One of my favorite lists! Original and traditional tales for everyone to enjoy.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Fairytales, Folktales, and Religious Tales
December 14, 2019 by Leave a Comment
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Translated Picture Books
December 13, 2019 by Leave a Comment
So. Many. Translations!!! Here is a list of those titles I saw this year that I just thought were super. You probably won’t see most of them winning the major awards. You probably won’t even see most of them on the end of the year “Best of” lists. Even so, they’re stellar and they deserve our love.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Children’s Books with Fabulous Photography
December 12, 2019 by Leave a Comment
You’ll find in this list that I have a fairly broad definition of what constitutes “photography”. By my thinking, it doesn’t matter if it’s a Getty Image or Nonfiction or Photoshopped or of models and silhouettes. If the book relies on the art of photography in any manner, it has a home on today’s list.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Books With a Message
December 11, 2019 by 1 Comment
here are, as it happens, a couple really good books with strong messages out each and every year. The trick is finding the best books with the right message. Consider the following books then.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Bilingual & Spanish Books for Kids
December 10, 2019 by 2 Comments
On 31 Days, 31 Lists I always include a day of celebration for “bilingual books”. What do I mean by that? Well, either these are books that were originally in English and were translated to another language, or they feature both English and another language in their text. Now enjoy a list of books that are pretty much entirely Spanish, with one notable exception
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Math Books for Kids
December 9, 2019 by 5 Comments
In 2019, these were the math books that really made me sing. Whether you’re dealing with shapes or number lines, it’s all on display right here.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Caldenotts
December 7, 2019 by 7 Comments
Every publisher that dares to bring into this world a book that either originated in another country or was illustrated by a person who is not a citizen of The United States of America knows, in their heart of hearts, that no matter how grand the book, it will never win the top award for […]
31 Days, 31 Books: 2019 Funny Picture Books
December 6, 2019 by 1 Comment
Judging a picture book based on humor alone really comes down to the sense of humor of the reader. On that note, let me state clearly that the books you’ll see here were just the ones that highly amused ME this year.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Rhyming Picture Books
December 5, 2019 by 2 Comments
The reason I celebrate rhyming picture books on lists like today’s is that they have a tough road to hoe. Scansion alone sinks many a vessel. Today, we raise a glass to the books that pull it off and pull it off well. The few. The proud. The successfully rhymed.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Picture Book Readalouds
December 4, 2019 by 7 Comments
The other day I had the unique pleasure of promoting some of my favorite 2019 books of the year with a room full of librarians. As in any kind of promotion, you tailor your talk to the needs and wants of your listeners. And what do librarians need at any and all times? Readalouds! Now […]
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Transcendent Holiday Picture Books
December 3, 2019 by 3 Comments
An array of holidays! We’ve got some Thanksgiving, some Valentine’s Day, some Halloween, and even a collection of different Jewish holidays all together. Some are books that were intended for a certain holiday. Others will simply fit in well when you do your holiday displays.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Board Book Reprints & Adaptations
December 2, 2019 by 2 Comments
Remember, only some picture books truly work well when adapted to a board book format. I also like to include on this list those books that have been out-of-print for a while and have come back. Enjoy!
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Great Board Books
December 1, 2019 by 7 Comments
What better way to kick off 31 days of my favorite children’s books of the year than with the most successful (I’d argue) format?
101 Great Books for Kids (2019 Edition)
November 27, 2019 by 3 Comments
Sit back and enjoy Evanston Public Library’s 101 Great Books for Kids List (2019 Edition). We may not have the size or girth of a Chicago Public Library or NYPL, but when it comes to lists, we can play with the big boys just fine.
Review of the Day: My Footprints by Bao Phi, ill. Basia Tran
November 13, 2019 by
Want a book that’ll stick in your brain for long periods of time for all the right reasons? Chant along with me then . . . my footprints, my footprints, my footprints . . .
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