Archive for the ‘Books for Children’ Category
Where the Wild things are
Where the Wild Things Are written by Maurice Sendak is a classic. It is the winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal as the “Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year,”. This book was first published by HarperCollins in 1963. When the book was published, the story of dealing with dark emotions was rare in children’s books, especially in picture book way of representation for young children.The book is based on the events that happen due to a little boy’s michievious ways! This book is must have for every child.
Owen’s Marshmellow Chick
Owen is a tiny mouse with a huge appetite in this adorable Easter board book written by Kevin Henkes. Each kind of candy in Owen’s Easter basket is said to be “my favorite” and he quickly eats the jelly beans, gum drops, buttercream eggs and the big chocolate bunny, but he spares thecute yellow marshmallow chick that happens to be the same color as his special blanket. So, Owen cheerifully plays with the chick till its time to go to bed and then goes to bed and dreams about the remaining Candy. This book is a lovely Easter present for your little one as it is a nice read with many imaginative illustrations.
Pieces: A Year in Poems & Quilts
Pieces: A Year in Poems & Quilts is a bit of a change for Anna Grossnickle Hines, the writer of 50+ children’s books. Hines has written about nature before, but this is her first children’s poetry book. She has illustrated thuis book with her miniature quilts. Before her children’s poetry book Pieces: A Year in Poems & Quilts, Anna Grossnickle Hines had done all of her illustrations with colored pencils, watercolors, and acrylics.
This children’s poetry book has great appeal for both children and adults.
Baby’s first words in French
This book will allow your little baby to become bilingual. This French Foreign Language Study helps your baby learn French very easily. Before they focus in on their native language, babies have an astounding ability to hear and absorb sounds that adults unconsciously block out, like the subtleties of a foreign language.
Rebecca’s Passover
Rebecca’s family is getting prepared to celebrate the festival of Passover, and is helping Granny Sarah cook the food needed for this special feast called the Seder. As Rebecca and her brother do the work, Granny Sarah tells them about Passover: about how God sent the ten plagues to the Egyptians and how Mosesguided the freed Israelite slaves across the Red Sea and across the desert. The sensitive wordings and vivid illustrations show the strength and eternal value of this story.Shiela Moxley does a very good job as author.
An Egg is Quiet
An Egg Is Quiet is a delightful children’s book, written by Dianna Aston and illustrated by Sylvia Long. It is a picture and science book, and one of the most elegantly designed and illustrated children’s books that haz come out recently. This picture book provides an insight to eggs of all kinds – from different birds’ eggs to a fossilized dinosaur egg.S ylvia Long’s artwork, in ink and soft watercolors,depicts the beauty and the uniqueness of each egg. This book is really a good buy for your children.
A Shadow Falls
This enchanting book by Nick Brandt is amazing. This book is a breathtaking piece of art. Each and every photo will bring out you and your child’s emotions . In addition to being a beautiful coffee table book for anyone who loves photographs or animals, it is also a great resource for viewing intricate photography techniques. Brandt has an amazing eye and wonderful style and this book is highly recommended. Perfect as a Kwanzaa gift as it will let your child know about the beauty of Africa.
Tales from Old Ireland
Malachy Doyle’s Tales from Old Ireland is an intriguing collection, greatly flattered by the illustrations of Niamh Shakey. The compilation of seven stories includes “The Children of Lir,” one of the most popular and cherished Irish folktales, “Fair, Brown, and Trembling,” an Irish Cinderella story,” and “The Twelve Wild Geese,” a fairy tale about family love y.Few of the tales are meaningful, some are sad, some have satisfying ends; all have a depth missing in many modern retellings.
Shakey the illustrator does a simple yet effective job. Children of eight to twelve will particularly like this book, although younger children will also love them.
Poetry Matters: Writing A Poem From the Inside Out
Ralph Fletcher’s Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out is an excellent guide your young teens who are interested in writing. The author has an engaging, casual manner of writing . He peppers his comments on writing poetry with lots of examples of poetry, many of them composed by children. Poetry Matters is the fourth in a series of books that author and poet Ralph Fletcher has written for children about writing. This is an interesting book which your child can share with his/her friends and is sure to ensure a lot of budding poets!
Room on a Broom
This is the story of a friendly witch and her contented, purring, cat flying through the air on a broomstick without a care in the world – until the wind blows away the witch’s hat. When they fly down to retrieve the hat, a polite, helpful dog brings it to them and becomes another passenger on the broom. They also meet many other interesting passengers along the way. The illustrations are lovely and eye-catching. A book that every child must read and enjoy!
This is a fantastic book and is highly recommended.
Written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Alex Scheffler