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Review of the Day – Sparky: The Life and Art of Charles Schulz
Sparky: The Life and Art of Charles Schulz By Beverly Gherman Chronicle Books $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-8118-6790-0 Ages 8 and up On shelves now. Sitting in the biography section of my children’s room are...
View ArticleReview of the Day: Everybody Paints! by Susan Goldman Rubin
Everybody Paints! The Lives and Art of the Wyeth Family By Susan Goldman Rubin Chronicle Books $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-8118-6984-3 Ages 9-12 On shelves February 4th For years it was my pleasure to work in...
View ArticleReview of the Day: Presenting Buffalo Bill by Candace Fleming
Presenting Buffalo Bill: The Man Who Invented the Wild West By Candace Fleming A Neal Porter Book, Roaring Book Press (a division of Macmillan) $19.99 ISBN: 9781596437630 Ages 9-12 On shelves September...
View ArticleReview of the Day: Silent Days, Silent Dreams by Allen Say
Silent Days, Silent Dreams By Allen Say Arthur A. Levine Books (an imprint of Scholastic) $21.99 ISBN: 978-0-545-92761-1 Ages 8-12 On shelves October 31st I love what makes biographers tick. I lack...
View Article31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Unique Biographies
What better litmus test could there possibly be for the state of the world today than biographies for children? Here, in one fell swoop, you can see precisely who it is we are encouraging our children...
View ArticleReview of the Day – Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia...
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle ButlerBy Ibi ZoboiDutton Children’s Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House)$16.99ISBN: 9780399187384Ages 9-12On shelves now The term...
View Article“Provocatively Nuanced”: The Humanizing of Jackie Robinson
Blessed be the children’s book creators that get that kids can comprehend nuance. And alas that so few do. Photo Credit: Publishers Weekly If you were skimming through your PW Children’s Bookshelf...
View Article31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Unique Biographies for Kids
Want to know why I call this particular list “Unique Biographies”? Because when I started this particular list back in 2016 I was sick and tired of the same 5-6 people highlighted over and over again...
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