Social Media Acronyms and Abbreviations

July 3, 2023August 21, 2023 The Retired School Librarian2 Comments

Social media acronyms and abbreviations were researched and gathered into this “PG-13” list by Angela Ferraris, The Retired School Librarian. Learn some of the most common social media acronyms and abbreviations used in the computer culture.

Warning: There is some mild profanity, sexual content, and crudeness.

Symbols and Numbers

!–I have a question
(U)–Arms around you, hug for you
*$–Starbucks
,!!!–Talk to the hand
/R/–Requesting
02–My two cents or your two cents
10Q–Thank you
121–One to one
123–I agree
1337–Elite
142n8ly–Unfortunately
143–I love you
1432–I love you too
14AA41–One for all, all for one
182–I hate you
187–Murder/homicide
1daful–wonderful
2–to, too, two
20–location
24/7–Twenty-four seven/ all of the time
2b–To be
2B or not 2B–To be or not to be
2b2–To be at
2BZ4UQT–Too busy for you, Cutey
2d4–To die for
2day–Today
2GTB4G–Too good to be forgotten
2G2BT–Too good to be true
2more–Tomorrow
2QT–Too cute
2U2–To you too
303–Mom
4–For, four
403–Deny access to
404–I haven’t a clue
411–Information
420–Marijuana
459–I love you
4AO–For adults only
4COL–For crying out loud
4e–Forever
4EAE–Forever and ever
4eva–Forever
4ever–Forever
4FS–For F— sake
4NR–Foreigner
4Q–F— You
511–Too much information
5FS–Five Finger salute
747–Let’s fly
775–Kiss me
831–I love you
86–Get rid of
88–Hugs and kisses
8t–It
9–Parent is watching
99–Parent is no longer watching
996–Work 9 am-9pm, 6 days a week
::poof::–I’m gone
<3–heart
=–Reply
?–I have a question
@–At
@TEOTD–At the end of the day

A

A/N–Author’s note
A2D–Agree to disagree
A3–Anytime, anyplace, anywhere
AAAAA–American Association Against Acronym Abuse
AAF–As a friend or always and forever
AAK–Asleep at keyboard
AAMOF–As a matter of fact
AAMOI–As a matter of interest
AAP–Always a pleasure(as in you’re welcome)
AAR–At any rate
AAR8–At any rate
AAS–Alive and smiling
AATK–Always at the keyboard
AAYF–As always, your friend
AB–A** Backwards
ab/abt–About
ABH–Anywhere but here
ABITHAD–Another blithering idiot thinks he’s a doctor
ABT2–About to
ACC–Actually
ACD–Alt Control Delete
ACK–Acknowledgement
ACORN–A completely obsessive really nutty person
ADAD–Another day; another dollar
ADBB–All done bye bye
ADIH–Another day in h—
ADIP–Another day in paradise
AEAP–As early as possible
AF–As f*ck
AFAGAY–A friend as good as you
AFAIC–As far as I’m concerned
AFAICT–As far as I can tell
AFAIK – As far as I know
AFAIR–As far as I remember
AFC–Away from computer
AFK–Away from keyboard
AFPOE–A fresh pair of eyes
AIMB–As I mentioned before
AIMP–Always in my prayers
AISI–As I see it
AITR–Adult in the room
AKA–Also known as
ALAP–As late as possible
ALCON–all concerned
ALOL–Actually laughing out loud
ALOTBSOL–Always look on the bright side of life
ALW–Ain’t life wonderful
AMA – Ask me anything
AMAP–As many(or much) as possible
AMBW–All my best wishes
AML–All my love
API – Application programming interface.
ASAP–As soon as possible
AWC–After while, crocodile
AWHFY–Are we having fun yet?
AWOL–Absent without leave
ax–Across
AYMM–Are you my mother? (sarcastically)
AYOR–At your own risk
AYSOS–Are you stupid or something?
AYTMTB–And you’re telling me this because

B

b/c, bc–Because
B@U–Back at you
B2B–Business-to-business
B2C–Business-to-consumer
B4–Before
B4N–Bye for now
BAE–Before anyone else
BAK–Back at keyboard
BAU–Business as usual
BBBG–Bye bye be good
BBIAS–Be back in a sec
BFF–Best Friends Forever
BG–Be good
BGBC–Be glad be cheerful
BGF–Best girlfriend
BI5–Back in five
BIBI–Bye bye
BIO–Bring it on
BION–Believe it or not
BIZ–Business
BKA–Better known as
BL–Belly laughing
BON–Believe it or not
BR–Bathroom
BRB – Be right back
BRO–Be right over
BSOD–Blue screen of death
BTAIM— Be that as it may
BTD–Bored to death
BTDT–Been there done that
BTFLDY–Beautiful day
BTN–Better than nothing
BTS–Behind the scenes
BTTE–Brothers to the end
BTW— By the way
BUMP–Bring up my post
BW–Best wishes
BWL–Bursting with Laughter
BWTM–But wait, there’s more
BYAM–Between you and me
BYOB–Bring your own bottle(or beer)
BYOD–Bring your own device
BYTME–Better you than me
BZ–busy

