by Megan McIntyre | Jul 8, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
Author Maria Loretta Giraldo and illustrator Nicoletta Bertelle have created a fresh, endearing, and memorable book about trying new things and not giving up. Before reading and confirming on the back page, the book just felt like Giraldo and Bertelle had worked...
by Michael Barton | Oct 19, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Psychology
The American Psychological Association has published a series of books geared toward children about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD). While the causes of this type of neurodevelopmental disorder are largely not understood, the effects on children are...
by Whitney Morton Woodcock | Apr 19, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
Flora loves making maps of everything: her house, the route she takes to school, even the hallway between hers and her brother’s room to figure out how she can reach the bathroom before him in the mornings. Throughout the book, Flora shows the readers her maps and...
by Whitney Morton Woodcock | Apr 10, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
Marvin is a young gorilla living in New York City, and he’s different from other gorillas. He’s calm, observant, and pays close attention to everything in his world. His grandpa prefers doing typical gorilla things, like scarfing down bananas and going “thump thump...
by P.J. Sun | Jan 10, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Psychology, Self-Help
What to Do When You Feel Too Shy: A Kid’s Guide to Overcoming Social Anxiety, by Claire A. B. Freeland, PhD, and Jacqueline B. Toner, PhD, is a terrific self-help book for children at the elementary/middle school level. This very effective interactive book...
