30
Mar
Review: The Great Art Treasure Hunt
The Great Art Treasure Hunt: I Spy Red, Yellow, and Blue by Doris Kutschbach Find it at: Your Library | Your Local Bookstore Published: Prestel (September 13, 2013) Recommended Reading Age: 5 & up In a Nutshell: If you’ve been a somewhat regular SFCT reader, you’re probably well aware of my love of all things art. Especially, art education. When the […]
11
Mar
Review: At The Same Moment, Around The World
At The Same Moment, Around The World by Clotide Perrin Find it at: Your Library | Your Local Bookstore Published: Chronicle (March 11,2014) Recommended Reading Age: 5-8 In a nutshell: Days, hours, minutes, seconds…. Time is a complex notion for both kids and adults to ponder. At The Same Moment, Around The World helps lighten the […]
19
Jan
Review: Flora & Ulysses
Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo Find it at: Your library | Your local bookstore Published: Candlewick, September 24, 2013 Recommended reading age: 8 & up In a nutshell: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a half-shaved squirrel who possesses super powers and can fly! Whaaaaat? Sometimes after finishing a book I […]
27
Dec
Review: Fairy Tale Comics
Fairy Tale Comics Edited by Chris Duffy Find it at: Your Library | Your Local Bookstore Published: First Second Books, imprint of Macmillan (September 24, 2013) Recommended reading age: 6 – 12 years In a nutshell: In the fashion of Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from 50 Celebrated Cartoonists (mentioned here!), comes Fairy Tale Comics, a compilation of celebrated […]
14
Oct
Review: Sophie’s Squash
Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller and Anne Wilsdorf Find it at: Your Library | Your Local Bookstore Published: Schwartz & Wade, imprint of Random House Kids (August 6, 2013) Recommended Reading Age: 3-7 In a nutshell: Tis the season of pumpkins, gourds, and delicious squash! While pumpkins remain to be in the spotlight during this […]
26
Sep
Review: Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipies
Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes by Mollie Katzen and Ann Henderson Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: Tricycle Press (April 1, 1994) Recommended reading age: 3 – 7 years old In a nutshell: Little L has recently taken an interest in cooking. She gets out her crayons and scribbles recipes for pizza, […]
21
Aug
Small Press Stories: Hank Finds an Egg
Hank Finds an Egg by Rebecca Dudley **Small Press Stories” on Sturdy for Common Things is a new regular series featuring children’s books from small, independent publishers. They aren’t often on everyone’s radar, so this is my way of giving a shout out to the little dudes.** Find it at: Your library | Amazon | […]
16
Aug
Quantrill’s Raid Book List for Young Readers
[Also appears on the Lawrence Public Library Children’s Room blog] There are many things I love about living in Lawrence, Kansas, one being that it is a town rich with history; a history that is celebrated and honored. This August the city of Lawrence is all a buzz for the 150th anniversary of Quantrill’s Raid, […]
13
Jul
Review: Miss Moore Thought Otherwise
Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children by Jan Pinbourogh, illustrated by Debby Atwell Find it at: Your library | Amazon | Indiebound Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (March 5, 2013) Recommended reading age: 6 & up In a nutshell: The plan was to write about this book on […]
8
Jul
Adventures as Annie: Midnight on the Moon
The last Magic Tree House Adventures session of the year took place on the moon! If you’re not familiar with Magic Tree House Adventures, it’s a library program that I conduct for kids ages 5 & up. Each session focuses on one book from the popular Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne which […]