C

CAAC–Cool as a cucumber
CAS–Crack a smile
CBB–Can’t be bothered
CBM–Covered by Medicare
CBT–Computer based training or cognitive behavioral therapy
CC–Carbon Copy
CD–Compact disc
CM–Call me
CMB–Call me back
CMIW–Correct me if I’m wrong
CS–Career suicide
CSL–Can’t Stop Laughing
CMGR–Community Manager
CMS–Content Management System
CMV–Change My View
CPC–Cost Per Click
CSL–Can’t stop laughing
CT–Can’t talk or text
CTA–Call-To-Action
CTO–Check this out
CU–See you
CUL–See you later
CUZ–Because
CWOT–Complete waste of time
CX – Customer experience
CY–Calm yourself
CYE–Check your email
CYT–See you tomorrow

D

D8–Date
DAE–Does anyone else…?
DBMIB–Don’t bother me; I’m busy
DDAS–Don’t do anything stupid
DDG–Drop dead gorgeous
def–Definitely
dem–Them
DFTBA–Don’t forget to be awesome
DHYB–Don’t hold your breath
DIET–Do I eat today
DIKU–Do I know you?
ditto–Same here
DIY–Do it yourself
DJM–Don’t judge me
DK–Don’t know
DKDC–Don’t know don’t care
DLTM–Don’t lie to me
DM–Direct message
DNBL8–Do not be late
DNF–Did not find
DOS–Dad over shoulder
DP–Domestic partner
DPUP–Don’t poop your pants
DQMOT–Don’t quote me on this
DTRT–Do the right thing
dunno–I don’t know
DUR–Do you remember
DWH–During work hours
DYHAB–Do you have a boyfriend?
DYHAG–Do you have a girlfriend?
DYK – Did you know…?

E

E123–Easy as one, two, three
EE–Employee
ELI5 – Explain like I’m five
EM–Excuse me
EMA–Email address
EMBM–Early morning business meeting
EMI–Excuse my ignorance
EML–Email me later
ESP-– Email service provider
EVRE1–Every one
EYD–Enjoy your day
EZ–Easy

F

F–Friend
F/U–Follow up
F2F–Face to Face
FAQ–Frequently asked questions
FAV–Favorite
FAWC–For anyone who cares
FB –- Facebook
FBF — Flashback Friday
FBO –Facebook official
FCOL–For crying out loud
FF –Follow Friday; also frequent flyer
FFA–Free for all
FIL–Father-in-law
FIMH–Forever in My Heart
Fit–outfit
FITYMI–Fake it til you make it
FLOTUS–First Lady of the United States
FMOT–Follow me on Twitter
FOMO –Fear of missing out
FR–For real
FS–For sale
FSBO–for sale by owner
FTBL–Football
FTBOMH–From the bottom of my heart
FTE–Full time employee
FTFY –-Fixed that for you
FTTB–For the time being
FUTAB–Feet up, take a break
FTL–for the loss
FTW –-For the win
FWD–Forward
FWIW–For what it’s worth
FYC–For your consideration
FYEO–For your eyes only
FYI –- For your information

G

G2G or GTG –-Got to go
G4I–Go for it
G8–Great
G9–Genius
GA –-Google Analytics
GAHOY–Get a hold of yourself
GF–Girlfriend
GFN–Gone for now
GG –-Good game
GJ–Good job
GL–Good luck
GMTA–Great minds think alike
GN–Good night
GOAT–Greatest of all time
GOI–Get over it
GRAS–Generally recognized as safe
GRATZ–Congratulations
GRWM–Get ready with me
GTG–Got to go
GTR –Got to run

H

H&K–Hugs and kisses
hahaha–Laughing
HAND–Have a nice day
HBD – Happy birthday
Hi 5–High five
HIFW – How I feel when…
HMB – Hit me back
HMU – Hit me up
Howru–How are you?
HR–Human resources
HT or H/T –-Hat tip. Used for acknowledging, appreciating or thanking other users.
HTH — Here to help or happy to help
HTML–Hyper text markup language

I

i h8 it-I hate it
IAM–In a meeting
IANAD–I am not a doctor
IANAL–I am not a lawyer
IBTD–I beg to differ
ICBW–I could be wrong
ICO-911–In case of emergency
ICW–I can’t wait
ICWUM–I see what you mean
ICYMI — In case you missed it
IDC — I don’t care
IDGI–I don’t get it
IDK– I don’t know
IDST–I didn’t say that
IDTS–I don’t think so
IFYP–I feel your pain
IG –Instagram
IFYP–I feel your pain
IHNC–I have no clue
IHU–I hear you
IIRC–If I remember correctly
IJ–Inside joke
IKR — I know, right?
ILU–I love you
ILY –- I love you
IM–Instant message
IMHO — In my humble opinion
IMI–I mean it
IMO — In my opinion
IMS–I am sorry
IMU–I miss you
IRL — In real life
ISO–In search of
ISP–Internet service provider
IT–Information technology
IYKWIM–If you know what I mean
IYKYK–If you know, you know

