Lisa Wheeler’s Dino Sports Series (published by Carolrhoda Books) is as action-packed as they come. Illustrator Barry Gott captures the play-by-play drama perfectly with his aerial shots, bench scenes, and officials straining to keep the games under control. Be it wrestling or soccer, hockey or football, basketball, baseball, and now skateboarding – any sports-loving kid… Read more »
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Sheep Go to Sleep by Nancy Shaw
Oh, happy day! Author Nancy Shaw and illustrator Margot Apple have collaborated once again to create another splendid book in their highly acclaimed Sheep in a Jeep series – Sheep Go to Sleep (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015). Sheep Go to Sleep is a charming story about a dutiful sheepdog’s struggle to herd those silly sheep… Read more »
Dinosaur Boy by Cory Putman Oakes
It was inevitable. The dinosaur gene skips a generation. Sawyer’s grandfather had transformed into a stegosaurus, and Sawyer would be next. It was just a matter of time before Sawyer would sprout plates down his back and drag a heavy tail tipped with dangerous sharp bones behind him. And that moment eventually arrived during the… Read more »
If You Were a Dog by Jamie Swenson
If You Were a Dog (FSG, 2014) is crafted with active language that a creative child with a lively imagination will absolutely love. Illustrator Chris Raschka’s simplistic watercolors, comprised of pastel curves and lines, connect perfectly with the buoyant innocence of author Jamie Swenson’s energetic text. If You Were a Dog is fantastically suited for… Read more »
Fleabrain Loves Frannie by Joanne Rocklin
It’s 1952, the year Charlotte’s Web was published and the year of the horrific polio outbreak. Francine Katzenback is a victim of the dreaded virus and is confined to a wheelchair. The public is panicked, consumed in fear of the contagious virus, leaving Frannie isolated and lonely. She is befriended by a flea. That’s right…. Read more »
SPIRIT’S KEY – A Magical Giveaway
SPIRIT’S KEY (FSG, 2014), an incredible debut middle grade novel written by Edith Cohn, is a mystery about a twelve -year-old girl named Spirit who works with the ghost of her pet dog to solve a crime on a remote island filled with magic house keys, wild dogs and superstitious characters. Magic keys! Wild… Read more »
TEN RULES OF BEING A SUPERHERO Giveaway!
Today we’re chatting with Deb Pilutti, author and illustrator of the charming picture book – Ten Rules of Being a Superhero (Henry Holt/Macmillan, 2014). Deb’s on board to participate in the ReaderKidZ December give-away extravaganza in a big, big way. Simply read through this post and you’ll find the contact information needed to register to… Read more »
