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Children’s Book Week Giveaway Winners!

2013/05/19 book giveaways Cherie Mason Children's Book Week Frances Watt Geoff Rodkey Liz Ball Maggie Lyons rafflecopter Susan Grigsby The Winner Is . . . 3 Comments

review – Wisteria’s Show and Tell Spectacular: Older than the Dinosaurs by Susan Grigsby GIVEAWAY!

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2013/05/17 Alexandria Miller children's book reviews dinosaurs fossils minerals picture book school rules Shenanigan Books show and tell Susan Grigsby 8 Comments

review – Hidden Treasures: 50 States of Fun by Liz Ball GIVEAWAY!

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2013/05/16 50 US States Alaska children's book reviews find the hidden pictures Liz Ball Ohio puzzles puzzles for children United States 5 Comments

review – Wild Fox: A True Story by Cherie Mason .GIVEAWAY!

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2013/05/13 Book Giveaway Cherie Mason children's book children's book reviews Children's Book Week contest Deer Island Down East Books human-animal relationships Jo Ellen McAllister Stammen Maine wildlife Red fox 21 Comments

review – The Chronicles of Egg, Book 2: New Lands by Geoff Rodkey GIVEAWAY!

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2013/05/13 children's book reviews Deadweather Egbert Masterson G. P. Putnam’s Son Books for Young Readers Geoff Rodkey Jacopo Bruno middle grade books pirates slave traders Sunrise treasures 22 Comments

Children’s Book Week Giveaways: May 13 to 19

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2013/05/12 books Children's Book Week Children's Book Week Giveaways contests giveaways Kid Lit Reviewsw literacy literature middle grade books picture books 32 Comments

review – Nasreddine by Odile Weulersse

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2013/05/10 Donkey embarrassment fathers and sons Middle East Odile Weulersse Rébecca Dautremer ridicule teasing William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company wisdom 8 Comments

review – Library Lily by Gillian Shields

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2013/05/08 adventures children's book reviews Eerdmans Books for Young Readers exploring Francesca Chessa Gillian Shields libraries library books picture book playing outdoors Reading 13 Comments

review – Vin and the Dorky Duet by Maggie Lyons

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2013/05/05 children's book reviews early chapter book friendships Halo Publishing International Maggie Lyons middle grade book musical musical duets piano relationships soccer trumpet 12 Comments

review – I Wish I Had . . . by Giovanna Zoboli

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2013/05/03 animals celebration children's book reviews creativity Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Giovanna Zoboli imagination lyrical picture books reflection Simona Mulazzani wonderous 9 Comments

Bella Saves the Beach Tour – an Award – a Blog Hop

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2013/05/02 children's book reviews cleaning a beach Guardian Angel Publishing Nancy Stewart pollution Samantha Bell sea aninals Some Favorite Bloggers Wordpress Family Award 25 Comments

review – Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite! by Niki Masse Schoenfeldt

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2013/05/01 bedtime story children's book reviews communication compromising don’t let the bed bugs bite false impressions first impressions John Wes Thomas ladybugs Niki Masse Schoenfeldt picture books Shenanigan Books 5 Comments

review – Britt and Bella Beach Series, Book 3: Bella Saves the Beach by Nancy Stewart

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2013/04/29 beaches children's book reviews environmental issues Guardian Angel Publishing kids working together Nancy Stewart pelicans picture book Samantha Bell save a beach sea animals tidal pools 18 Comments

review – Christopher Sat Straight Up in Bed by Kathy Long

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2013/04/28 picture books children's book reviews Eerdmans Books for Young Readers Kathy Long William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Patricia Cantor snoring hearing noises at night scared by noises 12 Comments

review – On a Beam of Light by Jennifer Berne and Vladimir Radunsky

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2013/04/25 Albert Einstein children's book reviews Chronicle Books for Kids E=mc2 gravity Jennifer Berne picture book picture books theory of relativity Vladimir Radunsky 16 Comments

review – The Deductive Detective by Brian Rock

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2013/04/21 Brian Rock cake contest childrens book review critical thinking deduction inference logic picture book prediction Sherry Rogers subtraction Sylvan Dell Publishing 2 Comments