J

J4F–Just for fun
JIC–Just in case
JK — Just kidding
JOMO–Joy of missing out
JS–Just saying
JTM– Just the messenger
JSYK–Just so you know

K

KBD–Keyboard
KCCO–Keep calm & carry on
kewl–cool
KIA–Killed in action
KISS–Keep it simple, stupid
KIT–Keep in touch
KITY–Keep it to yourself
KK–Okay or kiss kiss
KPC–Keeping parents clueless

L

L8–Late
L@U–Laughing at you
LG–Life’s good
LGBTQ–Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+
LGGBDTTTIQQAAPP–Lesbian, gay, genderqueer, bisexual, demisexual, transgender, transsexual, twospirit, intersex, queer, questioning, asexual, allies, pansexual, polyamorous
LHK–Love hugs kisses
LHM–Lord have mercy
LI–LinkedIn
LIG–Life is good or let it go
LMAO — Laughing my a** off
LMK— Let me know
LMS— Like my status
LOK–Lots of kisses
LOL— Laughing out loud
LOLz–Laughing out loud sarcastically
LOML–Love of my life
LUMU–Love you miss you
LYLAB–Love you like a brother
LYLAS–Love you like a sister

M

M02–My two cents
meh–whatever, who cares
MEJR–My eyes just rolled
MFC–Meet for coffee
MFW– My face when…
MIA–Missing in action
MIL–Mother-in-law
MIRL–Meet in real life
MOV–My own views
MRW–My reaction when
MSG–Message
MT–Modified tweet
MU–Miss you
MTFBWY— May the Force be with you
MYOB–Mind your own business

N

NAGI–Not a good idea
NATO–No action, talk only
NAVY–Never gain volunteer yourself
NB–Not bad
NBD— No big deal
ne1–Anyone
Ne2H–Need to have
NIMBY–Not in my back yard
NIMJD–Not in my job description
NM— Not much
NME–Enemy
NMP–Not my problem
NMU–Not much, you?
NMY–Nice meeting you
NP–No problem
NSFL–Not safe for life
NSFW —Not safe for work
NTH–Nice to have
NVM— Never mind
NW–No way
NWR–Not work related
NWT–New with tags
NYT–Name your trade

O

OAN–On another note
OAO–Over and out
OBO–Or best offer
Obvs–Obviously
OC–Original content
OH– Overheard
OK–Okay
OMDB–Over my dead body
OMG–Oh, my God!
OMW— On my way
ONNA–Oh no, not again
ONUD–Oh no you didn’t
OOAK–One of a kind
OOO–Out of the office
OOS–Out of stock
OOTD— Outfit of the day
OP– Original post
OST–On second thought
OTC–Over the counter
OTL–Out to lunch
ORLY–Oh, really?!

P

P2P–Person to person, or peer to peer
P911–Parent alert
PA–Parent alert
PAH–Parent at home
PAW–parents are watching
PC–Personal computer or politically correct
PD–Public domain
PDQ–Pretty darn quick
PBB–Parent behind back
PIF–Paid in full
PIN–Pinterest
PITR–Parent in the room
Pls–Please
PM–Private message
POA–Plan of action
POMS–Parent over my shoulder
POTD–Photo of the day
POV–Point of view
POW–Prisoner of war
PPC–Pay per click
PPL – People
PR–Public relations or PageRank
PRT–Please retweet
PS–Post script
PSA–Public service announcement
PTB–Please text back
PU–That stinks
PV— Page views

Q

Q&A–Question and answer
Q4u–Question for you
QOTD–Quote of the day
QQ–Crying or quick question
QYB–Quit your bitching

R

R&R–Rest and relaxation
RBTL–Read between the lines
RC–Remote control
RDV–Reader’s Digest version
RIP–Rest in peace
RL–Real life
RLRT–Real life retweet
RN–Right now
RNN–Reply not necessary
ROFL— Rolling on the floor laughing
ROFLMAO— Rolling on the floor laughing my a** off
ROI–Return on investment
RSS–Really simple syndication or rich site summary
RSVP–Respondez S’il Vous Plait
RT–Retweet or real time
RTD–Real-time data
RUOK–Are you OK?
RUS–Are you serious?

S

S/N–Serial number
S2U–Same to you
SaaS–software as a service
SALT–Same as last time
SANM–Starting a new message
SB–Stand by
SC–Snapchat or stay cool
SCOTUS–Supreme court of the United States
sec–Wait a second
SEM–Search engine marketing
SEO–search engine optimization
SERP–search engine results page
SETE–Smiling ear to ear
SFW— Safe for work
SGTM–Sounds good to me
SH–Sh** happens
shhh-Quiet
SHID–Slap head in disgust
SIL–Sister-in-law
SIN–Stop it now
SIT–Stay in touch
SM–Social media
SMART–specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, timely
SMB–Small and medium-sized business
SMH— Shaking my head
SMM–Social media marketing
SMO–Social media optimization
SMP–Social media platform
SO–Significant other
SOB–Son of a b*tch
SOH–Sense of humor
SOHO–Small office home office
SoLoMo–Social, Local, Mobile
SOML–Story of my life
SOV–Share of voice
Squad–group of friends
SRSLY–Seriously
SSDD–Same stuff, different day
SU–Shut up
sub–What’s up
Sus–Suspicious or sketchy
SWAK–Sealed with a kiss

