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5 Children’s Books With Dyslexic Characters

February 21, 2022 Margaret Kingsbury Book lists, Book reviews, disability, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators, early elementary (4-7)

Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability that presents in multiple ways: difficulty identifying speech sounds, decoding written words, a slower[…]

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11 Must-Read October Children’s Book Releases

October 18, 2021 Margaret Kingsbury Book lists, Book reviews

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from a small amount from qualifying purchases. It’s finally Fall! Time for pumpkins, scarves,[…]

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15 Must-Read July Children’s Book Releases

July 12, 2021 Margaret Kingsbury Book lists, Book reviews

Summer is here, and with kids out of school, it’s the perfect time to find new books to read. Several[…]

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Baby Book Review: Rum Pum Pum by David L. Harrison, Jane Yolen, and Anjan Sarkar

December 19, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury Book reviews, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators, early elementary (4-7)

Rum Pum Pum by David L. Harrison and Jane Yolen, and illustrated by Anjan Sarkar is a fantastic read-aloud. It’s[…]

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9 Free Children’s Books About The Coronavirus / COVID-19

May 7, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury Book lists, Book reviews

Lots of children’s book writers, illustrators, and publishers have seen the need to explain COVID-19 to children and stepped up[…]

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Baby book review: Go, Girls, Go! by Fances Gilbert, illustrated by Allison Black

April 13, 2020 Jen Sherman Book reviews

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the picture book Go, Girls, Go! by Frances Gilbert, illustrated by Allison[…]

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Mum book review: Watch This! by Jane Godwin, Beci Orpin & Hilary Walker

April 2, 2020 Jen Sherman Australian, Book reviews

This is a book review, but not the normal kind we run on this site. For one thing, Tilly hasn’t[…]

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Baby book review: Who Loves Books? by Lizi Boyd

March 9, 2020 Jen Sherman Board Book, Book reviews

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the lift-the-flap board book Who Loves Books? by Lizi Boyd. Tilly reviews[…]

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Baby book review: Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang & Charlene Chua

March 5, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury Book reviews, cooking and food, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the yummy and adorable picture book Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao.[…]

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This book is my favourite read of 2020 so far: ALL OF THE FACTORS OF WHY I LOVE TRACTORS

February 24, 2020 Jen Sherman Australian, Book reviews

All of the Factors of Why I Love Tractors is the latest book from Australian writer Davina Bell and it[…]

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A book for the grown-ups… MAMA NEEDS A MINUTE

February 17, 2020 Jen Sherman Board Book, Book reviews

Most of the books we review here are for children, but this was a book I discovered recently that I[…]

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Baby book review: Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy by Lynley Dodd

January 28, 2020 Jen Sherman Book reviews, New Zealand

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the fun classic Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy by Lynley Dodd. Tilly[…]

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Baby book review: Three Cheers for Kid McGear by Sherri Duskey Rinker, illustrated by AG Ford

December 19, 2019 Jen Sherman Book reviews

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the new Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site picture book, Three Cheers for Kid McGear[…]

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Baby book review: Tricky’s Bad Day by Alison Lester

December 5, 2019 Jen Sherman Australian, Book reviews

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the award-winning picture book Tricky’s Bad Day by Alison Lester. Tilly reviews[…]

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Baby book review: The Hike by Alison Farrell

November 18, 2019 Jen Sherman Book reviews

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the wonderful outdoorsy picture book The Hike by Alison Farrell. Tilly reviews[…]

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Baby book review: Saturday by Oge Mora

November 7, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury American, Book reviews, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators, early elementary (4-7), Feminist

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the very special and splendid picture book Saturday by Oge Mora. Marian[…]

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Baby book review: What John Marco Saw by Annie Barrows, illustrated by Nancy Lemon

November 4, 2019 Jen Sherman Book reviews

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the delightful picture book What John Marco Saw by Annie Barrows, illustrated[…]

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Baby book review: Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault, illustrated by Lois Ehlert

October 24, 2019 Jen Sherman Board Book, Book reviews

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the classic children’s book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr[…]

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Baby book review: Old MacDonald Had a Truck by Steve Goetz illustrated by Eda Kaban

October 10, 2019 Jen Sherman Book reviews

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the fun picture book Old MacDonald Had a Truck by Steve Goetz,[…]

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Baby book review: Five Minutes’ Peace by Jill Murphy

September 26, 2019 Jen Sherman Book reviews, British

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the classic picture book Five Minutes’ Peace by Jill Murphy. Tilly reviews[…]

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