A Garden For Grace Review

A Garden For Grace Review

by | Oct 31, 2022 | REVIEWS

This is a lovely picture book, written in free verse, with each two-page spread featuring a mini-narrative based on different flowers. Each poem is wonderful, evocative, often heart-warming, and always very clever. The strikingly lovely colored-pencil illustrations...
I Need All the Friends I Can Get Review

I Need All the Friends I Can Get Review

by | Oct 31, 2022 | REVIEWS

This delightful little book features black-and-white illustrations from the Peanuts comic strip, printed full-page on colored paper acting as the background. The story reads a bit like a screenplay, with the text largely being different characters’ thoughts and...
Our Day of the Dead Celebration Review

Our Day of the Dead Celebration Review

by | Oct 26, 2022 | REVIEWS

Since a Disney film about the Mexican holiday of the Day of the Dead was released, my children have asked for details about the holiday. For my part, I’ve seen more and more “sugar” skulls and other decorative elements around Halloween, and I...
Extraordinary Women with Cameras Review

Extraordinary Women with Cameras Review

by | Sep 23, 2022 | REVIEWS

This beautifully illustrated children’s book showcases women who became amazing photographers! I love how the women focus on a variety of subject matter for their art, from featuring the beauty of nature to spotlighting social issues. Each woman is spotlighted...