T

T&C–Terms and conditions
t+–Think positive
t2go–Time to go
T2UL–Talk to you later
T4P–Thanks for posting
TA–Thanks again
TAM–Thanks a million
TBA–To be announced
TBC–To be continued
TBD–To be decided or determined
TBH– To be honest
TBBH— To be brutally honest
TBT— Throwback Thursday
TBYB–Try before you buy
TC–Take care
TCOB–Taking care of business
TCOY–Take care of yourself
TEAM–Together everyone achieves more
TFTF–Thanks for the follow
TFW– That feeling when…
TGIF— Thank God it’s Friday
Thx–Thanks
TIA–Thanks in advance
TIL— Today I learned…
TIME–Tears in my eyes
TL;DR– Too long; didn’t read
TMB–Tweet me back
TMI— Too much information
TNO–Tell no one
TOM–Tomorrow
TNTL–Trying not to laugh
TOON–Cartoon
TOY–Thinking of you
TOS–Terms of service
TT–TikTok
TTKU–Try to keep up
TTTT–To tell the truth
TTUL–Talk to you later
TTYL–Talk to you later
TTYN–Talk to you never
TTYS–Talk to you soon
TW–Twitter
Txt–Text
TY–Thank you
TYVM–Thank you very much

U

UFN–Until further notice
UGC–User generated content
UI–user interface
UR2K–You are too kind
URL–Uniform resource locator
UV–Unique visitor
UX–User experience

V

VBD–Very big deal
VFM–Value for money
VGN–Vegan or vegetarian
VIM–Very important member
VIP–Very important person
VM–Voice mail
VOD–Video on demand
VWD–Very well done

W

w/–With
WAD–Without a doubt
WADR–With all due respect
WAI–What an idiot
WAY–Where are you?
WAYD–What are you doing?
WBU– What about you?
WDYM–What do you mean?
WE–Whatever
WFH— Working from home
WIP–Work in progress
WKYP–Will keep you posted
WOM–Word of mouth
WOTD–Word of the day
WTF–What the f—?
WTH–What the hay?, What the heck?, or What the h*ll?
WTPA–Where’s the party at?
WUWH–Wish you were here
WUZUP–What’s up?
WYA–Where you at?
WYP–What’s your problem?
WYRN–What your real name?
WYWH–Wish you were here

X

X–Times
X-I-10–Exciting
XAXA–Ha Ha
XOXO–Hugs and kisses
XX–Kiss kiss

Y

Y–Why? or yes
YA–Yet another
Yas or Yaaas–yes; overly excited
YATI–You’re a total idiot
YB–You b*itch
YDKM–You don’t know me
YGBK–You gotta be kidding
YGM–You got ma
YGTBK–You’ve got to be kidding
YGTR–You got that right
YIU–Yes, I understand
YNK–You never know
YKWIM–You know what I mean
YOLO— You only live once
YOYO–You’re on your own
YSK–You should know
YT–YouTube
YW–You’re welcome

Z

Z–Said
zerg–To gang up on someone
ZZZ–sleeping, tired, bored

Bookmarks

Bookmarks–Eleven Unique Bookmarks

May 2, 2023July 31, 2023 The Retired School LibrarianLeave a comment

Bookmarks are recommended are by Angela Ferraris, The Retired School Librarian.

(This content contains Amazon affiliate links. When you buy through these links, I may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you).

Bookmark is a metal feather with a butterfly charm and dried flower inside a little bulb

Metal Feather Bookmark with Pendant

The feathers and butterflies are available in two colors–silver or golden feather. The pendants have several different flowers inside. Handmade.

For more details, click here.

I am unboxing my purchase:

Magnetic Bookmarks

These are magnetic bookmarks that clip together from one side of the page to the next. There are three different designs. The photo is multi ocean. One can pick 15 or 30 bookmarks.

I had a cat that kept pulling my bookmarks out of books but did not with magnetic ones.

For more details, click here.

Flower Bookmarks

There are 30. Printed only on one side. Made of cardstock. Not laminated.

I bought these for my mom who is a garden lover.

For more details, click here.

Black Cat Bookmarks

These are in a set of ten. Plastic. Not too thick or too thin.

I plan to enclose mine in this year’s Halloween cards.

For more details, click here.

Outus 4 Pieces Wood Bookmarks

These wood bookmarks come in several different styles. The one seen here is called vintage style. Each bookmark has a different color and design. There is a bead or tassel with each one. Thin enough to use between the pages of a book.

Available here.

I am unboxing my purchase:

Four acrylics with dried flowers with a tassel.

Dried Flower Resin Bookmarks

There are four. Dried flowers inside resin. Tassel. Handmade. A bit thicker than a regular bookmark.

They work for me to use in the magazines and larger books. Very pretty when the sun shines them.

For more details, click here.

