Category Archives: Picture Book

Release Day Review: Two Awesome Marvel Picture Books

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

How did I get them: With titles like Captain America Joins the Mighty Avengers and The Mighty Avengers: An Origin Story (written by Rich Thomas and illustrated by Pat Olliffe)? How could I resist! Why did I read them: I love superheroes, particularly those … Continue reading →

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Review: The Man in the Moon by William Joyce

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

How did I get it: The library. Why did I read it:  I’ve been wanting to read this picture book for awhile now. How I would rate it: 5 out of 5 stars. Summary: Up there in the sky. Don’t you see … Continue reading →

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Picture Book Round-Up #5

Posted on August 16, 2011 by

In an effort to distract myself from copious amounts of stress, I’ve been reading a lot of picture books lately. And since this is my 5th Picture Book Round-Up, here’s my review of 5:   Arthur Turns Green by Marc … Continue reading →

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Picture Book Round-Up #4

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

If you’re down, stressed, or just plain grumpy, nothing is better for you than an awesome picture book. And it is always pretty exciting when there’s forthcoming picture books to pine after. Since I am still not at all ashamed of my picture book love, … Continue reading →

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Picture Book Round-Up #3

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

Can anything be better than cooing over the cuteness of picture books? Probably, but oh well. Baby Badger’s Wonderful Night by Karen Saunders and illustrated by Dubrauka Kolanovic – Baby Badger’s afraid of the dark, but Papa Badger is there … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tale Fortnight and the 80s Picture Book Mystery

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

Fairy Tale Fortnight started up on the 17th. The event is hosted by both The Book Rat and Basically Amazing Books. There’s a lot of great posts and giveaways on their blogs so definitely check them out! My review for … Continue reading →

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Picture Book Round-Up #2

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Nothing can brighten up my day more than charming and creative pictures books so here’s four that I read today and loved.   Cloudette by Tom Lichtenheld – The absolutely adorable adventure of a petite cloud who finds out that she’s … Continue reading →

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Picture Book Round-Up

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

From time to time, I like to read a lot of picture books. Mostly because I love having extra storytime ideas and because it never hurts to have some picture book suggestions on hand. I also love sweet stories and illustrations so … Continue reading →

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Best Reads of 2010 – Picture Books

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

When work becomes stressful, people often stare at cats with captions to feel better. I prefer to stare at children’s books. And one of the awesome perks of being a librarian is the ability to read copious amounts of picture books … Continue reading →

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