A Year of Reading

  The Leaf Detective: How Margaret Lowman Uncovered Secrets in the Rainforest by Heather Lang illustrated by Jana Christy Boyds Mills & ...

  Friday, August 14, 2020 was the 85th anniversary of the Social Security Act, and for this, and more, we have Frances Perkins to thank! Pra...

Franki recently shared her love for Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World by Susan Hood. (Olivia of @Livbits loves it, to...

Dream Big Dreams: Photographs from Barack Obama's Inspiring and Historic Presidency by Pete Souza Little, Brown Books for Young Rea...

  What? Doesn't everyone have a rhino in their living room? You mean there are people out there who don't have a rhino w...

Stand Up and Sing! Peter Seeger, Folk Music, and the Path to Justice by Susanna Reich illustrated by Adam Gustavson Bloomsbury, 2017 ...

Frederick Douglass: The Lion Who Wrote History by Walter Dean Myers illustrated by Floyd Cooper HarperCollins, 2017 review copy prov...

Muhammad Ali: A Champion is Born by Gene Barretta illustrated by Frank Morrison HarperCollins/Katherine Tegan Books, 2017 review co...

I'm so glad I decided to participate in the Nonfiction Picture Book Challenge hosted at Kidlit Frenzy .  It is a great reminder to...

Hello, I'm Johnny Cash by G. Neri illustrated by A.G. Ford Candlewick Press, 2014 As I noted last Wednesday , J. Patrick Lewis&...

Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell illustrated by Christian Robinson Chronicle Books, January 1...

I love being part of the CYBILS! It is always so wonderful to learn about and read so many books in a single category.  This year, I am par...

Byrd & Igloo: A Polar Adventure by Samantha Seiple Scholastic, 2013 review ARC provided by the publisher review by Aloysius J. W...

The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by H. Joseph Hopkins illustrated by Jill McElmurry ...

World Rat Day: Poems About Real Holidays You've Never Heard Of by J. Patrick Lewis illustrated by Anna Raff Candlewick Press,...

I am always looking for great picture book biographies. I especially like the ones about people who are not famous.  So I was thrilled to...

Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, on she...

I have heard about the book ME...JANE by Patrick McDonnell but hadn't gotten around to ordering it. I saw a copy while shopping in San ...

I am still looking for great picture books that are biography or fictionalized biographies of some sort.  I think so much can be done with g...

Rosa's Bus: The Ride to Civil Rights by Jo S. Kittinger illustrated by Steven Walker Boyd's Mills Press, 2010 review copy prov...