What Great Personality You Have! Very Little Red Riding Hood, the first in a series of three picture books by Teresa Heapy with illustrations by Sue Heap, (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014, $16.99, Ages 4-8),…
VICKY FANG INTERVIEWS ELISA BOXER, AUTHOR OF HIDDEN HOPE: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust (Abrams BYR; $19.99, Ages 4-8) ★…
A ROUNDUP OF FIVE DIVERSE CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN'S BOOK DAY 2021 IT'S NOT LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD: It’s Not Fairy Tales Written by Josh Funk Illustrated…
BEST BACK-TO-SCHOOL BOOKS 2019 ∼ A ROUNDUP ∼ PART TWO THE KING OF KINDERGARTEN Written by Derrick Barnes Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Nancy Paulsen Books; $17.99, Ages 3-6) ★Starred…
THE BEST NEW CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR HANUKKAH The Itsy Bitsy Dreidel Written by Jeffrey Burton & Chani Tornow Illustrated by Sanja Rešček (Little Simon; $5.99, Ages 2-4) The…
Enter our exciting picture books giveaway today! Out here in California, lots of kids have already returned to school. Others across the country will head back after Labor Day. Either…
Debbie Glade was overwhelmed by the detail of America’s National Parks: A Pop-Up Book, so she asked Bruce Foster, the paper engineer if he’d answer some questions and enlighten our…
INTERRUPTING CHICKEN, (2011 Caldecott Medal Honor Book) written and illustrated by David Ezra Stein, is reviewed today by reading enthusiast Lindy Michaels of BookStar on Ventura Blvd. Studio City. Who…
These books were reviewed by Heather, a physical therapist and former L.A. mom recently relocated to Manhattan. Daughter Kieran is 2 1/2 years old and new big sister to Brendan.…
From today's guest reviewer comes a decidedly delectable good read: My name is Vinny. I am twelve years old and I live in the the San Gabriel Valley. In my…