Archives
- December
- “Here Come the Helpers” by Leslie Kimmelman; illustrated by Barbara Bakos
- Start a New Icelandic Reading Tradition With Your Young Readers This Christmas Eve! It’s Called “Jolabokaflod.”
- November
- Here’s a Veritable Cornucopia of Thanksgiving Picture Books to Share With Your Young Readers!
- “…If You Sailed On The Mayflower in 1620” by Ann McGovern; illustrated by Anna DiVito
- “Thank You, Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving” by Laurie Halse Anderson; illustrated by Matt Faulkner
- Marionettes and Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade’s History of The Imaginative Tony Sarg in “Balloons Over Broadway” By Melissa Sweet
- In Britain, On the Sunday Before November 11th, There is Remembrance Day; In the United States it is Veterans Day. Both Remember Service and Sacrifice. The Poppy is the Flower to Remind Us Never to Forget.
- November 11, 2019 is Veterans Day. Honor the Men and Women Who Stand and Serve…and Those That Did.
- What Does Thanksgiving Mean to Picture Book Readers and Their Families Here? Well, Gail Gibbons Has The Perfect Picture Book Answer!
- Bing Crosby’s Crooning Salute in This 1949 Disney Classic Called “The Headless Horseman” based on Washington Irving’s Story!
- Picture Books to Help Celebrate the Holiday of Thanksgiving…With Some Great Reads, Both Classic and New!
- Today, November 2nd, The Feast of All Souls Day Intertwines with The Celebration of the Day of the Dead. And, As Usual, Here at The Snuggery, Picture Books Are a Perfect Introduction!
- October
- “Snowmen at Halloween” by Caralyn Buehner; pictures by Mark Buehner
- Pumpkins Glow Like Never Before….Celebrate National Pumpkin Day with This Homage to the Pumpkins and Jack o’ Lanterns That Help Celebrate Halloween!
- “Fletcher and the Falling Leaves” by Julia Rawlinson; illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke – Here is a Young Fox in Fine Fettle….Except for the Changing of the Seasons!
- “Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody” By Ludworst Bemonster
- Here is Eve Bunting and a Bonus of An Early Look At Jan Brett’s Artistic Beginnings in This Classic Picture Book Halloween Treat!
- A Perfect Read Aloud for Young Readers This Halloween…”Hoot Howl Halloween; 10 Spooky Sounds” written by Becky Wilson; Illustrated by Samantha Meredith
- Celebrate October 12, National Farmers Day, with a Classic Picture Book Read….and Perhaps a Trip to a Local Farm?
- It’s National Porridge Day! Have Young Readers Sample Some with a Wonderfully Warming Serving of James Marshall’s “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.”
- 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.
- Yesterday Was National Taco Day! Do You Think Adam Rubin’s Picture Book Party Dragons of “Dragons Love Tacos” Knew? Hold the Salsa!!
- Blessings to All in This New Year…Via a Picture Book Young Readers Will Love…and Learn!
- September
- September 22nd – September 28th 2019 is Banned Books Week; Have a Peek at This List and Decide for Yourself What is Reasonable for Your Child.
- It’s Elephant Appreciation Day! And What Better Way to Celebrate it With Young Readers than With Babar!!
- It’s National Celebrate a Police Officer Day with the 1996 Caldecott Winner, “Officer Buckle and Gloria,” by Peggy Rathmann
- “So You Want to Be President?” by Judith St. George; with Illustrations by David Small. A Great Picture Book Read for A Presidential Election Year…or Any Year!
- “Margaret Are You Grieving/ Over Goldengrove Unleaving?”
- Remembering Hope on This 18th Anniversary of September 11th, via a Picture Book.
- Celebrate National Teddy Bear Day With Some Great Classic Reads for Kids.
- Buildings Have Feelings and Memories Too….Unless They’re Brand Spanking New!
- August
- Today is National Toasted Marshmallow Day! Start a New Tradition of “Plugging in” with Your Family and Books!
- “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 National Dog Day With Two Delightfully Different Dogs Named Flo and Wendell.
- Here’s A Tip of the Poetic Hat To Lee Bennett Hopkins: Friend and Author of Poetic Anthologies of Both His Own Work and Those of Others. He was Deeply Passionate About Poetry and its Emotional Impact as a Learning Tool for Children.
- It’s National World Honey Bee Day! Celebrate These Bees That Help Our Farms and Orchards!
- A Poetic Paean to a Great Champion of Poetry for Children – Lee Bennett Hopkins
- Einstein: “Imagination is everything. It is the preview to life’s coming attractions.”
- Please Have Your Young Readers Join Caterina and Leo as Summer Winds Down in the Salute to Summer in “Caterina and the Best Beach Day” by Erin Eitter Kono.