review – Betsy’s Day at the Game by Greg Bancroft

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2013/04/17 baseball children's book reviews communication families Greg Bancroft Katherine Blackmore keeping score at a baseball or softball game picture book relationships Scarletta Kids Scarletta Press 5 Comments

excerpt – Betsy’s Day at the Game By Greg Bancroft

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2013/04/15 baseball children's book excerpt debut author Greg Bancroft Katherine Blackmore Scarletta Kids Scarletta Press scoring baseball softball 6 Comments

review – I HATE Picture Books! by Timothy Young

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2013/04/14 author & illustrator Timothy Young children's book reviews classic picture books early readers I'm Looking for a Monster! love of picture books picture book Schiffer Publishing Shadows on My Wall They're Coming! 18 Comments

review – Eel and Ock in The Great Reef Race by Leyland Perree

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2013/04/11 children's book reviews eels Ghostly Publishing Leyland Perree madcap race octopus picture book sea creatures sharks Stuart McGhee underwater life whales 6 Comments

review – Greta and Boris: A Daring Rescue by Siân Norris

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2013/04/09 cat children's book reviews children's books climate control communication kidnapping kingdoms Our Street Books Robert Griggs royalty Siân Norris talking war and peace 7 Comments

review – Claude in the City by Alex T. Smith

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2013/04/01 adventures Alex T. Smith best friends children's book reviews children's books early reader humor Mr. and Mrs. Shinyshoes Peachtree Publishers picture book Sir Bobblysock 4 Comments

review – Flood by Alvaro F. Villa

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2013/03/31 Alvaro F. Villa Capstone Young Readers childrens book review floods hope Mother Nature natural disasters picture book recovery resilience storms 12 Comments

review – A Day at the Lake by Stephanie Wallingford & Dawn Rynders

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2013/03/30 children having fun childrens book review Dawn Rynders Erica Pelton Villnave Lakes nature picture book rhyming text Scarletta Kids Scarletta Press Stephanie Wallingford swimming 7 Comments

guest article – How Using Cartoons as a Vocabulary Tool Can be Beneficial for Kids by Celina Jones

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2013/03/29 Adventure Time Cartoon Network cartoons cartoons as a tool for kids Celina Jones games learning learning by osmosis pronunciation Saturday mornings Vocabulary Word game 3 Comments

review – The Best Basketball Player EVER by Heather Payer-Smith, author

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2013/03/28 children's book basketball picture book childrens book review Heather Payer-Smith Charina Tolentin obesity practice persistance Lily Ruth Publishing video games playing outdoors 8 Comments

interview – Q & A with Author Heather Payer-Smith

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2013/03/27 children's books basketball author interview Panera Bread Video game Heather Payer-Smith Charina Tolentin obesity practice persistance 2 Comments

review – Tiger in My Soup by Kashmira Sheth

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2013/03/26 Andy Warhol Bengal tiger book blog tour children's book reviews Frank Lloyd Wright Jeffery Ebbeler Kashmira Sheth Peachtree Publishers picture books Reading 3 Comments

guest post – How We Paired Up to Write a Children’s Book by Stephanie Wallingford & Dawn Rynders

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2013/03/25 children's books co-authoring Dawn Rynders Erica Pelton Villnave guest post Lakes Scarletta Kids Scarletta Press Stephanie Wallingford writing 6 Comments

reviews – Stripe of All Types by Susan Stockdale / A Place for Turtles by Melissa Stewart

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2013/03/20 alliteration award-winning author Bog Turtle childrens book review desert tortoise Higgins Bond Loggerhead Turtle nonfiction picture book Peachtree Publishers Rhymed prose stripes turtle excluder device turtle habitats turtles Virtual Book Tour wild striped animals 16 Comments

review – The Adventures of Loveable Lobo, #2: Lobo Visits the Barnyard C. L. Murphy

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2013/03/18 barnyard animals C.L. Murphy cats childrens book review egg laying hens iTunes Lovable Lobo Lulabell the cow picture book pigs sheep Snickers 7 Comments

review – Young Henry and the Dragon by Jeanne Kaufman

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2013/03/16 childrens book review Daria Tessler dragons friendships humor Jeanne Kaufman picture book rhyming story Shenanigan Books Young Squire 5 Comments

review – Fairminded Fran and the Three Small Black Community Cats by Dr. Linda Elder