Hand Embroidered Corner Bookmark

This is made of felt with a thick cardstock as the backing; not as thick as cardboard. Pick the letter you want and the season. The one in the photo is spring. Embroidered.

For more details, click here.

I am unboxing my purchase:

Wooden Bookmark–Made in the USA

This is wooden bookmark with four design choices. Personalization is available. Handmade. This is the Aztec design.

For more details, click here.

yellow elastic bookmark with pointer on a book

Elastic Bookmark-Made in Italy

An elastic with a pointer to help keep your place. Different colors available. Be aware that some of the colors are differently priced.

I had some students use these to help them focus on the line while they were reading. I did not get returned library books that were damaged from this type of bookmark although I think it worked better with hardbacks; depending on the sturdiness of the book’s binding and how stretchy the elastic could get from use.

Available here.

funny green plastic bookworm wrapped around the pages of the corner of a book's page

Wally the Bookworm

The worm is made of plastic. Comes in various colors. About four inches.

I did receive one of these from a student as a gift. Very cute.

Available here.

two elastic bookmarks with a tree of life pendant

Tree of Life Elastic Bookmarks

These come in a pair. There are several choices with crystals beaded as the leaves of the tree.

I would recommend using these to keep your place in a diary, planner, affirmation/prayer a day book, or another book with a hardback cover.

Available here.

Mother-Themed Children’s Books

April 29, 2023October 2, 2023 The Retired School LibrarianLeave a comment

Mother-Theme children’s book recommendations are by Angela Ferraris, The Retired School Librarian.

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Mother-Themed children’s books can be shared throughout the year, not only on Mother’s Day or as a baby shower gift for an expecting mother. Young readers like to cuddle and read with their moms all year long.

Board Books

Cover of ABCs of Love for Mom with mother and baby animals

ABCs of Love for Mom (Books of Kindness)

by Patricia Hegarty (Author), Summer Macon (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rodale Kids. 2023, Baby-3. Board Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593651926.

Brief summary: A rhyming alphabet book board book teaching the ABCs as well as the correlating social and emotional words that Moms share and do with their children.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

This book is one of the “Books of Kindness” series. Learn more here.

Mommy’s Kisses and Cuddles

by Linda Ashman (Author), Jane Massey (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cartwheel Books. 2023. 3-5 years old. Hardcover. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1338359770.

Brief summary: A calming rhyming book with moms and their children sharing the different parts of the day.

Please note: This books is a cross between a board book and a picture book with heavier cardstock paper but not cardboard. The size is 7.32 x 0.39 x 8.03 inches.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

You may be interested in “Daddy’s Hugs and Snuggles” from this author. Learn more here.

Amazing Moms

by Alison Brown (Author). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Silver Dolphin Books. 2023. Baby-2. Board Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1667203928.

Brief summary: Cute animal moms interact with love and support to their babies, all with rhythm and rhyme.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

She Is Mama

by Mackenzie Porter (Author), Heather Brockman Lee (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little Simon. 2023. Baby-2. Board Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1665926980.

Brief summary: Mothers care for their children in various activities and are always there. This book is in rhyme.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

Picture Books

If You Were the Moon, My Love

By Alina Loux (author & illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ken-Ken Books. 2023. PreK-2. Hardcover. ISBN: 979-8-9865279-4-9.

Brief summary: This gentle rhyming and rhythmic lullaby of unconditional love for a parent to a child will give your little one sweet dreams.

Each stanza is a single illustration that extends across both pages with calm, eye-pleasing colors. At the same time, the four-line stanzas have an ABCB rhyming pattern that is soothing to the ears.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 4/5 📗📗📗📗

* I received a complimentary digital copy of this picture book for an honest review.

Sari-Sari Summers

by Lynnor Bontigao (Author, Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlewick. 2023. PreK-2. Hardcover Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1536226140.

Brief summary: Nora is old enough this summer to help her lola, her grandmother, in the sari-sari store in the Philippines. The granddaughter cleans all of the shelves that hold various items in the little store.

A heat wave comes, and all the customers stay home from the hot sun. Lola has an idea to bring back business.

Traditional text as well as speech bubbles. Recipe on the back page. Several two-page spreads.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3.5/5 📗📗📗1/2

Milko

by Samuel Narh & Freda Narh (Author), Alisa Knatko (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chasing A Spider Publishing . 2023. Grades 1-2. Hardcover Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1734789720.

Brief summary: Milko misses his mother, who has gone to Ethiopia for a year instead of being home with them in Bolivia. His sister, Abena, cries too, but Papa cannot console them. No one does it like Mama.

Milko counts down the days. Will she ever return?

I recommend this to school counselors/librarians/teachers, and parents who are away for jobs/military deployment/social work.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 4/5 📗📗📗📗

One Day

by Joanna Ho (Author), Faith Pray (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins. 2023. Baby-2nd Grade. Hardcover Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0063056923.

Brief summary: A mother cradles her infant son and dreams and shares all the wonderful ways her boy will be as he grows up.

Beautiful two-paged spread illustrations.

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Rating: 4/5 📗📗📗📗

Because I’m Your Mom

by Ahmet Zappa (Author), Dan Santat (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 2023. PreK-2. Hardcover Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316338219.

