by Site Owner | Jul 8, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
By David Hyde Costello Charlesbridge Press, $14.95, 32 pages Little Pig Joins the Band is one of the most enjoyable children’s books I’ve seen lately. The basic story is Jacob, the little pig, is too little to join the family band, the instruments...
by Site Owner | Apr 10, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
By Manjula Padmanabhan Charlesbridge Press, $7.95, 32 pages I Am Different is named correctly. It’s a different sort of children’s book. This isn’t a book you hand to a child and let them go. This book needs an adult to interact with the child and...
by Site Owner | Apr 10, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
By Lori Ries Charlesbridge Press, $12.95, 32 pages Aggie Gets Lost is a great children’s book on many levels. It’s longer than the standard children’s picture book, but broken into sections (not exactly chapters, but close to it) for easy...
by Site Owner | Apr 4, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
By Cedella Marley Chronicle Books, $16.99, 32 pages Bob Marley, One Love has been adapted into a children’s book by his daughter, Cedella Marley. I found it quite interesting, even at my age. I think children will enjoy it immensely. The words are little changed...
by Site Owner | Apr 4, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
By Steve Metzger Orchard Books, $16.99, 32 pages Little Boy, oops, that’s Detective Blue now that he’s grown, is the funniest children’s book I’ve seen in some time. Maybe it’s the funniest ever. The author, Steve Metzger poked fun at...