Two recent picture books — “Thérèse Makes a Tapestry” and “Cleonardo” — celebrate strong young protagonists who want nothing more than to excel.
Browsing: ages 6 and up
Celebrate the fathers in your life with a humorous look at how dads do things in “Gator Dad”; and a touching look at generations in “The Great and the Grand.”
It’s not hard to find a good picture book. The following — “Elephant in the Dark,” “Walrus and Penguin,” “Papa’s Backpack” and “Last Stop on Market Street” — are some of my recent favorites.
“NO YEAR OF THE CAT,” by Mary Dodson Wade and Nicole Wong, Sleeping Bear Press, Dec. 1, 2012, $16.95 (ages…
“MR. AESOP’S STORY SHOP,” by Bob Hartman and Jago Silver, Lion Children’s, June 1, 2011, Hardcover, $14.99 (ages 6 and…
“Stories 1, 2, 3, 4,” by Eugene Ionesco and Etienne Delessert, McSweeney’s McMullens, Sept. 11, 2012, $19.95 (ages 6 and…
“NASTY BUGS,” by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Will Terry, Dial, Hardcover, March 15, 2012, $17.99 (ages 6-8) Are you a…
“WORST OF FRIENDS: THOMAS JEFFERSON, JOHN ADAMS, AND THE TRUE STORY OF AN AMERICAN FEUD,” by Suzanne Tripp Jurmain, illustrated…
“ELLRAY JAKES IS A ROCK STAR!,” by Sally Warner, illustrated by Jamie Harper, Viking Juvenile, September 15, 2011, $14.99 (ages…
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been holding on to returns and gift cards in hopes of avoiding the massive…