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Children’s Picture Books from Tilbury House

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This or That by Kell Andrews

This or That: A Story about Choosing
by Kell Andrews , Hector Borlasco 

5 out of 5 stars

Alexander has trouble making decisions. He is so afraid of making a mistake that he can’t decide what to wear, what to eat, or what activities to play. One day he orders an ice-cream sundae with every flavor and every topping, thinking that he will avoid the decision of choosing just one flavor. But when the flavors all blend together into a gross mess, he learns that avoiding a decision can be a mistake too.

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Fairy Story Picture Book Reviews

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Little Fairy Can't Sleep by Daniela Drescher

Little Fairy Can’t Sleep
by Daniela Drescher

3.5 out of 5 stars

Faith can’t sleep. The moon is too bright, and all the little animals in the forest are scuffling through the underbrush making noise. She gets up and begins to explore. One by one she sees the sandman, an owl, a family of little elves, and a fox mother. They all agree that there is something strange in the air that night, and no one is ready to sleep. Faith meets the moth prince fairy and he helps her to solve the mystery of why everyone is awake. It is midsummer night and the fairies are having a party!

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Book Review: Round the Fire Stories

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Round the Fire Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle

Round the Fire Stories
by Arthur Conan Doyle

4 out of 5 stars

These short stories all feature some horrific circumstance or frightening apparition. There are terrifying nightmares, murder, ghosts, seances, dangerous exotic animals, and stolen jewels. Each story gradually leads into more and more suspicious circumstances until the hero of the tale is finally confronted with the full effect of their horrific situation.

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Children’s Non Fiction from 360 Degrees

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Children of the World by Nicola Edwards

Children of the World
by Nicola Edwards

5 out of 5 stars

All around the world, children in different countries have vastly different homes, languages, schools, games, and cuisine. This book explores amazing details about beautiful cultures across the globe, and how children live their everyday lives in such different ways. There are also chapters about food, kitchens, bedrooms, weather, pets, manners, celebrations, and superstitions.

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Pajama Press Children’s Picture Books

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While You Sleep
by Jennifer Maruno (Author), Miki Sato (Illustrations)

5 out of 5 stars

When a little girl goes to bed, her stuffed bunnies have a lot of work to do during the evening! They have to comb the grass, sprinkle dust on the butterflies, and paint the flowers to be ready for the next day. The bunnies are busy charging up the rainbows so they can glow, and making new bubbles on the ocean floor. All the while, the little girl is dreaming.

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Picture Book Review: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off by Bonnie Pang

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: The Classic Illustrated Storybook (Pop Classics 12)
by Bonnie Pang (Illustrator)

4 out of 5 stars

Ferris pretends to be sick so that he can play hooky from school. His friends, Cameron and Sloane, come along too, and they have a wonderful day seeing the sights in downtown Chicago. They eat at a fancy restaurant, visit a museum, go to a baseball game, and even sing in a parade. But will Mr. Rooney, the school principal, find out what they are doing?

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Candlewick Halloween Children’s Picture Books

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  • Gustavo, the Shy Ghost by Flavia Z. Drago
  • Leila, the Perfect Witch by Flavia Z. Drago
  • Where's Waldo? The Spooky Spotlight Search by Martin Handford
  • Monsters Play... Peekaboo! by Flavia Z. Drago
Monsters Play... Peekaboo! by Flavia Z. Drago

Monsters Play… Peekaboo!
by Flavia Z. Drago

5 out of 5 stars

All the monsters are playing peekaboo under ghostly sheets. Open the book flap to reveal who is hiding under the sheet, pretending to be a ghost. It could be a werewolf, a vampire, a banshee, or maybe… a real ghost!

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Book Review: The Undercover Book List

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The Undercover Book List by Colleen Nelson

The Undercover Book List
by Colleen Nelson (Goodreads Author)

4 out of 5 stars

Jane is devastated that her best friend, Sienna, is moving away. But Sienna has a great idea for how Jane can find some new friends- leave a note in their favorite library book inviting whoever finds it to join the Undercover Book Club. The club members’ identities will be secret, and they will leave anonymous notes recommending books to each other.

Tyson is always in trouble at school. He doesn’t turn in his homework. He plays mean pranks on people. He is constantly in the principal’s office. When Tyson sees Jane leaving a note in the library, he gets curious and joins the club! For the first time, he is reading and it opens up his world. Can these total opposites really become friends through the Undercover Book Club?

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Book Review: Brand New Boy

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Brand New Boy by David Almond

Brand New Boy
by David Almond, Maria Altes (Illustrator)

4.5 out of 5 stars
Daniel and Maxie are intrigued when a new boy comes to school. They can’t figure out if the new boy, George, is just a shy person or if maybe he has a developmental disorder. Max good-naturedly jokes that George might be an alien! They reach out to befriend him, but George’s behavior is a little odd. George is definitely weird, but after all… everyone in school is weird in their own unique ways. Daniel and Max, along with some other friends in their class, take George under their wing, inviting him to play football/soccer with them, and they are surprised by the interesting way George becomes their friend. Could George be something more than they ever realized?

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Non Fiction Review: Ornamentation

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Ornamentation by Valery Lloyd-Watts

Ornamentation: A Question & Answer Manual
by Valery Lloyd-Watts, Carole L. Bigler, Willard A. Palmer

5 out of 5 stars

This book gives valuable information about how to interpret ornamentation markings such as trills, turns, and mordents in music. Each era of music had their own style of ornamentation with slight differences, so it can sometimes be difficult to determine exactly how the composer intended their ornaments to be played. This book clears away all that confusion, and gives precise instructions about how to play ornaments in music from all the eras.

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