Archives
- April
- Passover Begins the Evening of April 8th 2020. Enjoy This Classic Patricia Polacco Picture Book Read That Resonates Today.
- Major Praise for This Classic Holy Week Picture Book – “Easter” by Jan Pienkowski
- Birth, Rebirth and Resurrection in a Perfect Picture Book for Holy Week.
- March
- Tomie Forever! A Salute of the Heart to This Picture Book Champion of World Renowned Whose Books Will Keep His Legacy Alive for Young Readers!
- March is National Nutrition Month. Let’s Celebrate the Green Bean with “How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans,” By David LaRochelle; illustrated by Mark Fearing.
- The Beauty Of Picture Books and the Arts in General Are a Comfort During Turbulent Times. Even a Mouse Named Frederick Knows That!
- Turn Off the TV and Turn a Page Of Tasha Tudor’s “The Springs of Joy” in These Trying Times.
- Happy St. Patrick’s Day And What Better Day Than Today to Meet “Fin M’Coul: The Giant of Knockmany Hill” By Tomie dePaola
- “Fight the Night” by Tomie dePaola “Hey Tomie! This Picture Book Couldn’t Have Come at a Better Time”
- Stuck in the House Because of School Closings? Create a Family Reading Tradition and Allow Young Readers to Catch Up On a Ton of New and Classic Reads!
- “Fiona’s Lace” by Patricia Polacco
- It’s The Little People in “Tim O’Toole and the Wee Folk” : An Irish Tale Told and Illustrated by Gerald McDermott
- “Queen Esther: A Bible Story Book” by Tomie dePaola ; a Picture Book of a Biblical Heroine in Time for Purim
- “O’Sullivan’s Stew” by Hudson Talbot Is Perfectly Served Up On St. Patrick’s Day
- Here’s to Strong and Resilient Women! On International Women’s Day, May We Know Them, Be Them and Raise Them.
- Hey, Folks! We Need Just a Tad of a “Little Good Feeling” by Way of a Picture Book by Russell Hoban with pictures by Lillian Hoban
- February
- It’s National Tooth Fairy Day. Please Allow Your Young Reader to Develop Visual Literacy and Imagination with “The Tooth Fairy” by Peter Collington
- Believe in Your Dreams, Young Readers! Here’s Someone Who Did…”Mae Among the Stars” by Roda Ahmed; illustrated by Stasia Burrington
- “God is Great, God Is Good” by Sanna Anderson Baker; illustrated by Tomie dePaola
- Happy Belated Birthday, George Washington! Here’s a Bitingly Clever Picture Book On George’s Toothy Travails!
- “I Am Abraham Lincoln” By Brad Meltzer; pictures by Christopher Eliopoulos
- “Who Was Abraham Lincoln?” By Janet B. Pascal; illustrated by John O’Brien
- A Picture Book That Lets Young Readers Know the Story and the Person Behind Valentine’s Day.
- “All You Need Is Love” in These Uncertain Times. A Great Message for Young Readers in A Picture Book called “The Invisible String” by Patrice Karst; illustrations by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
- Classic Japanese Folklore and a Caldecott Winner; All in One!
- Did He or Didn’t He? See His Shadow Today, That Is. Inquiring Animals are Fed Up With the Groundhog Celebrity!
- A Book Report That Leads to Awareness of Racial Injustice in the History Of Baseball and a Picture Book That Tells the Tale for Young Readers.
- A Picture Book Compass for the Historical Fight for Fairness That is a Peek into the Past for Young Readers.
- January
- Celebrate Groundhog Day With This Fun and Fact-Filled Book….and a Young Reader!
- You’re Never Too Old to Dream….. or Learn! Have Your Young Readers Find Out About Mary Walker!
- A Satisfying Classic Picture Book Penchant for Pandas.
- Hey, Eager Young Minds! 2020 is the Year of the Rat…. According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar!
- 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.
- “Little Old Farm Folk” Written and illustrated by Andrea Wisnewski
- “Maybe God is Like That Too” By Jennifer Grant; illustrated by Benjamin Schipper
- National Winnie-the-Pooh Day! Oh, Bother. Not Really. We Love You Winnie!
- “The Tasha Tudor Book of Fairy Tales” by Tasha Tudor
- “The Truth About Grandparents” by Elina Ellis
- Over its 125 Year History, Guess What Book Was Checked Out The Most From the New York Public Library?
- “The Legend of Old Befana; An Italian Christmas Story” Retold and Illustrated by Tomie de Paola