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Book Introduction:This newest addition to Barron's Toddler Books series is as cute as can be! Inside, an adorable plush teddy bear, attached to the book by a ribbon, loves to play hide and seek. Each 2-page spread has two places for Teddy to hide. Will he sneak into a basket of clothes or stow away in a box of cornfl......[Read More]

Latest Reviews: A cute wee story, good for the littler picture book crowd, in which Mouse and his/her Poppa go out to play in the beautiful snow. They make angel wings in the snow, "flap, flop!"; they make a snow house, "pitty-pat"; they go ice skating, "twirly, whirly!" The words are f......[Read More]

Latest Reviews:Here's what I know. There is no such thing as perfect. Really. But this picture book by my friend Liz Garton Scanlon and Marla Frazee comes close. Liz has written a marvelous poem, but one that's hard to picture. Marla has drawn a lovely narrative, but one that doesn't make complete sense on its own......[Read More]

Latest Reviews: I didn't really like the way that reading it aloud I was not able to find a rhythm with the forced rhymes and had to stop several times. Also, my four year old who I was reading it with and has never lived on a farm pointed out that the hen was just plain silly for not l......[Read More]

Latest Reviews: Great bedtime book to read to a small child. [Read More]

Latest Reviews:I actually first heard about this book when I was watching it on “Weston Woods” which is a children’s programming company that turns classic children’s books into ten minute long cartoon shorts. “Rosie’s Walk” is a children’s book by Pat Hutchins and it is about the wacky adventures of Rosie the Hen......[Read More]

Book Introduction:Who Is Blue At The Zoo will have your toddler guessing what animal will appear next through picture and word clues. This fun book features bright, colorful illustrations of cute zoo animals. The text is simple enough for beginning readers. By bestselling author Cindy Bracken (a former Kindergarte......[Read More]

Book Introduction:This Childrens books is relatable for kids of any age. Following rules at home can help children.Princess Nancie has a lot of power. She doesn’t recognize this,until she realizes that she has the power to tell everyone to do away with the rules.Princess Nancie shows us to be careful what we......[Read More]

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Latest Reviews:Some Bugs has A LOT of bugs! Bugs flying, fluttering, biting and buzzing around the pages. So many bugs to see! Cute colorful bugs with friendly eyes and smiles. The ants had my favorite page with their underground tunnels. Up and down under the ground! Angela DiTerlizzi and Brendan Wenzel combine f......[Read More]

Book Introduction:Read it FREE as part of your PRIME or Kindle Unlimited membership *** This picture ebook title features vivid, full-color layouts with Kindle Text Pop-Up *** Eric hates taking a bath. Eric hates brushing his teeth. Eric hates putting on his pajamas. Let's face it, Eric hates getting ready for bed. ......[Read More]

Book Introduction:Join the busy bears for drawing lessons, science experiments, and other activities! The fun-loving Berenstain Bears are back, this time in a compilation of four classic activity books. Each book features a story accompanied by simple illustrated directions for the projects.Draw-It! Go to art class w......[Read More]

Latest Reviews: Very engaging stories about Bear and his friends. My daughter and I enjoy reading them together. [Read More]

Book Introduction:Cozy up with Bear and these three beloved board books from bestselling duo Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman—now available in a boxed set!Bear may be the biggest animal in the forest, but sometimes he needs a little help from his friends. When Bear has the sniffles, his sweet friends come to his c......[Read More]

Latest Reviews:One of the gems I found at the Mill Valley Library Sale over the weekend. I love this book! As the adorable old gentleman at the volunteer table was ringing up my stack of books (25-cents, 25-cents, 25-cents--what a bargain!) he raised his eyebrow at this one. "Now, this one is $3.00," he said kindl......[Read More]

Latest Reviews: Anything by Nancy Tafuri is delightful. [Read More]

Latest Reviews:Makes Jesus just another BabyThis was a super disappointing book. Sure, shepherds and angles and kings appear at "the baby's" birth (never mentioned by name), but the rejoicing is simply that there was a baby born. Nothing salvivic or communicating the true nature of the Christmas story. Further, th......[Read More]

Latest Reviews:Yay! Finally an Emily Gravett book that I really like. (Thanks to my friends who encouraged me to read this one!) This one is so cute! The story is made up of four words (orange, pear, apple, bear) arranged in different ways to convey different meanings--the illustrations help a lot with conveying t......[Read More]

Latest Reviews: Just stunning! I love Tasha Tudor and this book is a beautiful display of her signature style of old-timey New England, full of warmth and charm and period details. I appreciated, too, the rhyme scheme and the diction (some of the words, like "rye" and "heath" are ones t......[Read More]

Latest Reviews:I believe this is our first Lauren Thompson book, and we loved it. My preschoolers loved the counting lesson included, and my 5 yr old, who is learning to swim, loved the fear of the water part of it. Myself, I absolutely loved the names of the ducks, Widdle, Waddle, Piddle, Puddle, and Little Quack......[Read More]