Review By KATRINA F. This story is, in a word, charming. The Monsters’ Monster is the tale of three tiny monster friends who constantly bicker over which of them is the biggest and baddest monster. Ultimately, they can’t make up their minds and decide to create the biggest, baddest monster together, using some comical and […]
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The Monsters’ Monster
April 8th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Books
Tags: Bats·Caretaking·Good for Toddlers·Humor·Junk Food·Katrina Donovan Fleming·Kindness·Monsters·Patrick McDonnell·Picture Books·Preschoolers·Rats·Snakes·Spiders
Animal Playground: Playful Tracks from Around the World
March 9th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Music
Review By JESSICA ALMY When kiddo expressed an interest in jazz music (read: she was listening to Ella Fitzgerald’s Christmas album year-round), we were delighted to find that the world music compilation “Jazz Playground” both appealed to her developing ear and elicited some toe-tapping, if not outright dancing, from the adults who heard it. So […]
Tags: Don Spencer·Early Elementary·Good for Toddlers·Music·Music for Babies·Preschoolers·Snakes·Wee Hairy Beasties
Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme
August 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Books
Review By HOMA WOODRUM I am turning into Vegbooks’ resident reviewer for Dawn Publishing but so far I honestly can’t help loving all their offerings I’ve read. Over in the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme, is no exception. It follows the theme of another book I reviewed, Over in the Forest, but so much thought goes […]
Tags: Animal Families·Butterflies·Counting·E-Books·Frogs·Good for Toddlers·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Jeanette Canyon·Jungle·Marianne Berkes·Marmosets·Monkeys·Mothers·Ocelots·Parrots·Picture Books·Preschoolers·Rainforest·Sloths·Snakes
The Animal Rescue Store
February 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN “Let me root, root, root for the home team. If they don’t win it’s a shame.” Let’s just say I was rooting for this book, but with more than three strikes The Animal Rescue Store is awash. Based on and inspired by a “vagabond zoo” in New York City (more […]
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