This month is celebrating “Black History” and one of the best ways to celebrate it is by reading outstanding literature that deals with this subject. I’ll begin with books geared for kids ages nine and up. The five last books are picture books good for all ages.

The Mighty Miss Malone, by Christopher Paul Curtis, centers [...]

The coveted national book awards have just been announced! The Caldecott medal winner (which is awarded to the best of the picture books) is “A Ball For Daisy”, by Chris Raschka.  And the honor winners (which are the runners-up) are “Blackout”, by John Rocco, “Grandpa Green”, by Lane Smith and “Me…Jane”, by Patrick McDonnell.  The [...]

Darkness falls early during the long winter months.  Here are some great picture books perfect to help settle little ones down to sleep.  All of these books are good for ages three to eight.

The World Champion of Staying Awake, by Sean Taylor, and painted with vivid beautiful water-colors by Jimmy Liao, is wonderfully executed [...]

Chilly days are here with cold temperatures and wet, snowy grounds all around. Here also, are some great picture books to read all about winter.  All of these books, unless indicated, are geared for ages four to eight.
Chilly Milly Moo, by Fiona Ross, is a clever bovine story about a cow, Milly, who can’t give [...]

Last year – 2011 – was a great year for great books!  It was most difficult to narrow down my long list of outstanding books for this review.  The list of exceptional books is geared for ages nine and older, as that’s the age I’m most interested in keeping the excitement and interest in reading. [...]

Here are some wonderful gifts of books to give for Christmas that family members, young and old, will all love.
Let’s begin with pop-up and interactive books. Super Science:  Feel the Force!  Full of Pop-up Physics Fun!, by Tom Adams, and ingeniously illustrated by Thomas Flintham, is packed with inventive and interesting facts that are sure [...]

Here are some of the newest and best books about our faith for this Christmas Season.
The Mansion, 100th Anniversary Edition, by Henry Van Dyke, and gorgeously painted by Dan Burr, is an abridged picture book with the unabridged version found at the back of the book. This story, that was referred to by the Prophet [...]

What a great time of the year to give books for gifts. Here is a collection of books about, and for, the Christmas season. The first four books are good for ages eight and older. The rest are picture books and are good for ages four to eight.

Charles Dickens: England’s Most Captivating Storyteller, by Catherine [...]

Here are some of the best picture books published during 2011 and could be, or should be, candidates for the Caldecott prize awarded in January.  With the exception of “Mirror”, which is good for all ages, all of these picture books are good for ages four to ten.

I Want My Hat Back, by Jon [...]

If you’re looking for some great Christmas gift books for your nine-year-old or older, or perhaps one to read out loud to your family, I’ve compiled some outstanding reads that will make these a delight for the upcoming holiday season.
The Flint Heart, by Katherine and John Paterson, and magically painted by John Rocco and adapted [...]