Picture Books
Kid Lit Giveaway Blog Hop
Kid Lit Giveaway Blog Hop in Honor of Children’s Book Week I’m trying something new here with Bookworm Bear: the Kid Lit Giveaway Blog Hop in Honor of Children’s Book Week. Bookworm Bear will be giving one lucky reader a $20 gift certificate to Amazon.com. All you need to do to enter (one entry per…
An Undone Fairy Tale
An Undone Fairy Tale, by Ian Lendler, illustrated by Whitney Martin First, let me say that my daughter loves this book. There is something about the illustrations, and the book not being ready yet, and the resourcefulness of those trying to get the book ready for the reader. Well….this one is bound to leave readers…
Bear Snores On
Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman This was one of my children’s favorite books when they were toddlers. It has a little of everything they loved: animals, suspense, friendship, and text that flows along with rhymes. “In a cave in the woods, in his deep, dark lair, through the long, cold…
Henry Climbs a Mountain
Henry Climbs a Mountain, by D.B. Johnson This is a story of Henry David Thoreau and of slavery. It is a story of hope and freedom. In this picture book, D.B. Johnson portrays Henry David Thoreau (and other characters) as a bear. On a trip to town to get a shoe that was being repaired,…
Unspoken
Unspoken, A Story from the Underground Railroad, by Henry Cole In this powerful, wordless picture book, Cole tells the story of a young farm girl in the South around the time of the Civil War. The girl goes about her daily chores around the farm. While collecting vegetables from a storage area, the girl hears…
King Arthur’s Very Great Grandson
King Arthur’s Very Great Grandson by Kenneth Kraegel “On the day Henry turned six years old, he woke up early, ate a large breakfast, mounted his trusty donkey, Knuckles, and went out in search of adventure.” Henry is the great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson of King Arthur. He receives gifts of a helmet and a sword (just his size)…
Jacob’s Tree
Jacob’s Tree by Holly Keller Jacob is the smallest in his family. He is too little to reach the table and see into the bathroom mirror. Jacob’s mother tells him he’ll be bigger soon. Jacob’s father measures Jacob on a big elm tree outside their house, painting a mark so Jacob can see how much…
Leaves
Leaves by David Ezra Stein A young bear enjoys summer flowers and late summer blueberries. Life is good. “Everything was going well until the first leaf fell.” The young bear is worried, and wonders if the leaf is okay. When colorful leaves begin falling all over, the bear tries to catch them and put them…
Akiak
Akiak – A Tale from the Iditarod, by Robert J. Blake Akiak was an experienced lead dog – an intelligent dog who was good at finding the trail, noticing hidden dangers (like thin ice or big rocks), and who understood what the human musher wanted the dog team to do. She was part of a…
The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy)
The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy) by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham When Mark Twain’s (Samuel Clemens) daughter, Susy, was 13 years old, she wrote a biography about her father. Susy watched her father and recorded things about him – appearance, family life, work habits, and some of the discussions they had. Susy…
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss and Read Across America
Today, March 2, is the anniversary of the birth of Theodor Seuss Geisel – Dr. Seuss. Today also is Read Across America (http://www.seussville.com/Educators/educatorReadAcrossAmerica.php). Folks in my town organized a day (they are guessing it may take 8 hours to read all the books) of reading books by Dr. Seuss. The local event was the result…
Orange Pear Apple Bear
Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett This is a sweet, simple picture book for the youngest audience, or for beginning readers. The story is presented through just five words: apple, pear, orange, bear, and there. This book explores the concepts of color, food, and shape. The lively illustrations convey much about the bear’s playful…
Great books! Some are old favorites of mine, such as the splot book, but others, I am going to have to try! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for taking a look! I hope you enjoy the books.