Posts Tagged ‘book recommendation’
I’M BORED — Perfect Picture Book Friday returns!
Yes, indeed, PPBF is back! And I’m very excited today to be featuring a book that is so new it was only released THREE DAYS AGO! Not only that, but you can read an interview with the illustrator, Debbie Ridpath Ohi, on Joanna Marple’s blog, AND Debbie herself will be doing a guest post on…
Read MoreAugust Augmented Fifths — 4/5 — The Little Grey Men, and Down the Bright Stream, by “B.B.”
I first featured these books on elizabethannewrites on June 21, 2011. This is an augmented version of the post, for my augmented fifths series. The author, “B.B.” (a pseudonym used by artist Denys Watkins-Pitchford for his novels), was born in 1905 in Northamptonshire, England. As he grew up he developed a deep and lasting love…
Read MorePPBF #8 from the Archives — A Northern Nativity
This was first posted in December 2011 on my old blog. Title: A Northern Nativity: Christmas dreams of a prairie boy Author/Illustrator: William Kurelek Publisher: Montreal: Tundra Books, 1976
Read MorePPBF #7 from the Archives — My Name is Elizabeth
This was first posted in December 2011 on my old blog. Title: My Name is Elizabeth! Author: Annika Dunklee Illustrator: Matthew Forsythe Publisher: Toronto: Kids Can Press, 2011
Read MorePPBF #6 from the Archives — On the Day You Were Born
This was first posted in December 2011 on my old blog. Title: On the Day You Were Born Author/Illustrator: Debra Frasier Publisher: Orlando: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1991
Read MorePPBF #5 from the Archives — Nine O’Clock Lullaby
This was first posted in December 2011 on my old blog. Title: Nine O’Clock Lullaby Author: Marilyn Singer Illustrator: Frané Lessac Publisher: New York: Harper Collins, 1991
Read MorePPBF #4 from the Archives — The Very Fairy Princess Takes the Stage
This was first posted in December 2011 on my old blog. Title: The Very Fairy Princess Takes the Stage Author: Julie Andrews Edwards and Emma Walton Hamilton (mother/daughter writing team) Illustrator: Christine Davenier Publisher: New York: Little, Brown & Co., 2011
Read MorePPBF #3 from the Archives — Northern Lights: The Soccer Trails
This was first posted in December 2011 on my old blog. Title: Northern Lights: the soccer trails Author: Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak Illustrator: Vladyana Krykorka Publisher: Vancouver/Toronto: Annick Press, 1993
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