In this combination pop-up & pull-tab book we are treated to a sampling of some of the animal species that exist in the Amazon, Congo, and Borneo rainforests.
Tag: Children’s Book
Review: The Pop-Up Guide, SPACE
Chronicle brings us a very basic space exploration book that starts off with an overview of the skies and ends up with “destination Mars.”
What is Dialogic Reading?
If you’ve never heard the term before, dialogic reading can seem a bit daunting. We didn’t do that when I was a kid. What kind of sorcery is this? Is this new math related? Believe it or not, these are all comments I’ve heard in relation to a relatively easy, valuable tool that you can use to improve your child’s reading comprehension skills, starting at the preschool level and continuing even through middle grade! [Honestly, even full-fledged adults can have fun with dialogic reading.]
PLUS: A look at 5 Wordless Picturebooks!
Review: Bella’s Recipe for Success
Guided by the gentle hand of her grandmother Bella comes to realize that accomplishment takes work and perseverance; even Bella’s siblings get in on the lessons!
REVIEW: THE HIPS ON THE DRAG QUEEN GO SWISH, SWISH, Swish
A riot of color and movement, this is a catchy read-aloud, much like the original, and it’s easy to see its appeal to kids and fans of all ages.
Review: If Only
The grass isn’t actually greener on the other side of the gate.
Review: A Gift for Amma: Market Day in India
Meandering through crowded, narrow lanes our dark-skinned protagonist narrates the scents and sounds of the market as she contemplates what to get for her mother- the swish of marigold garlands, the scent of jasmine to perfume her mother’s braid, the rickshaw rushing by.
Review: Cave Dada Picky Eater
As a parent, have you ever been faced with a picky eater? I feel like this is something that could drive any parent either to the brink of insanity or, lead them to do anything in their power to get that little one to eat.
REVIEW: We Became Jaguars
He is very hesitant, as she convinces him to become a jaguar crawling first along the carpeted floors of the house and then into the nearby forest. The transformation from human to beast is captured beautifully on a bifold illustration depicting them as half human, half jaguar stalking into the night.