Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL This tressed-up, teased and twisted, stylish hair story completely makes the cut for me. Compelling and strange, it sucked me up like Rapunzel’s hair-rope into Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean’s artful scalps. It begins as a brave girl named Bonnie comments about someone’s “crazy hair” and offers to comb it even [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Bravery'
Crazy Hair
May 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Tags:Animals·Bravery·Collage·Dave McKean·Early Elementary·Hair·Humor·Huyen MacMichael·Illustration·Neil Gaiman·Preschoolers·Rhyme
Ladybug Girl at the Beach
August 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Having loved the original Ladybug Girl as much as I did, I was a little reluctant to read Jacky Davis and David Soman’s latest book in the growing series. After all, series books often have trouble rekindling the magic of the very first book. Labybug Girl at the Beach, however, captured [...]
Tags:Bravery·Compassion·David Soman·Dogs·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Feminism·Independence·Jacky Davis·Preschoolers
Cherry and Olive
August 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Move over Nikki McClure fans, there’s a new hot shot artist-author on the Vegbooks blog. He’s Parisian. A little dark. A little gothic. And he has my heart. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Benjamin Lacombe. Cherry, who doesn’t actually like the fruit she’s named after, is a plump, alienated child who [...]
Tags:Animal Shelters·Animal Welfare Books for Kids·Animals in Need·Benjamin Lacombe·Bravery·Carolyn M. Mullin·Companion Animals·Compassion·Dogs·Female Protagonist·Friendship·Illustration
Llama Llama Misses Mama
July 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL My daughter and I completely related to adorable Llama Llama and his experiences on his first day of school. The author, Anna Dewdney, manages to describe the minute details and emotions of preparing and going to school for the first time using clever rhyming sentences. Each page consists of colorful and [...]
Tags:Activities·Anna Dewdney·Bravery·First Day of School·Huyen MacMichael·Llamas·Preschoolers
Sally’s Great Balloon Adventure
June 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY This beautifully illustrated book by Stephen Huneck follows Sally the black dog as she accidentally embarks on a hot air balloon adventure. It’s hard not to fall in love with Mr. Huneck’s technique, which he describes in detail at the end of the book. Kids will also love Sally’s unflappable demeanor [...]
Tags:Adventure·Bravery·Depictions of Meat in Books·Dogs·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Preschoolers·Stephen Huneck
Horton Hatches the Egg
March 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY I’m just crazy about Dr. Seuss’s elephant Horton. Horton Hatches the Egg is quintessential Horton. He’s heroic, true to his word, and unwavering in his commitment to do good. When a momma bird needs a break from her nest, Horton reluctantly takes over, keeping her egg warm over the course of [...]
Tags:1940s Childrens Literature·Bravery·Circus·Compassion·Dr. Seuss·Early Elementary·Elephants·Horton·Hunting·Lesson Plans·Loyalty·Preschoolers
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