Little Elliot Big City Mike Curato 3 Stars Elliot is a little elephant that lives in a big city. He likes the city. But sometimes being little in a big city is hard. Others don’t notice him. And worst of all, he is too small to be able to buy cupcakes at the cupcake store.…
A Library Book for Bear Bonny Becker illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton 4 Stars This is a beautiful book (no, really just take a look at the endpages…they look like bookshelves…and how beautiful is that?!?) about Bear who doesn’t want to go to the library with Mouse. But Bear had promised Mouse that they would…
Wazdot? Michael Slack 4 Stars Blip is an alien on an alien class field trip. They all have their scanners (Blip’s is named “Zot”) that will tell the aliens what things are. Blip gets tired of staying with his class…especially when he sees a nice planet Earth that looks like there would be loads of…
Pardon Me! Daniel Miyares 3.5 Stars A little yellow bird is sitting on a perch in the middle of a swamp. Along comes a big white bird who says “pardon me” and wants to share the place to sit. Then a frog and a turtle join them with a couple more exclamations of “pardon me.”…
Ninja Red Riding Hood Corey Rosen Schwartz illustrated by Dan Santat 4 Stars The pesky wolf from The Three Ninja Pigs is still hungry (after all he didn’t get anything to eat in the previous book). But because he was beaten by the Ninja Pigs (and quite a few other animals) he decides to sneak…
If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur Linda Bailey illustrated by Colin Jack 4 Stars If you happen to have a dinosaur but don’t know quite what to do with it…there are a lot of options. From being a handy can opener to being a kite, And some of the suggestions are quite fun to…
I am Cow, Hear Me Moo! Jill Esbaum pictures by Gus Gordon 3 Stars Nadine is a cow who claims to not be afraid of anything. The other cows ask her to prove it. So with a big glup she and the other cows venture into the woods. At first she is scared. Then she…
Sleepyheads Sandra J. Howatt illustrated by Joyce Wan 3 stars This is one of those soft, sweet books that you can enjoy while having a snuggle/reading time (especially if it is just before bedtime or naptime). With rhyming text and a calming rhythm readers find out where all sorts of little ones “lay their sleepy…
Dinosaur vs. School Bob Shea 3.5 Stars In this newest edition of the Dinosaur books Dinosaur is headed to school. And he is roaring just as much as ever. But because it is school there are some fun subtleties that let you know it is a school setting. For example the title page looks like…
Naughty Kitty! Adam Stower 4 Stars Lily wanted a dog, but her parents said they were too “messy” so she got a kitty. Lily has fun getting to know her kitty…at first. But then the kitty started being naughty. The kitty got into food, destroyed the living room, and leaving surprises around the house. However,…