Reviews Children’s Books

Emily’s Blue Period by Cathleen Daly Illustrations by Lisa Brown Roaring Brook Press 2014

September 29, 2015

This fantastic book manages to instruct on so many different levels. It is the best book about divorce for younger children that I have come across. Children’s feelings are predominant through the entire picture book, . . . read more »

Marty McGuire digs worms! / by Kate Messner ; illustrated by Brian Floca.

October 2, 2012

A terrific little book I can recommend to everyone! Marty is a spirited and curious third grader challenged to help save the earth via a science project. She is a girl who appreciates the little . . . read more »

The cats in the doll shop / by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Heather Maione.

April 28, 2012

2011 I loved this book as much as the first about this family published in 2009, The Doll Shop Downstairs. It’s just a great family story and I’ll love recommending it. I won’t have to . . . read more »

The doll shop downstairs / by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Heather Maione.

April 26, 2012

I hate to overuse the phrase but this is a “nice old fashioned story.” It is historical fiction based on the origin of Madam Alexander Dolls – During World War I a doll repair shop . . . read more »

Anna Hibiscus / by Atinuke ; illustrated by Lauren Tobia.

October 1, 2011

A terrific ER/FCB! About a little girl in Africa with huge African Family – Dad is native and Mom is Canadian – So many fabulous cultural pieces to the story – showing differences/similarities. Very good . . . read more »

The fig tree / by Eleanor Francis Lattimore

September 17, 2009

Wondering about weeding her books – they don’t go out often – guess I won’t weed this one – a charming old fashioned childhood story a little girl, tomboyish, with brothers learns to sew and . . . read more »