by Julie | Mar 13, 2012
I’ve got a new review up on Brain Burps About Books today: Neville, by the amazing Norton Juster (of Phantom Tollbooth fame), with such great illustrations by G. Brian Karas (and I was lying in bed last night having a panic attack that I totally mispronounced...
by Julie | Feb 1, 2012
Ok, yeah, I’ll admit it: I sort of thought Tweak Tweak was going to be treacly awfulness. An elephant baby tweaks her mom’s tail when she has a question. Yawn. But I was wrong! It’s cute, yes, but also silly and fun. And definitely something certain...
by Julie | Jan 25, 2012
On today’s Brain Burps About Books episode, I have a review of a super-fun read-aloud called Scapegoat: The Story of a Goat Named Oat and a Chewed-Up Coat. Today Katie interviews the amazing Emma Walton Hamilton (daughter of Julie Andrews), who runs the...
by Julie | Dec 23, 2011
We don’t really vary too much from our Christmas favorites here. I still love Christmas in Noisy Village best because it has earnest lines like “This cooky smell is the kind I like!” and “I wish Christmas would come oftener, don’t...
by Julie | Nov 14, 2011
This is sort of a Children’s Book of the Week post. It’s high time I recommended the Barefoot Books podcast on here, because it’s such a lifesaver for us. You probably know the publisher Barefoot Books — they do a lot of folk tales and fairy...
by Julie | Nov 8, 2011
Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes by Jonathan Auxier Oh my god oh my god oh my god! This book has made me into such a teenager, gushing with emotion and completely inarticulate in wonder. And not, mind you, because it’s a teenybopper fantasy of any kind, but more...
