April Fool, Phyllis! — Perfect Picture Book Friday

By Beth | March 9, 2012 |

I am doing a second Perfect Picture Book today, to give us a taste of April Fool’s Day (coming up before you know it), and to celebrate Phyllis, the young groundhog of this book, who is going on a very exciting book tour this month. Quoting from the author’s website: As we speak, 2 copies…

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Lights on Broadway — Perfect Picture Book Friday

By Beth | March 9, 2012 |

This is the first of two Perfect Picture Books today. Title: Lights on Broadway: A Theatrical Tour from A to Z Author: Harriet Ziefert, with Brian Stokes Mitchell Illustrator: Elliot Hreloff Publisher: Maplewood, NJ: Blue Apple Books, 2009  

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Do Re Mi — Perfect Picture Book Friday

By Beth | March 2, 2012 |

For the first PPBF in Behind the Scenes Month, we’re going behind the scenes in the creation of musical notation. Title: Do Re Mi : If You Can Read Music, Thank Guido d’Arezzo Author: Susan L. Roth, in association with Angelo Mafucci Illustrator:  Susan L. Roth Publisher: New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2006

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The Legend of the Golden Snail — Perfect Picture Book Friday

By Beth | February 17, 2012 |

When I saw this book, it immediately said “Aubrey” to me (see my interview posted earlier this week) so it had to be the Perfect Picture Book this Friday. Title: The Legend of the Golden Snail Author/Illustrator: Graeme Base Publisher: New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2010

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Molly’s Family — Perfect Picture Book Friday

By Beth | February 10, 2012 |

The book I’ve chosen to highlight today for Susanna Leonard Hill’s Perfect Picture Book Friday is a departure from my usual book choices focusing on some aspect of the arts. Instead, with Freedom to Marry Day coming up next week (this year on February 14th, coinciding with Valentine’s Day), I’m looking at something that more…

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