Brief summary: A monster mom tells her child all the fun and silly things they can share together, no matter how outrageous they may seem.

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Rating: 3.5/5 📗📗📗1/2

If you enjoy this book, you may be interested in reading Because I’m Your Dad.

Miss Irwin

by Allen Say (Author, Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic Press. 2023. Grades PreK-3. Hardcover Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1338300406.

Brief summary: Andy notices his grandmother’s front door is open and stops by to let her know. He discovers his mother is watering the roses. Andy goes inside the kitchen to keep his Grandma company. He notices a white box and takes it to her, wondering what is inside.

His grandmother believes she is his kindergarten teacher, Miss Irwin. Andy plays along, remembering that his mother told him his grandmother was struggling with her memory. He learns about a boy named Willie and what is inside the box.

Allen Say certainly captured Alzheimer’s with a compassionate story all can understand. The illustrations of the images are not seen clearly and symbolize blurred memories.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 5/5 📗📗📗📗📗

Mommy Time

by Monique James-Duncan (Author), Ebony Glenn (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlewick. 2023. PreK-2. Hardcover Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1536212266.

Brief summary: A stay-at-home mom spends time with her boy as the father and sister are away. The daughter is collected from school, and now the two children share mommy time.

The book is about a day in the mom’s life and the time she spends with her children.

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Rating: 3.5/5 📗📗📗1/2

2023 Children's Books · Children's Book Recommendations

Earth Day and Earth Picture Books

April 21, 2023May 31, 2023 The Retired School Librarian3 Comments

Earth Day and Earth picture book recommendations are by Angela Ferraris, The Retired School Librarian.

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Earth Day Picture Books

Cover of the picture book The Day the River Caught Fire with three children looking at the river on fire

The Day the River Caught Fire: How the Cuyahoga River Exploded and Ignited the Earth Day Movement

by Barry Wittenstein (Author), Jessie Hartland (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books . 2023. Grades 2-5. Hardcover Narrative Nonfiction Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1534480834.

Brief summary: In the summer of 1969, the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland caught fire from the sparks of a train railcar falling into the water. It was not the first time the river caught on fire.

Young readers will learn about how the river became so polluted and what happened to change the pollution from continuously building.

Back pages include sections: Author’s Note, Environmental Time Line, Clean Water Act, To Learn More, and a Bibliography.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3.5/5 📗📗📗1/2

The picture book cover of Black Beach with Sam holding a picket sign saying "Save our planet." Marine animal life are with her while the oil rig is spilling oil onto the water

Black Beach: A Community, an Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day

by Shaunna & John Stith (Author), Maribel Lechuga (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ little bee books . 2023. Grades K-4. Hardcover Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1499813043.

Brief summary: Sam is in class in Santa Barbara when she sees her teacher look outside the window after the principal whispers to her and wonders why. Her parents explain to her about Union Oil causing an oil spill near where they live. The family walks to their favorite beach to find that the beach and ocean are black with oil. The town tries to clean the oil from the beach and help the animals covered with it.

A national day was created from this disaster and organized to celebrate and protest the environment which still exists today called Earth Day, April 22, 1970.

There are several sections in the back of the book: Author’s Note, Selected Bibliography, Timeline, Earth Day Today, Earth Day Every Day, and How to Become an Environmental Activist.

Teachers and homeschooling parents could share this book as a supplement in addition with Earth Day activities.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 4/5 📗📗📗📗

Earth and World Picture Books

Picture book cover of Stillwater and Koo Save the World with a grown panda and a Panda cub walking on the globe of the earth while carrying red umbrellas

Stillwater and Koo Save the World (A Stillwater and Friends Book)

by Jon J Muth (Author, Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic Press . 2023. PreK-2. Hardcover Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1338812312.

Brief summary: Koo wakes up and wants to save the world, and his uncle suggests cleaning his room first. Throughout the day, the uncle and nephew do small and thoughtful acts. Koo shares his feelings of wanting to save the world and learns how to make a difference in their world through acts of kindness.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3.5/5 📗📗📗1/2

Cover of the picture book titled No World Too Big with three children holding up a globe of the earth

No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change

by Lindsay H. Metcalf (Author), Jeanette Bradley (Author, Illustrator), Keila V. Dawson (Author). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Charlesbridge. 2023. 2-5 grade. Hardcover Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1623543136.

Brief summary: Twelve poems written by children worldwide promoting global activisms. A paragraph explains what each child is doing and how the reader can help.

Back pages include sections: From Me…, To We…, Glossary, Poetry Forms, and About the Poets.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

Picture book cover of Cool Green with a grandfather carrying his granddaughter on his shoulder while walking in a forest

Cool Green: Amazing, Remarkable Trees

by Lulu Delacre (Author, Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlewick. 2023. PreK -2. Hardcover Nonfiction Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1536220407.

Brief summary: A landscaper teaches his granddaughter why he loves trees. Each tree is described in a poem.

