This is the story of Al, who is also King Alejandro, and his kid brother Teddy. Who is four. Almost five. Every night Al flies to exotic places and meets fantastic beings, and every morning he’s back in his room in their little house. Because Al can draw and paint. And he promises Teddy that…
Category: Picture Books
Group strives to wipe out Kenyan poverty
BOISE — Caring Hearts and Hands of Hope is a Boise-based organization that wants to eradicate poverty in Kenya by helping orphans, children of widows and those from abject poverty with high school tuition costs, the Idaho Press Tribune reports. Today in Kenya, 56 percent of the people earn less than a dollar a day….
Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book By Rod Campbell is a Great First Book
In this delightful tale about a youngster looking for the perfect pet, readers can lift the flaps to see the animals the zoo has sent. New art and a gold-ink cover for this 25th anniversary edition give this classic a fresh new look. Readkiddoread said: You’ll have a basket of fun with this interactive lift-the-flap…
Four classic Richard Scarry titles re-released along with a newly discovered, previously unpublished picture book
Random House Children’s Books has acquired U.S. Rights to Richard Scarry’s THE BEST LOWLY WORM BOOK EVER, a newly discovered, previously unpublished picture book. Richard Scarry is one of the world’s best-loved children’s authors ever! Generations of children all over the world have grown up spending hours poring over Richard Scarry’s oversize books filled with…
Nana’s Gift offers a timeless message about intergenerational family relationships
by Michael Strickland Nana’s Gift is a heartwarming, touching, and beautifully written picture book by Agy Wilson, Darlee Sims is left at Nana’s for the weekend and at first is not happy with it. But having fun with Nana, Pasha and Honey, Darlee learns about her family, and best of all herself. With wonderful illustrations…
An intricate and satisfying homage to green, the color of all creation, from the “Queen of the concept book”
“Subtle cutouts on each richly painted page of Laura Vaccaro Seeger’s ‘Green’ similarly create a mystical sense of complexity and continuity. In this case, the images on each page refer both backward and forward, permitting a fascinating interplay of shade and hue, from the ‘khaki green’ of a lizard to the ‘never green’ of a…
What Can a Crane Pick Up? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich and other great picture books
What makes a good picture book? Remember what it’s like to see spring for the first time? To get your first grown-up bed? To run in the park, on the beach, along the Brooklyn Promenade, and never want to slow down? To find sneezes hilarious and wrapping paper the best toy in the world? wrote…
The poems in NASTY BUGS Lee Bennett Hopkins are itchingly great
Crossposted on Daily Kos Gross! … Boys will love this collection … a book of poetry with a decided ick factor. The bugs are delightfully nasty and include magots, chiggers, wasps, lice and bed bugs. Nasty Bugs by Lee Bennett Hopkins is a collection of creepy, crawly poems by some of today’s most beloved children’s…
BEA to Host Star Wars Reads Day Celebration at North America’s Largest Annual Book Convention
“Power Readers” to Participate in BookExpo America on Saturday, June 1st, 2013 For youngsters (as well as seasoned fans!) there will be a Star Wars Reads Day Celebration on BEA’s Uptown Stage featuring a trivia contest as well as signings by Star Wars authors and giveaways. Additionally, many other authors will be participating in BEA’s…
How I Published All of My Books
I have published 10 books for children and adults. Here’s how I did it
Young People's Pavilion 