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2013/03/12 caring for feral cats children's book children's book reviews community cats critical thinking Dr. Linda Elder Feral cat Foundation for Critical Thinking Kathy Abney picture book Trap-neuter-return 3 Comments

interview – Dr. Linda Elder, author of Fairminded Fran and the Three Small Black Community Cats

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2013/03/11 cats rescue groups children's author interview children's books community cats crital thinking for children Dr. Linda Elder Feral cat feral cats Foundation for Critical Thinking Kathy Abney TNR Trap-neuter-return 3 Comments

excerpt – Nate Rocks the School by Karen Pokras Toz

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2013/03/09 book tours children's book excerpt Grand Daisy Press Karen Pokras Toz middle grade book excerpt middle grade books middle school Nate Rocks reluctant readers 2 Comments

review – The World of the Polka Dot Bear by Steve Sandler

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2013/03/08 bedtime story camels rhinos children's book reviews mouse picture books polar bears raccoons Rachel Sandler Sandler Books Steve Sandler 3 Comments

review – Silent Sally: A Story About Being a DOER by Eric Walls

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2013/03/06 children's book reviews compassion DOER Eric Walls helping Horizon Light Media picture book Reading Rhyme sacrifice 9 Comments

review – Prairie Chicken Little by Jackie Mims Hopkins

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2013/03/04 Chicken Little children's book reviews coyote friendship Henry Cole Jackie Mims Hopkins Peachtree Publishers picture book Prairie dog working together 25 Comments

review – One Little Owl, Singalong Storybook #3 by Kenneth K. Guilmartin & Lili M. Levinowitz

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2013/03/03 2012 Mom's Choice Award children's book reviews counting Kenneth K. Guilmartin Lili M. Levinowitz Music Together Nancy Meyers picture book preschooler Singalong Storybook 10 Comments

review – Are Dinosaurs Dead, Dad? by Julie Middleton

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2013/03/01 Ankylosaurus book tour children's books Dinosaur Julie Middleton Paleontology Peachtree Publishers picture book review Russell Ayto Tyrannosaurus Rex. 17 Comments
2013/02/16 10 Comments

GNW Day 3 – Ernest & Rebecca #3: Grandpa Bug by Guillaume Bianco

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2013/02/13 Antonello Dalena children's book reviews children's graphic books divorce Grandparent Graphic Novel Week Guillaume Bianco loss Papercutz Graphic Novels relationships 4 Comments

GNW Day 2 – Ariol #1: Just a Donkey Like You and Me by Emmanuel Guibert

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2013/02/12 children's book reviews children’s graphic novel Emmanuel Guibert friendships humor Joe Johnson MacMillan Marc Boutavant Mouk Papercutz Graphic Novels relationships S.A.R.D.I.N.E. 5 Comments

GNW Day 1 – Lego Ninjago from Papercutz

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2013/02/11 book reviews children's graphic novels Graphic Novel Week Greg Farshtey Lego Ninjago Spotlight Lego Ninjago volumes 1 to 3 New York Times Best Seller List Paolo Henrique Papercutz Graphic Novels Paul Lee 4 Comments

GNW Day 1 – Lego Ninjago from Papercutz, cont.

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2013/02/11 Greg Farshtey Jolyon Yates Lego Ninjago Papercutz Graphic Novels Paul Bell Paulo Henrique 3 Comments

guest review – About A Cat Named Mouse by Anna Alden-Tirrill

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2013/02/10 A Cat Named Mouse anna alden-tirrill book review middle grade book 4 Comments

review – Ducklings in a Row by Renee Heiss

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2013/02/08 Character Publishing children's book reviews counting book ducklings Elizabeth Renee Heiss mathematics Matthew B. Holcomb personalities picture book primary school psychology teacher's guide 10 Comments

reviews – Poopendous! and The Butt Book by Artie Bennett

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2013/02/07 Artie Bennett Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books Blue Apple Books buttocks butts Mike Lester Mike Moran picture book reviews poop Professor P. Poopdeck 26 Comments

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