Hello, friends! Our books today are a charming trio of board books by Ruth Austin and Kanae Sato: Hide Seek Stinky Sweet, Happy Grumpy Loved, and Wiggle Jump Tickle, books featuring lessons in opposites, feelings, and actions respectively. Each book introduces us to it’s own cast of characters: a girl and her black cat, a … Continue reading Hide Seek Stinky Sweet / Happy Grumpy Loved / Wiggle Jump Tickle (Ruth Austin & Kanae Sato)
Tag: board books
What Is Soft? (Susan Kantor)
Hello, friends! Our book today is What Is Soft?, written by Susan Kantor and illustrated by Erin Barker, a charming examination at the ways the world can be soft for the littlest bookworms. Soft can be a cloud, or a kitten, or a precious little lamb. It can be a whisper, or a feather, or … Continue reading What Is Soft? (Susan Kantor)
Where’s Your Hat, Abe Lincoln? (Misti Kenison)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Where's Your Hat, Abe Lincoln? by Misti Kenison, a board book that introduces notable Civil War-era figures to the smallest bookworms. Abe Lincoln has lost his hat! He has a very important speech coming up, and he can’t do it without his trusty stovepipe hat. He asks some of … Continue reading Where’s Your Hat, Abe Lincoln? (Misti Kenison)
Happy Face / Sad Face & Little Face / Big Face (Bill Cotter)
Hello, friends! Our books today are Happy Face / Sad Face and Little Face / Big Face by Bill Cotter, two adorable board books that help little readers learn their opposites. In Happy Face / Sad Face, each page shows a different little boy or girl demonstrating opposites with their facial expressions: Happy/Sad, Up/Down, Asleep/Awake, … Continue reading Happy Face / Sad Face & Little Face / Big Face (Bill Cotter)
So Far Up & So Light, So Heavy (Susanne Strasser)
Hello, friends! We have a two-for-one review today! Our books were So Far Up and So Light, So Heavy by Susanne Strasser, two cleverly fun board books of opposites. In So Far Up, a bear happens upon a tower with a yummy pie in the window at the top. Bear would love to have some … Continue reading So Far Up & So Light, So Heavy (Susanne Strasser)
