It is so exciting for me to be back in the book world, well, for many reasons, but one of them is that I get to peruse the bookshelves and pore over catalogues, looking at all the delightful children's books I've missed in the last few years. Princeton Architectural Press is one of those small … Continue reading Princeton Architectural Press Children’s Books
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Book Review: The Story of Diva and Flea by Mo Willemstad + Tony DiTerlizzi
The Story of Diva and Flea Mo Willems + Tony DiTerlizzi Ages: 4-8 (or older or younger) Review: Whimsical and adorable. A mutually beneficial friendship between a dog and a cat encourages them to explore the comforts of home and the excitement of Parisien streets! Diva lives in a grande building in Paris, watching and … Continue reading Book Review: The Story of Diva and Flea by Mo Willemstad + Tony DiTerlizzi
Winter (Snow + Christmas) Children’s Books from Penguin Random House
For those of you celebrating the Christmas season in a snowy climate, have I got the books for you! That will not be me this year, as am I spending the year in New Zealand, where temperatures can be in the 80s and 90s (that's Fahrenheit, folks) on Christmas Day. Who knows, I might spend … Continue reading Winter (Snow + Christmas) Children’s Books from Penguin Random House
G+D Vintage from Penguin Random House
One of the things I loved the most about Penguin was their ability to come up with various series designed along a certain theme. Their Penguin Ink series, for instance, is one I was obsessed with for a while, and they do all sorts of fantastic typographical series covers, too. I'm glad to know that … Continue reading G+D Vintage from Penguin Random House
2015 Penguin Random House Children’s Books
In looking over the Penguin Random House list of children's books published in 2015, I came across some online that I've not encountered in real life. Here are the titles that got me most excited. I'll be hunting these down from my local bookstore or library very soon. This is Sadie Sara O'Leary, illustrated by … Continue reading 2015 Penguin Random House Children’s Books
November New Releases
Here are the books I'm particularly excited about that will be coming out in November: Manners & Mutiny, Book 4, Finishing School series by Gail Carriger I've waxed poetic about Gail Carriger's books many times before (here's a short review of the first book she ever put out, Soulless), and have made no secret of the … Continue reading November New Releases
Hello, World! Series by Ashley Evanson
I've been spending some time online lately, perusing book publisher catalogues, and came across this charming little board book series put out by Penguin Random House called Hello, World! It's written/illustrated by Ashley Evanson, and the first four in the series just came out this month: New York: A Book of Colors San Francisco: A … Continue reading Hello, World! Series by Ashley Evanson
Book Review: The Princess in Black by Shannon + Dean Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham
The Princess in Black, book 1 Shannon & Dean Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham 9780763678883, paperback, Candlewick Press, Pub Date: 2014/2015 I know, I know, two posts two days in a row that reference a former post (the SAME former post) of mine. There should be some rule against it! But there's not, and since … Continue reading Book Review: The Princess in Black by Shannon + Dean Hale, illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Fortunately, The Milk Coming to the Screen!
Last month, I mentioned reading Neil Gaiman's Fortunately, The Milk. I can hardly claim to be a trend-setter, as it came out in 2013, but it was new to me, and reminded me of a whole host of other "Funny + Charming Books for Children Age 6-10" which I catalogued here. NOW, for the awesome … Continue reading Fortunately, The Milk Coming to the Screen!
Magic, Princess, Fairy, + Other Girly Books (that don’t make you gag)
By a show of hands, who is tired of reading books where everything is pink and sparkly and lacy and fairy-y and princess-y and magic-y but have absolutely no real substance of any kind in them?
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