Archives
- September
- Apple Picking Time By Michele Benoit Slawson; illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray
- A Splendiferous Entry to the World of Roald Dahl on Roald Dahl Day, Celebrated on September 13, 2021
- Constitution Day, September 17, 2021
- “Rotten Island” by William Steig
- “The Little Chapel That Stood” by A.B.Curtiss; art by Mirto Golino
- Eve Bunting’s Picture Book, “A Day’s Work,” Has Lessons for Young Readers on Both Labor Day, 2021 and Every Day of Their Lives.
- Introduce Your Young Reader To the Ancient Traditions of the Jewish Faith and Its Day of Atonement….Something Our Culture Hungers to Learn in a Mean Culture.
- Back to School Picks: Gingerbread Man
- August
- Try Navigating the Start of A New School Year With a Read Aloud Picture Book for Pure Pleasure!
- What Happens If A.A. Milne’s Christopher Robin Lost His Way As An Adult? Could Pooh Help Him Regain His Way Back?
- Back to School and ABCs
- The Dream Never Dies When it Has Passion and Purpose. We Honor Dr. Martin Luther King for One Particular Day That Illuminated the “content of character” in His Life…And Modeled it for a Generation.
- Way Back Wednesday: The Canon of Picture Books
- Celebrate Canines! It’s National Dog Day and Here is a Glorious Book That Does It Sublimely and with Heart!
- Way Back Wednesday Essential Classic
- This School Year, Let it Be the Year of the Perfect Effort!
- May 8, 2021 was the 76th Anniversary of VE Day or Victory in Europe Day Ending WWII…at Least On That Front. And today, August 15, 2021 is VJ Day or Victory in Japan Day Marking 76 Years Since Imperial Japan Surrendered to the Allies.
- The Beauty Of Picture Books, Books in General and the Arts Are a Comfort During Turbulent Times. Even a Mouse Named Frederick Knows That!
- July
- “Amos and Boris” by William Steig; a Whale of a Tale About an Unlikely Seagoing Friendship Between a Mammal of Size and a Mote of a Mouse! Celebrate International Friendship Today with a Classic Picture Book Read!
- “Madeline at the White House” by Ludwig Bemelmans Marciano
- The Ultimate Summertime Food!
- Way Back Wednesday Essential Classic: Lentil by Robert McCloskey
- Liz’s Summer Reading Pick
- Summer is Great for Kids with Feet in the Sand and Hands on a Book!
- Summer is the Perfect Time for the Picture Book “Essentials”
- Summertime is for reading
- Take care, my little ones, for the world is big and you are small!
- “Beat the Drum: Independence Day Has Come” – Poems Selected By Lee Bennett Hopkins; illustrations by Tomie de Paola
- “The 4th Of July Story” by Alice Dalgliesh; illustrations by Marie Nonnast
- June
- “How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans” by David LaRochelle; art by Mark Fearing
- Award Winner Richard Peck Is At It Again!
- Your Young Reader Will Get Along Swimmingly This Summer With Eric Carle’s “Mister Seahorse.”
- Happy Father’s Day to All the Men Who Have Earned, By Many Roads, That Most Special of Names…and Continue to Earn It Every Day!
- Long Live the Classic Picture Book Forever in the Hearts and Minds of Young Children Everywhere!
- Today is June 14th – Flag Day. Long May “Old Glory” Wave! And Here’s A Perfect Picture Book for the Day.
- Please Remember To Share the Story of D Day On Its 77th Anniversary Today! Your Young Readers Should Hear its Story and Its Impact On the Freedoms They Enjoy Today!
- “Friends” by Eric Carle with A Wonderful Message for Young Readers That Distance May Seemingly Appear as No Great Impediment to True Friendship….if Tenacity is Present.
- Please Read This Classic Picture Book to Your Young Reader That Emphasizes Hope and Faith… Even When There is Doubt About Outcomes! And Here, a Child Believes First.
- May
- Memorial Day : A Day to Remember that Freedom is Never Free; It Has a Cost that is Dear
- Getting Ready to Honor Memorial Day
- A Tribute to the Life Of Iconic Picture Book Author, Eric Carle, Via His “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” That Combines Observations of Nature AND Life Lessons!
- Memorial Day Is Here! The Poppy is the Flower of the Hour and Here is the Story of the Lady That Made it So!
- Helping Young Readers to Remember the True Reason for Memorial Day By Celebrating the “Invisible,” With Picture Books to Educate and Enlighten Them This May 31, 2021.
- It’s World Bee Day! Please Help Your Young Reader Celebrate These Bountiful Beauties That Help Our Farms and Orchards!
