#BOOKREVIEW #02CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: The Monster Who Lost His MeanAuthor: Tiffany Strelitz HaberIllustrator: Kirstie EdmundsGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: 5–8-Year-Old To teach children, speak their language. As adults, we know that monsters are imaginary, but for children, they are real. Tiffany Strelitz Haber used an imaginary character to…
#BOOKREVIEW #01CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: What If Everybody Did That?Author: Ellen JavernickIllustrator: Colleen M. MaddenGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: 5–8-Year-Old Your brain starts racing when you see the cover and title of this book. What If Everybody Did That? – speaks to you and invites you to pause and…
#BOOKREVIEW #7CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: Home Sweet HomeAuthor: Caroline PitcherIllustrator: Jenny ArthurGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: 3-7 years old What comes to your mind when you hear the phrase ‘Home Sweet Home’? Let’s pause for a moment. Close your eyes and repeat to yourself – HOME SWEET HOME. Notice…
#BOOKREVIEW #6CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: Goodbye, Mr. MuffinAuthor: Ulf Nilsson, Swedish authorIllustrator: Anna-Clara TidholmGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Audience: 3-7 years old How to make sense of death? Time and age can teach you to accept the loss. But, for a child, understanding death is difficult. I was in my…
#BOOKREVIEW #5CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: BRUNO the CarpenterAuthor: Lars KlintingIllustrator: Lars KlintingGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: Children aged 7-10 years old From being a carpenter to a teacher to a self-taught illustrator, Lars Klinting – an award-winning author and illustrator – takes readers into the world of self-sufficiency and…
#BOOKREVIEW #4CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: Fine As We AreAuthor: Algy Craig HallIllustrator: Algy Craig HallGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: Children ages 3-6, families expecting a new sibling Have you watched Downton Abbey? Sibling rivalry led to many painful moments between Lady Mary and Lady Edith. There is one scene…