The Butt Book and Poopendous! by Artie Bennett

  Appealing to your preschooler/primary grader, Artie Bennet takes subjects normally taboo for a book and put’s it out there for children t...

I Love You More Than Chocolate by Melanie Milburn

Stars: **** Summary: This book was originally a song, and inside the back cover of the book, is a CD of Miss Melanie singing the song.  Whe...

Cows Can't Quack by Dave Reisman

Stars: ***** Jumping Cow Press This book is exactly like it's cousin Cows Can't Jump except it's about animal sounds instead o...

Chicken, Pig, Cow and the Class Pet by Ruth Ohi

Stars: **** Annick Press (2011) Summary: In the newest Chicken, Pig, Cow book by Ruth Ohi, the barn is taken to school for show and tell! If...

Red is Best by Kathy Stinson (Board Book) (New Year New Reads Sponsor)

Stars: ***** Annick Press Ages 2-4 Red is Best is a old favourite, originally published in 1982 and reprinted by Annick Press in 2006. Red i...

Dogs Don't Eat Jam and Other Things Big Kid Know by Sarah Tsiang

Stars: ***** Annick Press (2011) Ages 4-6 Summary: New babies have a lot to learn; lucky for them, the older sibling in this delightful pi...

Hanukkah Howie by Jan Dalrymple

Stars: **** I've reviewed many Hanukkah picture books here before but this one took a totally different route than most. Howie is a spe...

My Very Own Name - Personalized Book - Great Gift Idea

Stars: **** from I See Me Summary: A personalized book that has animals spelling out your child's name. An animal brings each letter unt...

You Are Sooooo Beautiful by Leanne Power

“ In order to change the face of what the media calls beauty, we must actively teach our children a more profound definition of what is bea...

Mommy Feeds Baby by Christy Jo Hendricks

Stars: ****1/2 3B Publishing (2011) 32 pages Children's Picture Book Summary: Comprised of digitally enhanced photographs of moms feedin...

Picture Book Mini Reviews

Tallulah's Tutu by Marilyn Singer (Illustrations by Alexandra Boiger) Stars: **** Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2011) Tallulah learns that ...

Short Review - My Dad, My Hero by Ethan Long

Stars: ***** Sourcebooks (2011) Picture Book Summary: A young child starts off this laugh-out-loud picture book by listing all the ways hi...

The Loud Book by Deborah Underwood | Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg

*If you are Canadian, you can enter to win these two books and more HERE but Sunday, May 8th is the last day! Stars: **** Thomas Allen ...

Just a Dream by Chris Van Allsburg

Stars: ***** Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Originally 1990, Updated 2011) Picture Book 48 pages Summary: When it comes to the environment, youn...

Dream Big Little Pig by Kristi Yamaguchi

Stars: ***** Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (2011) Illustrations by Tim Bowers Picture Book 4 and up Summary: Poppy the Pig has big dreams - lots o...

Welcoming Spring with Picture Books

Spring is Here by Will Hillenbrand Stars: **** Holiday House (2011) Summary: Excited that spring has finally arrived, Mole tries--unsuccessf...

A Chicken, a Pig, a Horse, Two Cows and a Sheep

Chicken, Pig, Cow: Horse Around by Ruth Ohi Stars: **** Annick Press (2010) Ages 2-5 32 pages Summary: Chicken, Pig, and Cow are very happy ...

Choosing Literature for Children

How do you choose books for your children?  A friend of mine has a book about 1000 books to enjoy with your children ( It's called 1001 ...

Speed Reviews - Children's Books

A few more speed reviews for you. These are books I read over a year ago that never got reviewed. They're short since it's been so l...

Jingle the Husky Pup Interactive Storybook & Story Buddy

*This is a cross-post between my two blogs. You will find the exact same post at Callista's Ramblings today.  This is a Great Last Minu...