#BOOKREVIEW #04 CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: The SuitcaseAuthor and Illustrator: Chris Naylor-BallesterosGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: Ages 4–6 The Suitcase is a heart-warming story of love and empathy written by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros. At a time when nations keep fighting with each other and people die because of political games…
#BOOKREVIEW #03 CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: Thank You, Mr. FalkerAuthor: Patricia PolaccoIllustrator: Patricia PolaccoGenre: Children’s Story BookTarget Reader: 8-12-Year-Old Do you believe in angels? They are always around us in the faces of doctors, nurses, and teachers. They sometimes come in the form of strangers, also. Everyone has at…
#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…