Category: Picture Books

June 5, 2017

Things to do with Dad

Title: Things to do with Dad Author/Illustrator: Sam Zuppardi Age Group: 1-5 Synopsis: When their day seems to be commandeered by chores, this young boy steers him and his
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June 4, 2017

Papa ist nicht aufzuhalten

Title: Papa ist nicht aufzuhalten (Daddy’s Unstoppable)* Author: Nadine Brun-Cosme Illustrator: Aurélie Guillerey Age Group: 2-7 Synopsis: After the car breaks down before heading to kindergarten, Max is worried
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June 2, 2017

Mother Bruce

Title: Mother Bruce Author/Illustrator: Ryan T. Higgins Age Group: 3-7 Synopsis: Bruce is a grumpy hipster bear who ends up getting unexpectedly saddled with four goslings. The Low Down:
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May 29, 2017

Swatch – Taming and Racing Colors

If you haven’t heard about Swatch: The Girl Who Loved Color, then you probably haven’t been within direct contact of me in the last six months or so. I’m
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May 26, 2017

Please Bring Balloons

Title: Please Bring Balloons Author/Illustrator: Lindsay Ward Age Group: 2-5 Synopsis: A young girl receives a strange note and and goes on the adventure of a lifetime after delivering
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May 24, 2017

Roadwork

Title: Roadwork Author: Sally Sutton Illustrator: Brian Lovelock Age Group: 1-5 Synopsis: A rhyming step-by-step explanation of how a road is built that speaks to little truck lovers. The
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May 22, 2017

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea

Title: Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea Author/Illustrator: Ben Clanton Age Group: 2-6 Synopsis: Three great tales about Narwhal and Jelly as they use their imagination and amazing attitudes to
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May 17, 2017

Happy Birthday, Homegrown Reader!

Wow! It’s been a year already?! I find myself a bit shaken by the whole idea. It’s been such an amazing year with so many lovely changes and fantastic
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