It is Christmas Eve and young Noah is excited and ready for bed so that Santa can come while he’s asleep, but he wants his favorite stuffed animal, an elephant named Fanfan, but Fanfan is missing! What Noah doesn’t know is that Fanfan has snuck out of the house to join the other soft toys Continue reading

In full disclosure I will say that I know Ellen Yeomans, the author of this book.  It has been a couple of decades since we’ve communicated (Ellen was in charge of a chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and I did some work for her at that time). Snow can be Continue reading

The only thing wrong about this book is that it wasn’t around when my children were growing up. With truly delightful artwork by Mike DeSantis, author Vanita Oelschlager offers up some silly examples of dangling participles: a deer on a skateboard; a girl blowing away in the wind; a girl melting while eating ice cream, Continue reading

The Not-So-Brave Penguin by Steve Smallman is an adorable little book. Who doesn’t love penguins?  And who can resist a not-so-brave penguin that steps up and does something brave? Percy and Posy are young penguins. Percy is outgoing and adventurous while Posy is cautious and timid. Percy loves to slide down icy slopes on his Continue reading