A Look Inside: A Picture Book Review of Lost Inside My Head
Although this book focuses on Vincent’s head, readers also see into his heart.
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Oct 26, 20232 min
High Flying Dreams
Freddie the Flyer written by Fred Carmichael and Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail, illustrated by Audrea Loreen-Wulf, and published by Tundra...
Mar 23, 20232 min
The Cheesy Gift that Made History!
Pew! The Stinky and Legen-Dairy Gift from Colonel Thomas S. Meacham written by Cathy Stefanec Ogren and illustrated by Lesley Breen,...
Jan 12, 20232 min
Inspiration and Song
Debbie's Song: The Debbie Friedman Story written by Ellen Leventhal and illustrated by Natalia Grebtsova, published by Kar-Ben. I love...
Dec 1, 20222 min
The Gift of Music
The Greatest Song of All, How Isaac Stern United the World to Save Carnegie Hall written by Megan Hoyt and illustrated by Katie Hickey,...
Apr 29, 20222 min
For the Love of Legacy
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes with artwork from a plethora of talent, published by Bloomsbury Children's...
Mar 31, 20222 min
The Most Beautiful Garden is What Blooms Inside
The Gardener of Alcatraz, a True Story written by Emma Bland Smith and illustrated by Jenn Ely, published by Charlesbridge. Emma Bland...
Mar 25, 20222 min
Voices to Lift Us All Up
Making Their Voices Heard written by Vivian Kirkfield and illustrated by Alleanna Harris, published by Little Bee Books. The beauty in...
Mar 8, 20221 min
Artists are Artists are Artists
Women Artists A to Z written by Melanie LaBarge and illustrated by Caroline Corrigan, published by Dial Books for Young Readers. Male or...
Feb 24, 20222 min
So Much History in Just One Book!
Schomburg, The Man Who Built a Library written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Eric Velasquez, published by Candlewick...
Feb 17, 20222 min
An Important Intergenerational Biography
Opal Lee and What it Means to Be Free, The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth written by Alice Faye Duncan with art by Keturah...
Jan 13, 20223 min
Two-in-One Picture Book Biography Review!
Dear Mr. Dickens written by Nancy Churnin and illustrated by Bethany Stancliffe, published by Albert Whitman & Company. A Queen to the...
Dec 10, 20211 min
Imagine All the Time in the World
Here's a collage of picture books I've read and loved, but just won't have time to review before the end of the year. I hope you can find...
Dec 1, 20212 min
A Picture Book Biography for World AIDS Day
Stitch by Stitch: Cleve Jones and the AIDS Memorial Quilt written by Rob Sanders and illustrated by Jamey Christoph, published by...
Nov 12, 20212 min
The Beauty of Tradition, Craft, and Community
Shaped By Her Hands: Potter Maria Martinez, written by Anna Harber Freeman and Barbara Gonzales, illustrated by Aphelandra, and published...
Nov 5, 20212 min
All the Faces of Science
Who is a Scientist? written by Laura Gehl and published by Millbrook Press, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. I absolutely love...
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