- Let’s Start Finding Out Why There are So Many Angry Young Men in America Who Act on Their Anger in Massively Destructive Ways to Society.
- July
- “Betsy’s Day at the Game” by Greg Bancroft; illustrated by Katherine Blackmore. It’s the Quintessential All-American Pastime…and Here Is a Book To Help Young Girls Enjoy and Understand the Sport as American as Apple Pie!
- If You Do Nothing Else This Summer, Please Introduce Your Young Reader To The Redoubtable Grandma Dowdel…Via the Inspiring Reads of RIchard Peck.
- Moms, Dads and Grands : Prevent That Nasty Summer Slide in Reading Over the Remaining and Waning Summer Break!
- On This Day July 20, 1969, 50 Years Ago, Humans Took “One Small Step”…On the Moon! Here’s a Picture Book for Young Readers On Taking Steps Towards Freedom From Fear!
- A Moon Dance for Picture Book Readers on This 50th Anniversary of United States’ Astronauts Setting Foot on the Moon
- Your Young Reader Will Get Along Swimmingly This Summer With Eric Carle’s “Mister Seahorse.”
- It’s National Franks and Beans Day! Celebrate With the Ultimate Summertime Food and A Great Picture Book!
- Celebrate 50 Years of Eric Carle’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” That Combines Observations of Nature AND Life Lessons!
- “The Storm Book” by Charlotte Zolotow; pictures by Margaret Bloy Graham
- Happy Independence Day from Liz’s Book Snuggery!
- “The 4th Of July Story” by Alice Dalgliesh; illustrations by Marie Nonnast
- Are Critics Always Right? Or, Should We Suspend Opinion, and Trust Our Own Instincts?
- June
- Hey, Folks! It’s Paul Bunyan Day! Celebrate This LARGER THAN LIFE Folk Hero, Via Stephen Kellogg’s “Paul Bunyan: A Tall Tale.”
- “Beat the Drum: Independence Day Has Come” – Poems Selected By Lee Bennett Hopkins; illustrations by Tomie de Paola
- “Rock, Brock, and the Savings Shock” by Sheila Bair; pictures by Barry Gott
- Happy Fathers Day to All Those Men in Our Lives That Deserve the Name of “Father”; Both Those of Nature and Those Who Nurtured Us!
- Today is June 14th – Flag Day. Long May “Old Glory” Wave! And Here’s A Perfect Picture Book for the Day.
- Please! Let Us ALLOW This Generation to Experience and Navigate Disappointment and Even Failure. It’s a Part of Life and Sad to Say, They Do Not Have The Ability to Deal With it!
- A Special Tip of the Hat to Grandfathers This Fathers Day, Via Two Picture Books
- The 75th Anniversary of D-Day – June 6, 1944 – June 6, 2019; It’s a Day to Remember for Tremendous Sacrifice and Courage.
- “A Hole is To Dig: A First Book of First Definitions” by Ruth Krauss; pictures by Maurice Sendak
- Please Teach Your Children Well How to Negotiate Feelings!
- “William’s Doll” by Charlotte Zolotow; pictures by William Pene Du Bois
- May
- “Rotten Island” by William Steig
- “Memorial Day: Festivals, Holidays and Celebrations” by Trudi Strain Trueit; art by Ronnie Rooney
- Memorial Day…A Matter of Convenience or Memory?
- Memorial Day’s Poppy Tribute and Its Origins, Via A Wonderful Picture Book for Young Readers
- “This Land is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie; paintings by Kathy Jakobsen
- Make EVERY Week Children’s Book Week! It’s Never Too Late To Celebrate Its 100th Anniversary!
- Happy Mother’s Day! And the Answer to the Question from the Title of This Fifty-Nine Years Young Picture Book, Still Resonates Today!
- Celebrate National Teacher Day with Another Patricia Polacco Paean to the Noble Name of Teacher.
- “Twas the Night Before Mother’s Day” by Natasha Wing; Art by Amy Wummer
- Celebrate May 5th with Cinco de Mayo…and a Fact-Filled Picture Book for Your Young Reader!
- Mother’s Day and Memorial Day – It’s a May for Remembering!
- April
- Attention Shoppers!! Poetry Month Continues.
- Reading Aloud to Your Child or Grand is Important to Them and to YOU on National Tell-Me-a-Story-Day!
- Happy Arbor Day With Two Tree Tales That May Get Young Readers to Learn…and Grow!
- If Poetry Be the Language of Love, Shower Young Readers With its Rhymes This Month!
- Be Poetic With Your Grandchildren During April; It’s National Poetry Month!
