I’m back with another amazing nonfiction selection for Perfect Picture Book Friday! Title: EARTH! MY FIRST 4.54 BILLION YEARS Written by: Stacy McAnulty Illustrated by: David Litchfield Henry Holt and Company, 2018, nonfiction For Ages: 4-8 Themes/Topics: Earth, planets, solar system, life, sharing First spread: “Hi! My name is Earth. Some people call me Gaia, the…
Perfect Picture Book Friday: HOW TO BE AN ELEPHANT
Title: HOW TO BE AN ELEPHANT Written and illustrated by: Katherine Roy Roaring Brook Press, 2017, nonfiction For Ages: 7 and UP Themes/Topics: elephants, development, life cycle, learning, African animals, conservation First page: “WITH FLAPPING EARS and whiffling trunks, the herd quickly spreads the news. After 22 months of growing, a new baby is on her…
Perfect Picture Book Friday: OUT OF THE WOODS
Title: OUT OF THE WOODS: A True Story of an Unforgettable Event Written and illustrated by: Rebecca Bond Farrar Straus Giroux, 2015 For Ages: 4 and UP Themes/Topics: true stories, natural disasters, forest fires, nature, animals, wonder, memory First page: Antonio Willie Giroux lived in Ontario, Canada, in the town of Gowganda, on the edge of…
Perfect Picture Book Friday: THE FUN BOOK OF SCARY STUFF
I’m happy to report that I’ve been getting a lot of writing done this month. I’m unhappy to report that I’ve been neglecting Perfect Picture Book Fridays. As Stephen King says, (paraphrasing here) if you don’t have time to be a reader, you don’t have time to be a writer. So I’m back this week…
Perfect Picture Book Friday: WHY AM I ME?
After a summer hiatus, I’m happy to be back with this gorgeous gem for Perfect Picture Book Friday (PPBF). Back in the day, I worked with WHY AM I ME? author Paige Britt and I was struck then by her infectious joy, her compassion, and her curiosity. Those elements shine through in WHY AM I…
Perfect Picture Book Fridays: BLUEBERRY GIRL
Title: BLUEBERRY GIRL Written by: Neil Gaiman Illustrated by: Charles Vess Harper, 2009, fiction For Ages: 2 and UP Themes/Topics: lullabies, prayers, invocations, girls, creativity, freedom, beauty, joy, nature, parenthood, childhood, aging First spread: Ladies of light and ladies of darkness and ladies of never-you mind, this is a prayer for a blueberry girl. …
Perfect Picture Book Friday—LEO: A GHOST STORY
Title: LEO: A Ghost Story Written by: Mac Barnett Illustrated by: Christian Robinson Chronicle Books, 2015, fiction For Ages: 3 and UP Themes/Topics: friendship, ghosts, imagination, loneliness, fears First two spreads: This is Leo. Most people cannot see him. But you can. Leo is a ghost. Summary (from publisher): “Leo is a friendly…
Perfect Picture Book Friday: MY COUSIN MOMO
Title: MY COUSIN MOMO Written and illustrated by: Zachariah OHora Dial Books for Young Readers, 2015, fiction For Ages: 3 and UP Themes/Topics: individuality, trying new things, doing things differently, acceptance, friendship, cousins, squirrels, flying squirrels First page: This is my cousin Momo! He’s a flying squirrel! Summary (from publisher): “When Momo the flying squirrel…
Perfect Picture Book Friday: THE ROOSTER WHO WOULD NOT BE QUIET
I’m not the first to write a PPBF post crooning the praises of THE ROOSTER WHO WOULD NOT BE QUIET! But though it’s already been covered quite beautifully by Patricia Nozell (please check out her post from last week here), I LOVE the story so much I had to choose it for my PPBF post…
Perfect Picture Book Friday: THE LIBRARY
While THE LIBRARY is over twenty years old, it feels timeless. Written by: Sarah Stewart Illustrated by: David Small Farrar Straus Giroux, 1995, fiction For Ages: 4 and UP Themes/Topics: reading, readers, libraries, librarians, bibliophiles, eccentrics, generosity, friendship, rhyming First spread: “Elizabeth Brown Entered the world Dropping straight down from the sky. Elizabeth Brown…
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