beautifully illustrated fairy tale. In this story, three knights wish to marry the king’s daughter. However, the king [...]

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 [...]

Everyone becomes bored and at times may think that others have it better. They may wish they looked like someone else, had the things someone else has, and be able to do what others do. The Mixed-Up Chameleon is no different. He is bored. He thinks that life would be more exciting if he was [...]

Many things change when children are growing up, but there are some things that stay the same, and unfortunately one of those things is the ability that we have to group people into where we believe they’re supposed to be. There are very few childrens books out there which touch on the sensitive subject of [...]

In the  classic Caldecott Medal Award winning “Owl Moon” by author Jane Yolen we see a perfect example of one of the most endearing aspects of childhood – the ability to take simple everyday and normally mundane events and turn them into fodder for brilliant fantasy and adventure.  Such is the story of a girl [...]

Greg Mortenson is the author of one of the most inspiring picture books ever, Listen to the Wind. Taken from his story, his true story, Three Cups of Tea, this version of it is written for small children. With the story telling ability that will draw you and your children in, he shares his story [...]

Parents looking to introduce their children to poetry might find A River of Words to be useful.  Jen Bryant has put together a picture book for children that tells the story of William Carlos Williams.  As a child, Willie loved writing.  However, as he grew he knew he had to be able to live on [...]

In a way that only Eric Carle can manage to do so completely, the father daughter bond is brought to life in Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me. Little Monica looks out the window and is amazed by the splendor of the moon. As she tries to reach for it, she is saddened to [...]

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge lives next door to a nursing home.  The little boy goes there often to visit with the old residents there, and his favorite person is 96-year-old Miss Nancy because she has four names just like him; Miss Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper.  He’s heard that Miss Nancy lost her memory.  Wilfrid isn’t [...]