Back pages include sections: A Note From the Author-Illustrator, Why Trees?, Cool Facts About the Trees in This Book, For Further Exploration, and A Bibliography.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3.5/5 📗📗📗1/2

Page from Cool Trees with the earth underneath the trees like the the roots ad mushrooms

The Tree and the River

by Aaron Becker (Author, Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlewick. 2023. PreK-5. Hardcover Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1536223293.

Brief summary: This wordless picture book begins with a tree growing on the banks of a river. It observes humans throughout the many decades changing with the seasons and years that have gone by.

Aaron Becker brilliantly captures the Mother Nature vs. humankind aspect through these detailed and thought-provoking illustrations.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 5/5 📗📗📗📗📗

Page from The Tree and the River showing how the earth changes through time around the tree

Picture book cover of Flipflopi with a boy and his father building a boat with the community in the background collect plastic out of the ocean.

Flipflopi: How a Boat Made from Flip-Flops Is Helping to Save the Ocean

by Linda Ravin Lodding (Author), Dipesh Pabari (Author), Michael Machira Mwangi (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beaming Books. 2023. K-3. Hardcover Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1506486406.

Brief summary: Juma walks with his grandfather to go fishing on the beach and is met with all sorts of plastic trash and thousands of flip-flops. The community comes together and gathers all of the endless plastic waste and melts it to make a dhow boat.

This is based a on a true story which is explained in the back pages along with sections: Ocean Pollution, How Dan You Help?, and Glossary.

What a “make lemonade out of lemons” story!

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 4/5 📗📗📗📗

Cover of Climate Warriors showing various photos of the different scientist with a green background.

Climate Warriors: Fourteen Scientists and Fourteen Ways We Can Save Our Planet

by Laura Gehl (Author). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Millbrook Press. 2023. Grades 3-8. Hardcover Nonfiction. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1728460406.

Brief summary: There is an introduction to define climate change before each of the fourteen scientists’ chapter. There are a variety of different scientists who explains ways they are working and studying to help the Earth. Each section concludes with recommendations from the scientist and what we can do.

The book ends with ideas of how we all can be a climate warrior.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3.5/5 📗📗📗1/2

The World and Everything in It

by Kevin Henkes (Author, Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Greenwillow Books. 2023. PreK-1. Hardcover Picture Book.ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0063245648.

Brief summary: This book shares what is around us in the world: big, small, and between. The soft and calming illustrations are done with brown ink and watercolor paint, demonstrating the size differences.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

The picture book cover of You Are My Pride with a large sailboat on the blue ocean

You Are My Pride: A Love Letter from Your Motherland

by Carole Boston Weatherford (Author), E. B. Lewis (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Astra Young Readers. 2023. PreK-2. Hardcover Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1635923872.

Brief summary: This touching poem, illustrated with large two-page illustrations done in watercolors, is a lovely letter from Mother Nature telling her human children how much she has loved them since the beginning of their creation on Earth.

Back pages briefly explain the Developments in Early Human Evolution.

Educators–this would be a great supplement to use with the different viewpoints unit of study.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 4/5 📗📗📗📗

2023 Children's Books · Children's Book Recommendations

New Picture Books About Library Books

April 17, 2023July 26, 2023 The Retired School LibrarianLeave a comment

Library book picture book recommendations are by Angela Ferraris, The Retired School Librarian.

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This Is a Story

by John Schu (Author), Lauren Castillo (Illustrator). Publisher: ‎ Candlewick. 2023. PreK-2. Hardcover Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1536204520.

Brief summary: The title page begins this story with a girl receiving a library card from her father.

One word on a page of a book from a shelf waits in a library. A little girl walks to the library with her father and younger sibling. She goes into the children’s section carrying a seahorse kite, where a librarian helps her narrow her search from many of the books to the perfect one–a sea horse library book. She begins to read. Other readers in the area are reading books we all know and love that are connected to our hearts and imagination.

The little girl has found her special library book and now helps her younger brother find his. She uses her library card to check out.

Rating: 4/5 📗📗📗📗

Continue reading for more details and buying options on this book’s Amazon page.

If you enjoy this book, you may like John Schu’s This is a School.

A page from This is a Story of the young girl inside the library. She has a seahorse kite in her hand, and the library is carrying a stack of books.

A page from This is a Story of various children scattered all over the library reading a book with the main character and her father and brother waiting in line to check out.

This Book Is My Best Friend

by Robin Robinson (Author, Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. 2023. PreK-2. Hardcover Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1665906814.

Brief summary: Two best friends, Sunny and Aarush, want to check out the same library book, Factory Friends, but there is only one copy. They each try to persuade the other why the book is their best friend and needs it more. Having failed at trying to book talk each other into other books to check out instead, they realize how to share the library book.

I recommend this book to school librarians who have students fighting over a book, as I have had many times in my school libraries. (They did not always share, so I had a big die on my desk. The one who rolled the highest number could read it first).

Rating: 3.5/5 📗📗📗1/2

Continue reading for more details and buying options on this book’s Amazon page.

Picture book page from This Book Is My Best Friend with two children fighting over the same book and one running off with it.

Palace of Books

by Patricia Polacco (Author, Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books. 2023. PreK-5. Hardcover Picture Book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1534451315.

