Tomorrow is the first day of summer, which means vacation for Perfect Picture Book Friday until September. What better way to kick off summer than with a wonderful beach story?! Title: The Sandcastle That Lola Built Written By: Megan Maynor Illustrated By: Kate Berube Knopf Books For Young Readers, May 2018, fiction Suitable For Ages: … Continue reading Perfect Picture Book Friday – The Sandcastle That Lola Built
Welcome to Perfect Picture Book Friday, Everyone! I have a sweet and lovely book to share with you today. It is technically a board book, not a picture book, but its message of acceptance, tolerance, and appreciating difference seemed so apt and so timely in the midst of current events that I wanted to share … Continue reading Perfect Picture Book Friday – Will You Be Friends With Me?
Yee-haw! It’s Friday! And I’ve got a rootin’-tootin’ choice for y’all to lasso and mosey on home to your corral with 😊 It’s extra perfect for the front end of summer when you might want to (and will hopefully be able to!) git-along down to your local library and stock up on books for those … Continue reading Perfect Picture Book Friday – Library’s Most Wanted
Somehow it’s Friday! Where has this week gone?! Here’s what I’ve got. Title: Deadline For Frantic Written & Illustrated By: Yours Truly Disaster Area Books, May 29 2020, nonfiction Suitable For Ages: anyone with a deadline Themes/Topics: deadlines, writing, panicking, writing, deadlines Opening: The big hand of the clock is at 12. The little hand … Continue reading Perfect Picture Book Friday – Deadline For Frantic
It’s Perfect Picture Book Friday and I have such a terrific title to share with you today! Wait until you see this one!!! 😊 Title: Federico And The Wolf Written By: Rebecca J. Gomez Illustrated By: Elisa Chavarri Clarion Books, May 19, 2020, fiction Suitable For Ages: 4-7 Themes/Topics: fairy tale retelling (Little Red Riding … Continue reading Perfect Picture Book Friday – Federico And The Wolf
Happy Perfect Picture Book Friday! It’s May on Blueberry Hill, and you know what that means: Baby goslings. Baby foxes. Baby snakes. Baby rabbits. Baby groundhogs. And given the black bear you all know was hanging out on my porch last week eating bird seed, I’m betting there are some baby bears around too, even … Continue reading Perfect Picture Book Friday – Baby Bear Discovers The World
It’s Perfect Picture Book Friday and . . . my youngest’s birthday! 😊 So I’m sharing a book that celebrates May flowers and extraordinary girls 💐🌸🌟💕 Title: Bloom Written By: Doreen Cronin Illustrated By: David Small Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, February 2016, Fiction Suitable For Ages: 4-8 Themes/Topics: girl power, appreciation/gratitude, encouragement, believing in yourself … Continue reading Perfect Picture Book Friday – Bloom
It’s May! It’s May! The lovely month of May! That darling month when everyone goes Blissfully astray. . . (Okay, I confess to monkeying about with those lyrics a bit to make them acceptable for this G-rated blog, but you get the idea. . . 😊) It’s also Perfect Picture Book Friday, and today’s pick … Continue reading Perfect Picture Book Friday – Evie’s Field Day
It’s Perfect Picture Book Friday and I have such a fun book to share today! It might look dismal and gloomy but it isn’t – it’s lovely and perfect 😊 I love books that are sweet and books that make me laugh, and this one is both! Title: This Book Is Gray Written & Illustrated … Continue reading Perfect Picture Book Friday – This Book Is Gray
I’m so excited it’s Friday because I have the best book to share with you today, and it’s perfect for Earth Day next week! It’s one of those “man-I-wish-I’d-thought-of-that!!!” books 😊 Are you ready? Title: Tap The Magic Tree Written & Illustrated By: Christie Matheson Greenwillow Books, August 2013, Fiction Suitable For Ages: 4-8 (according … Continue reading Perfect Picture Book Friday – Tap The Magic Tree
