animals

Children’s Book Review: Animal Ark By Kwame Alexander

May 12, 2017

ANIMAL ARK Celebrating Our Wild World in Poetry and Pictures By: Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess and Deanna Kikaido Photography by: Joel Sartore Published: February 14, 2017 Publisher: National Geographic Kids Poetry/Education/Photography This amazing book shares the importance of taking care of our world for the animals that live in it. It gives our youngest children an…

May 3, 2017

Children’s Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading. Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, events are held nationwide at schools, libraries, bookstores, homes — wherever young readers and books connect! The 98th anniversary of Children’s…

May 2, 2017

Mar 7, 2017

Every month I share a post about all the new books that came my way during the past month. You can be sure to see these posts at the beginning of every month. I read nine books in February including three adult fiction, five children’s non-fiction, and a children’s fiction book. I am currently reading…

Dec 30, 2016

BRAVE LITTLE FINN Sweet Pea & Friends By: John and Jennifer Churchman Published: October 4, 2016 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Fiction In October, I reviewed the first book by the Churchman’s titled THE SHEEPOVER. I adored this sweet story of friendship and the amazing photography on each page. To see my review,…

Dec 9, 2016

RISE OF THE LIONESS Restoring A Habitat and its Pride on The Liuwa Plains By: Bradley Hague Published: September 13, 2016 Publisher: National Geographic Kids Non-Fiction In a tiny country in Africa where people live in huts, the population of lions was reduced to just one….a female lion appropriately named, Lady. Through war and severe…

Nov 25, 2016

STRANGE, UNUSUAL, GROSS, & COOL ANIMALS By: Charles Ghigna Published: October 11, 2016 Publisher: Animal Planet Non-Fiction Third graders were BEGGING me to read from this book last time I subbed in their classroom. This is a book every kid will be fascinated with. Animal Planet has brought the strangest and most interesting animals to…

Oct 14, 2016

SWEET PEA & FRIENDS: The SheepOver By: John and Jennifer Churchman Photo Illustrations by: John Churchman Published: December 8, 2015 Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers Fiction I have always been a fan of books about sheep. We raised sheep while I was growing up and my very first pet was Lambie, a sheep…

Jul 15, 2016

ANIMAL ATLAS By: Animal Planet Published: May 24, 2016 Publisher: Animal Planet Non-Fiction This comprehensive atlas covers each of the seven continents as well as the oceans and the animals and species that inhabit them. The book begins with introducing your child to the various biomes in each of the areas. A world map is…

Jun 17, 2016

ANIMAL PLANET: FARM ANIMALS Animal Bites Series By: Laaren Brown, Animal Planet Published: June 21, 2016 Publisher: Animal Planet Non-Fiction After reviewing POLAR ANIMALS and OCEAN ANIMALS from Animal Planet in April, I was thrilled to check out their newest books. In fact, our family just visited an aquarium and some of the facts I…