by Julie | Oct 26, 2009
A Dark, Dark Tale by Ruth Brown My kids can be scaredy-cats when it comes to some things. I remember reading one Anthony Browne story to Henry, and we got to a page with a giant gorilla, and Henry just snapped the book shut and said, “I don’t want to read...
by Julie | Oct 19, 2009
Jeremy Draws a Monster by Peter McCarty The first time I read this book I got to the ending and said (out loud, mostly to myself), “What happens in this book?” Eli turned to me and said, “A boy draws a monster.” Yes, that does happen. But when...
by Julie | Oct 12, 2009
Go Away, Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley Oh, how we love Ed Emberley. This is maybe the best “how to get rid of scary monsters” book I’ve seen, because there’s essentially no plot or pandering. All you do is get rid of the monster. Well, first...
by Julie | Oct 5, 2009
Good Babies: A Tale of Trolls, Humans, a Witch, and a Switch by Tim Myers, illustrated by Kelly Murphy We got this book out of the library a few years ago, and I couldn’t get it out of my head. I also couldn’t get it out of the library again, because while...
by Julie | Sep 28, 2009
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney Has someone given Jerry Pinkney a medal yet? Could they please just give him some kind of big enormous prize? (Oh, ok, it looks like he has gotten a bunch of awards. Alright then.) Seriously, every single book of his is so...
by Julie | Sep 21, 2009
Elfwyn’s Saga written and illustrated by David Wisniewski We get this book out of the library every few months, and I’m not sure I can say exactly why we find it so compelling. Part of it is the lush and amazingly intricate cut-paper illustrations, but I...
