How to Build Your Own Country

By Valerie Wyatt, Illustrated by Fred Rix, Kids Can Press, 2009
An exceptionally good book introducing kids to all the various components of building and running a country, using real-life examples. Everything from finding a chunk of land and staking out your identity to keeping the peace is included in step-by-step directions. The conversational, friendly and [...]

A Gift of Days: The Greatest Words to Live By

By Stephen Alcorn, Atheneum, 2009
52 relief-block portraits are interspersed within this book of days that not only marks birthdays of famous writers, scientists, artists, actors, inventors, leaders of all kinds, and much more, but includes an inspirational quote from each.
The portraits won’t be labeled  by one style or another; while they are all clearly block prints, some [...]

Duck and Goose Find a Pumpkin

The adorable little feathered friends are back, just in time for fall harvest and Halloween. Thistle, of all creatures, has a beautiful pumpkins, and Duck and Goose set out in search of one, as well. Toddlers and young preschoolers will delight in the search as Duck and Goose look EVERYWHERE for a pumpkin, except of [...]

My Uncle Emily by Jane Yolen

I love My Uncle Emily!
The illustrations are reminiscent of turn of the century children’s literature in color, tone, and texture, and much to the overall charm of the book. The writing is easy and unhurried, as if inviting a reader to sit back and relax while reading this tale of family and loyalty, right and [...]