- Celebrating the Calling and Commitment that Is Motherhood
- Happy Mother’s Day! And the Answer to the Question from the Title of This Sixty-One Years Young Picture Book, Still Resonates Today!
- National Day of Prayer: A Plea and Prayer Echoes in A Picture Book from 1945 to 2021!
- Happy Arbor Day One Day Late and to Celebrate, Here Are Two Tree Tales That May Get Young Readers to Learn…and Grow!
- April
- Now Here’s a Picture Book About Washington That You Can Sink Your Teeth Into! And Today, April 30, in 1789, Some 232 Years Ago, Marks the Day George Washington was Inaugurated as the First President of the United States.
- Batter Up…Baseball Is Here!
- Earth Day Essential Classic!
- Celebrate the Classic Poetic Picture Books This April with Your Young Readers. Celebrate Berta and Elmer Hader and Their Picture Books!
- April is National Poetry Month!
- Celebrate “National Siblings Day” With Two Delightfully Different Dogs Named Flo and Wendell.
- National Poetry Month: Vile Verses
- National Poetry Month – Begin it with Something for Tiny Ears
- “The Country Bunny and the Golden Shoes” by DuBose Heyward; pictures by Marjorie Flack is a Classic Easter Read for Our Times. It Teaches Young Readers that Resilence, Tenacity and Practicality Can Overcome Much in Life’s Challenges!
- A Classic Easter Picture Book Title Not to Be Missed by Young Readers!
- The Competition Conundrum of a Rabbit in the Wonderful Easter Tale of Hoppi in Jan Brett’s “The Easter Egg”
- March
- Birth, Rebirth and Resurrection in a Perfect Picture Book for Holy Week.
- “A Computer Named Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Helped Put America on the Moon” written by Susanne Slade; illustrations by Veronica Miller Jamison
- Happy Passover from The Snuggery!
- Essential Classic for SPRING with Fitting Prayers in the Long Slog Towards the End of a Pandemic.
- Happy St. Patrick’s Day from The Snuggery.
- “Little Bear Marches in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade” by Janice; illustrated by Mariana
- Through the Eye of a Camera, One Can See into the Heart in “Dorothea’s Eyes” by Barb Rosenstock; illustrations by Gerard DuBois
- Cancel or Educate? Just Because We Can, Should We?
- Here’s to Strong and Resilient Women! On International Women’s Day, May We Know Them, Be Them and Raise Them.
- A Fantastic and Classic Couple of Mice Featured as a Grand Husband and Wife Team That Outfox a Fox Who is Fetid!
- February
- 28 Days: Moments in Black History That Changed the World By Charles R. Smith, Jr; illustrations by Shane W. Evans
- Let’s Honor Mr. Washington!
- African American History Month: 1940’s America
- Are Critics Always Right? Or, Should We Suspend Opinion, and Trust Our Own Instincts?
- Good Luck and Wealth are Important Themes in Chinese New Year Rituals and Preparations. Will Goldy Luck Find Both in “Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas” by Natasha Yim; illustrated by Grace Zong?
- A Picture Book That Allows Young Readers to Know the Story and the Person Behind Valentine’s Day.
- Harry Truman’s Historic Words Were True in This Terrific Peek at the Presidents of the United States.
- Happy Valentine’s Day from Cat and Liz’s Book Snuggery!
- Here’s Another Great Picture Book to Celebrate the Chinese New Year; Did You Know 2021 is the Year of the Ox?
- “Things to Make and Do for Valentine’s Day” by Tomie de Paola
- In the Words of an American Hero
- Celebrate Groundhog Day on February 2nd!
- The Groundhog’s Special Day Is Today!
- If You’re in Love With Snowflakes, So Was This Amazing Man!
- January
- Over its 125 Year History, Can You Guess What Book Was Checked Out The Most From the New York Public Library?
- The North Wind Doth Blow and We Shall Have Snow!
- “So You Want to Be President?” by Judith St. George; with Illustrations by David Small. A Great Picture Book Read for A Post Presidential Election Year…or Any Year!
- Do Meetings of Certain People Change the Social Fabric of Society for Good? With Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, the Answer is Yes!
- The Sport of Basketball and the Man Who Invented It!
- Martin Luther King, Jr. : A Life by Marshall Frady
- Great Non Fiction Chapter Book Series!
- Bet Your Young Readers Know the Name George Washington. But Did They Know He Was Inaugurated the First President of the United States on April 30th? Small Catch… the Year Was 1789!
- “The Legend of Old Befana; An Italian Christmas Story” and “The Story of the Three Wise Kings”; both retold and illustrated by Tomie dePaola
- The Little Match Girl By Hans Christian Andersen; retold and illustrated by Rachel Isadora