Tag: Children’s

Jovi Giraffe Learns To Look by Patricia Bardina, Joanne Burgess & Paul Sharp

subtitled A Lesson in Eye Contact, and frankly a very valuable read for anyone who’s ever struggled with sociability. This companion piece to Revony Rhinoceros Starts To Smile is another terrific book about how body language encourages relationships or otherwise. With its cute anthropomorphic cast, it’s an accessible way for people who struggle with social …

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The Sky Is Not Blue by Joy Jones & Sawyer Cloud

Happy Black History Month, readers! We’re kicking off February with this terrific children’s picture book about perspective and empathy and quietly standing up for yourself, because who couldn’t use a little more of that right now? Robert is a creative kid who has the eye of an artist. He never assumes that anything is just …

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Carla’s Glasses by Debbie Herman & Sheila Bailey

It’s so uncommon to find a book that perfectly captures both exuberance and empathy as well as Carla’s Glasses does! And especially in so few pages, and in a way that’s perfect for readers of all ages. Carla is one of those rare but delightful grade schoolers who loves standing out. When her teacher Ms …

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Revony Rhinoceros Starts To Smile by Patricia Bardina, Joanne Burgess & Paul Sharp

subtitled A Lesson in Body Language. So I have two children on the autism spectrum, and one thing I don’t have patience for is autism advice that centers the parent over the child. That is, unfortunately, a perspective that drives way too many of the books available for people looking to better aid and understand …

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Flash Gordon Adventures! Vol 1 by Art Baltazar & Franco

I was a kid when I watched the Flash Gordon movie that was released in 1980, and all I remember of it was being distinctly unimpressed. So it was an absolute delight for me to go through the pages of this book and discover how charming the property could be in the hands of two …

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The Sea Hides A Seahorse by Sara T. Behrman & Melanie Mikecz

I was today years old when I learned that seahorses change color! I was actually so surprised by the knowledge that I read this book with one eyebrow raised, till I got to the factual stuff at the back and was assured that this was, indeed, true. Honestly, this is one of the many reasons …

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Fairy House Disaster by Tina Connolly & Norm Grock

a Choose Your Own Adventure book! Can I say how much I love Chooseco’s Dragonlark series of CYOAs for younger kids, and especially the ones with female protagonists? I remember always wishing I had books like Fairy House Disaster as a kid, instead of having to pretend to be some dopey pre-teen boy making less …

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Scary Godmother Compendium: This Was Your Childhood by Jill Thompson

What a charm- and value-packed compendium of virtually all the Scary Godmother material published to date! I knew of Jill Thompson from her work on Neil Gaiman’s Death and Endless properties for DC Comics, but hadn’t realized the extent of her oeuvre otherwise. In particular, I had no idea that her own original creation, Scary …

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The Christmas Snow Globe by Sibylle Delacroix

translated by Polly Lawson from the original French. It’s Christmas Eve, and young Lucy and Noah are disappointed that there isn’t any snow on the ground outside. In an effort to distract them, Papa offers Lucy one present to open before bed. Lucy is pleased to unwrap a Christmas snow globe, especially since the house …

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My UnderSlumberBumbleBeast by Zoje Stage & J E Larson

I missed the initial surge of excitement around Zoje Stage’s bestselling debut novel Baby Teeth, but was more than happy to take on the sequel, Dear Hanna, for the day job. In the latter novel, Hanna has grown up and gotten married to an older man with a teenage daughter. This pleases her: she doesn’t …

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