Pretty Ugly  by David Sedaris, illustrated by Ian Falconer I'm a huge David Sedaris fan and am usually aware when he has a new book comi...

  Mother Ghost: Nursery Rhymes for Little Monsters by Rachel Kolar, illustrated by Roland Garrigue I love creepy rhymes, as demonstrated in ...

  The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky by Jory John and Pete Oswald Who doesn't love the Bad Seed and his friends? In this book, he's g...

Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht, illustrated by Jarvis This fun picture book tells the story of Halloween traditions like visiting a pumpki...

As my son gets older, we're reading different books. Or, mostly, he's  reading different books. He loves reading graphic novels on h...

Ethel L. Payne was born in 1911. She went to school with white people, even though she was harassed and beaten for it. The school paper woul...

I love an inspirational, educational picture book, and The Oldest Student by Rita Lorraine Hubbard, illustrated by Oge Mora fits the bill. ...

I always enjoy looking back over the books I read in a year and grouping them into genre categories, and then ranking them. I use the star r...

Thanks to the KidLitExchange network and Scholastic for the review copy of this book - all opinions are my own. Nat Enough by Maria Scrivan ...

Lindy found Summer on the beach, alone, when Summer was just two years old. For ten years since, they’ve built a comfortable life together...

Thanks to @kidlitexchange and EK Books for Kids for sharing Arabella and the Magic Pencil by Stephanie Ward and Shaney Hyde. All opinion...

Thanks to  @kidlitexchange  and  Chronicle Kids  for sharing   Three Cheers for Kid McGear by Sherri Duskey Rinker and AG Ford. All opinion...

Thanks to @kidlitexchange and Chronicle Kids for sharing Rabbit and the Motorbike by Kate Hoefler and Sarah Jacoby. All opinions are my ...

Thanks to @kidlitexchange and Chronicle Kids for sharing Reading Beauty by Deborah Underwood and Meg Hunt. All opinions are my own.  ...

Happy book birthday to Maybe He Just Likes You  by Barbara Dee - the book is out TODAY so you better get your copy! Thanks to the  @kidlitex...

Thanks to the @kidlitexchange network and Orchard Books for the review copy of this book - all opinions are my own. Two Tough Trucks by Cor...

Thanks to the @kidlitexchange network and Flyaway Books for the review copy of this book - all opinions are my own. The Worst Christmas Eve...

I was so grateful to get this book from @ChronicleKidsBooks . I’ve been a fan of Jon Scieszka since falling in love with The Stinky Cheese M...

Thanks to the @kidlitexchange network and Simon and Schuster for the review copy of this book - all opinions are my own. The...

Plot Summary Today's a big day - the first day of kindergarten! The story is told in second person, with "you" being...