- “Look and Be Grateful” by Tomie de Paola; A Wonderful Picture Book to Celebrate Earth Day.
- The Competition Conundrum of a Rabbit in the Wonderful Easter Tale of Hoppi in Jan Brett’s “The Easter Egg”
- Children Will Clamor for An Egg Tree All Their Own After This Classic Picture Book Read!
- Happy Passover from Liz’s Book Snuggery with a Wonderful Picture Book To Celebrate its Observance.
- “The Golden Egg Book” by Margaret Wise Brown; Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard
- It’s National Bat Appreciation Day and I Have The Perfect Picture Book To Celebrate!!! It’s “Rufus” by Tomi Ungerer.
- A Classic Easter Picture Book Title Not to Be Missed by Young Readers!
- “Easter Love Letters from God : Bible Stories” by Glenys Nellist; Illustrated by Sophie Allsopp
- “Holy Week : An Emotions Primer” by Danielle Hitchen; art by Jessica Blanchard
- “Make Room: A Child’s Guide to Lent and Easter” by Laura Alary; illustrations by Ann Boyajian
- The Cross Generational Wisdom Passed On, and Much Needed Today, is Here in This Perfect Patricia Polacco Picture Book!
- The Snuggery Celebrates “National Siblings Day” One Day Late with Tomi Ungerer’s “Fog Island.”
- Jan Pienkowki’s “Easter” Picture Book Journey of Holy Week Is Not to be Missed!
- March
- “Otto: The Autobiography of a Teddy Bear” by Tomi Ungerer
- Eric Carle’s “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Continues at its 50th Anniversary, to Combine Both Observations of Nature and Life Lessons for Generations of Young Readers!
- Picture Books, to a Child, Can Be as Comforting as Home!
- “Adelaide: The Flying Kangaroo” by Tomi Ungerer
- The Lupine Lady’s Seeds of Classic Picture Book Truths Are Still Bearing Fruit!
- Please Enjoy This Read aloud of Barbara Cooney’s classic picture book, “Miss Rumphius.”
- Leap into Spring with a Tasha Tudor Classic That is Still Relevant and Revelatory!
- “Jamie O’Rourke and the Pooka” by Tomie de Paola
- “Winter is Here” by Kevin Henkes; illustrated by Laura Dronzek
- It’s National Johnny Appleseed Day! Thanks for the Reminder, Tomie de Paola!
- Meet the Classic and Endearingly Human Badger Named Frances! She Has Lessons for Young Readers to Learn That are Timeless!
- February
- A Great Picture Book to Add to a STEM Library! “Tiny Stitches: The Life Of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas” by Gwendolyn Hooks; illus. by Colin Bootman
- “Emile” by Tomi Ungerer; Learning How to Adapt…Even if You’re an Octopus Named Emile!
- Celebrate National Tell a Fairy Tale Day With a Grand Read for Both You and Your Young Readers!
- Harry Truman’s Historic Words Were True in This Terrific Peek at the Presidents of the United States.
- “When Panda Came to Our House” by Helen Zane Jensen
- Can You Fathom That It’s 62 Years Since Don Freeman’s Pigeon Friends Named Sid and Madge Found Their Happy Home in That City By the Bay?
- Now Here’s a Picture Book About Washington That You Can Sink Your Teeth Into!
- Please Do Track the Mysterious Depths of A Child’s Heart With Master Picture Book Author Extraordinaire, Tomi Ungerer, Who Created a Path to Find It in His Storytelling!
- Who Was St. Valentine? This is the Perfect Picture Book to Answer Your Young Readers’ Questions
- For All the Generations of Nuns That Labored in the Vineyards of the Lord, “Sr. Anne’s Hands” is a Testament to Your Humanity!
- Have a Healthy Helping of History This February’s Black History Month, Via the Picture Book!
- It’s the Year of the Pig and “Dragon Dance: A Chinese New Year Lift the Flap Book” by Joan Holub; illus. by Benrei Hwang is a Picture Book to Celebrate the Season
- “A Sick Day for Amos McGee” is as Good as a Warm Hug in a Polar Vortex! It’s a Classic for a Cold Day!
- “Geoffrey Groundhog Predicts the Weather” by Phil Koscielniak
- January
- “Mary Poppins” – Story by P.L. Travers; illustrated by Genevieve Godbout
- “Hug Machine” by Scott Campbell
- Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Was A Boy Once, Too.
- It May Be Brrrrrrr Outside, But It’s Time To Blitz with Books Inside!!!!
- If You’re in Love With Snowflakes, So Was This Amazing Man!
- “Snow” by Uri Shulevitz; This Picture Book Will Have You and Your Young Readers Humming Irving Berlin’s Classic Song, “Snow.” Love Them Both!