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Age: Infant-Toddler
Celebrate a little boy's bedtime routine through rhyming text that ends with a blue and yellow spread that gently says "Peepity peep. Shhh...Baby's asleep." Simple. Effective. My 2-year-old enjoyed it.
Celebrate a little boy's bedtime routine through rhyming text that ends with a blue and yellow spread that gently says "Peepity peep. Shhh...Baby's asleep." Simple. Effective. My 2-year-old enjoyed it.
Age: Preschool-2nd grade
Emotions: Frustration, flexibility, appreciation
Familiar Experience: Planned activities not going the right way
Family: Mother and daughter
Mom works everyday except Saturday making it the best day of the week for her and her daughter, Ava. When all of their activities start going wrong, both Ava and her mom use deep breathes to keep them moving and to keep their spirits up. When Ava's mom shows true vulnerability and defeat (an experience not often shown in adults in picture books) Ava is there to let her mother know that being together is the most important part. I love this gentle reminder to working parents that may fill their days off with a long list of activities.
An extremely relatable and important book for working moms and dads.
Emotions: Frustration, flexibility, appreciation
Familiar Experience: Planned activities not going the right way
Family: Mother and daughter
Mom works everyday except Saturday making it the best day of the week for her and her daughter, Ava. When all of their activities start going wrong, both Ava and her mom use deep breathes to keep them moving and to keep their spirits up. When Ava's mom shows true vulnerability and defeat (an experience not often shown in adults in picture books) Ava is there to let her mother know that being together is the most important part. I love this gentle reminder to working parents that may fill their days off with a long list of activities.
An extremely relatable and important book for working moms and dads.
Age: K-2nd
Identity, illustrator & author: African American
Music: Song
First performed in 1900, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is carried across generations in this moving portrayal of one song's inspirational influence in the African American community. Lyons ability to weave together so many stories in one cohesive unit is truly exemplary. Furthermore, to end on the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture is such a beautiful way to show the continuation of this profound song.
Identity, illustrator & author: African American
Music: Song
First performed in 1900, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is carried across generations in this moving portrayal of one song's inspirational influence in the African American community. Lyons ability to weave together so many stories in one cohesive unit is truly exemplary. Furthermore, to end on the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture is such a beautiful way to show the continuation of this profound song.
Age: Infant
A happy bear preps a cake in this classic nursery rhyme. Love the illustrations and the rhyme is untouched from the original; however, it ends with a fully iced cake and the line "put it in the oven." *narrows eyes suspiciously* What are you up to, Bear?
A happy bear preps a cake in this classic nursery rhyme. Love the illustrations and the rhyme is untouched from the original; however, it ends with a fully iced cake and the line "put it in the oven." *narrows eyes suspiciously* What are you up to, Bear?
Age: Infant-toddler
Identity: Taiwanese author/illustrator
Felt flaps cover up fun surprises as a new baby dinosaur makes a friend. Not groundbreaking but the illustrations are crisp, bright, and not overwhelming for new eyes and virtual storytimes.
Identity: Taiwanese author/illustrator
Felt flaps cover up fun surprises as a new baby dinosaur makes a friend. Not groundbreaking but the illustrations are crisp, bright, and not overwhelming for new eyes and virtual storytimes.
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Age: Toddler-Preschool
Concept Skills: Colors
Science: 5 senses
A cat explores the sights and sounds of a party, discovering 1 color and using 1 sense on each spread. Parents will definitely need to be talking and asking questions throughout the book in order for listeners to get the full experience and avoid any confusion.
Concept Skills: Colors
Science: 5 senses
A cat explores the sights and sounds of a party, discovering 1 color and using 1 sense on each spread. Parents will definitely need to be talking and asking questions throughout the book in order for listeners to get the full experience and avoid any confusion.
Age: Infant-Toddler
Monkey dishes out supportive compliments but in a self-deprecating manner. "I love your big horns! I wish I had horns like yours." In the end, Monkey's friends reminder her that they like her for her special attributes--just the way she is. Reassuring to a wide range audience and captivating for the littlest eyes as the pictures change.
Monkey dishes out supportive compliments but in a self-deprecating manner. "I love your big horns! I wish I had horns like yours." In the end, Monkey's friends reminder her that they like her for her special attributes--just the way she is. Reassuring to a wide range audience and captivating for the littlest eyes as the pictures change.
Age: Preschool-3rd grade
Family: Grandmother and granddaughter
Nature: Sunrise
This picture book has an amazingly wide reach for its audience. On its surface, Roundtree recalls a cherished memory of her grandmother and her picking blackberries in the forest. The grandmother is protective and encourages her granddaughter to be brave, alongside her grandma, during the dark hours of the dawn as they explore the forest. The detail of the experience and the environmental surroundings is lush and comforting. And the description of the sunrise is joyous and fills you with warmth.
Generally, this will make a lovely picture book for preschool and up. But this was told by a woman who experienced unjust discrimination in her life during the era of Jim Crow and "separate but equal." Her grandmother experienced acts of violence and brutality during the Reconstruction era. And yet this book provides an allegory for hope, persistence, and the power of familial role models in our lives. As the sunrise is shared between grandmother and granddaughter, so too are these themes about reaching for a better world.
Family: Grandmother and granddaughter
Nature: Sunrise
This picture book has an amazingly wide reach for its audience. On its surface, Roundtree recalls a cherished memory of her grandmother and her picking blackberries in the forest. The grandmother is protective and encourages her granddaughter to be brave, alongside her grandma, during the dark hours of the dawn as they explore the forest. The detail of the experience and the environmental surroundings is lush and comforting. And the description of the sunrise is joyous and fills you with warmth.
Generally, this will make a lovely picture book for preschool and up. But this was told by a woman who experienced unjust discrimination in her life during the era of Jim Crow and "separate but equal." Her grandmother experienced acts of violence and brutality during the Reconstruction era. And yet this book provides an allegory for hope, persistence, and the power of familial role models in our lives. As the sunrise is shared between grandmother and granddaughter, so too are these themes about reaching for a better world.
Age: Preschool-Kindergarten
Emotions: Anger, Anxiety, Sadness
Rhyming text helps children process strong, common emotions through movement, breathing exercises, and imagination techniques. Illustrations are full of opportunities for readers to expand upon the text, including words and situations that may be relatable to the listener.
Supplementary material includes three pages of notes for caregivers.
Emotions: Anger, Anxiety, Sadness
Rhyming text helps children process strong, common emotions through movement, breathing exercises, and imagination techniques. Illustrations are full of opportunities for readers to expand upon the text, including words and situations that may be relatable to the listener.
Supplementary material includes three pages of notes for caregivers.
Age: 4+
Animal: Pigs
A child receives an invite addressed to "cutie" to attend a Pig Town Party. Confused but intrigued, the child seeks answers, leading her on an unexpected trip to a raucous party in the hedges.
The writing style lends itself perfectly to a read-aloud for opinionated children. Goofy and cute!
Animal: Pigs
A child receives an invite addressed to "cutie" to attend a Pig Town Party. Confused but intrigued, the child seeks answers, leading her on an unexpected trip to a raucous party in the hedges.
The writing style lends itself perfectly to a read-aloud for opinionated children. Goofy and cute!