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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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New picture books about parental love even a grumpy cynic will enjoy

February 20, 2020 Jen Sherman Book lists

This post first ran on Book Riot on 16 February, 2020 (Incidentally, this is a post on books about love[…]

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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: The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee and Pascal Campion

February 14, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury American, Diverse Authors, Diverse Characters, Diverse illustrators, early elementary (4-7)

Baby librarian Marian and her mommy Margaret review the night adventure The Paper Kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee, illustrated by[…]

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Seeing yourself in your child

February 10, 2020 Jen Sherman Opinion

As Tilly gets older and we see more and more of her personality and quirks, we see more of ourselves[…]

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Check Out This Kickstarter For A Fantastic LGBTQ Children’s Book

February 6, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury LGBTQ+

I’m going to admit, usually, I don’t enjoy self-published books, but there are always exceptions, and Mighty May Won’t Cry[…]

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Baby book review: Bonnie and Ben Rhyme Again by Mem Fox, illustrated by Judy Horacek

February 3, 2020 Jen Sherman Australian

Baby librarian Tilly and her mum Jen review the great picture book Bonnie and Ben Rhyme Again by Mem Fox,[…]

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What’s Hot In Kid Lit, January 2020 Edition

January 30, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury kid lit news

Welcome to a new addition to Baby Librarians! I thought it would be neat to collect some of the most[…]

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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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In Praise of Dolly Parton and the Imagination Library

January 17, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury American, Babies and toddlers (0-3), nonprofits/charities

January 19th is Dolly Parton’s birthday, and as a fellow Tennessean, I consider her a book hero. She founded the[…]

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2020 Children’s Board Books From The First Half Of The Year

January 9, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury Babies and toddlers (0-3), Board Book, Book lists, Books to look forward to

Last week we previewed thirteen 2020 picture books, and this week we have twelve 2020 board books! All of these[…]

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Thank goodness for books and bedtime routines

January 6, 2020 Jen Sherman Opinion

One of the things that had me the most worried about parenting was the thought of losing the final baby[…]

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2020 Children’s Picture Books From The First Half Of The Year

January 2, 2020 Margaret Kingsbury Book lists, Books to look forward to

It looks like 2020 children’s picture books will cover a lot of topics, from the women’s suffrage movement to grandmothers[…]

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A Year in Review: 2019 Reflections on Reviewing Children’s Books

December 30, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury year in review

2019 marks a full year of reviewing books at Baby Librarians. Here are Jen and Margaret’s reflections, and their year[…]

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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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Our favourite children’s books from the second half of 2019

December 16, 2019 Jen Sherman Best Books of the Year, Book lists

This has been a great year for new children’s books. We’ve already written about our favourite books for babies and[…]

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12 Children’s Books About Art To Inspire Imaginations

December 12, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury Board Book, Book lists, early elementary (4-7), Later elementary (9-12)

This post by me originally appeared on Book Riot, but I added a couple of board books here. Studies show[…]

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Baby Book Review: Little Robin’s Christmas by Jan Fearnley

December 9, 2019 Margaret Kingsbury Babies and toddlers (0-3), christmas, early elementary (4-7), holidays, Winter

Baby librarian Marian and her mama Margaret review the shareable holiday picture book Little Robin’s Christmas. Marian reviews Little Robin’s[…]

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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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Something To Read: Children’s Books Gift Guide

December 2, 2019 Jen Sherman Book lists, christmas, holidays

Something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read. Even if you haven’t heard or don’t follow[…]

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