Brief summary: As a girl, Patricia Polacco’s family moves from Union City to Battle Creek, Michigan. It is hard for her to adjust from living in a rural area.

One day she walks home from school, taking a different route, and discovers a stately building with giant pillars along the front with many steps leading up to a porch. It is the Willard Library and full of books for people to borrow. Mrs. Creavy, a librarian, helps Patricia find bird books and even shares the notable books of John James Audubon, full of watercolors of birds.

Soon, Patricia paints birds and shares them with her class. This sparks an Audubon bird club at Fremont Elementary School for the next sixty years.

I will always recommend a book by Patricia Polacco, as she is one of the best storytellers and illustrators in the USA. I was honored to have her as a guest author for our elementary school. I will always cherish having lunch with this legendary author and illustrator that day in our little elementary library.

Rating: 5/5 📗📗📗📗📗

Continue reading for more details and buying options on this book’s Amazon page .

Page from Palace of Books. Patricia Polacco as a girl pointing to birds in a tree while on her grandfather's tractor

Page form Palace of Books as a scene of Patricia Polacco packing up to leave.

The Library Fish Learns to Read (The Library Fish Books)

by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (Author), Gladys Jose (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books. PreK-2. 2023. Hardcover. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1534477070.

Brief summary: Library Fish lives in a bowl on the librarian’s desk, Mr. Hughes, where she watches the students check books in and out of the public library. One day, she is listening to Mr. Hughes tell a story about a dog learning how to read and is inspired that she, too, would like to learn to read.

After the librarian says good night, Library Fish gets out of her bowl (with special accommodations) and begins to teach herself the ABCs. Each night she practices until she can read books.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

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2023 Children's Books · Children's Book Recommendations

Ten New Easter, Spring, and Passover Picture Books

March 24, 2023June 5, 2023 The Retired School LibrarianLeave a comment

recommended by Angela Ferraris, The Retired School Librarian

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Happy Easter from the Crayons

by Drew Daywalt (Author), Oliver Jeffers (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Philomel Books. 2023. PreK-1. Hardcover.

Brief summary: The crayons prepare for Easter by making various shapes to paste onto an egg. This small picture book(5.88 x 0.36 x 7.13 inches) could fit inside an Easter basket.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

The picture book cover of Easter with a chocolate bunny and colored eggs instide of a basket

Easter (Happy Holidays! series)

by Rebecca Sabelko (Author). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bellwether Media. 2022. K-1. Early reader. Nonfiction paperback. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1648348532.

Brief summary: This early reader nonfiction chapter book has nonfiction text features explaining what Easter is and how it is celebrated. A site word chart is at the beginning.
This smaller hardcover book(5.22 x 0.07 x 8.59 inches) could fit nicely in an Easter basket.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

Easter Eggs and Matzo Balls

by Janie Emaus (Author), Bryan Langdo (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sky Pony. 2023. PreK-1. Hardcover. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1510769229.

Brief summary: Michael texts the Easter Bunny to let him know that he has a new stepsister, Anna, who celebrates Passover but wants to make sure she gets something special in the Golden Egg since both holidays were at the same time. Both siblings hunt for the Easter Egg and Afikoman bag needed to celebrate the holiday.

The back includes a chicken soup recipe and a matzo balls recipe. There is a glossary of Passover and Easter terms.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

The picture book cover of Passover with a family standing around the table saying a prayer with religious food on the table for the holiday like Matza

Passover: A Celebration of Freedom (Big Golden Book)

by Bonnie Bader (Author), Joanie Stone (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Golden Books. 2023. PreK-2. Hardcover. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593563885.

Brief summary: This narrative nonfiction story explains why Passover is celebrated by retelling the freedom of the Israelites led by Moses, the Ten Plagues, and the Red Sea’s parting. Young readers learn about the food and the symbolism of the Passover Seder.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

Pick a Perfect Egg

by Patricia Toht (Author), Jarvis (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlewick. 2023. PreK-2. Hardcover. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1536228472.

Brief summary: This beautiful digitally illustrated rhyming story begins with a mother and daughter going to the country farmer to pick out their eggs to decorate for Easter. They use natural coloring from plants as well as dye tablets to color their eggs. The two decorate with care and then go to a festive egg hunt the next day.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 4/5 📗📗📗📗

Pete the Cat and the Easter Basket Bandit

by James Dean (Author, Illustrator), Kimberly Dean (Author). Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperFestival. 2023. PreK–2. Paperback. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062868374.

Brief summary: Poor Pete wakes up on Easter morning and finds that his Easter basket is missing. He follows a trail of jellybeans to a friend’s house who has not seen it. Pete the Cat follows more candy trails, all leading to various friends. Who has his basket?

Includes a poster in the front, stickers, and Easter cards. Cute book for a child’s Easter basket.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating 3/5 📗📗📗

Board book cover of Happy Easter, Little Bunny with a cute real brown bunny and watercolored flowers and leaves and Easter eggs

Happy Easter, Little Bunny (Baby Animal Tales)

by Amanda Wood (Author), Vikki Chu (Illustrator), Bec Winnel (Photographer). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harry N. Abrams. 2023. Baby-Prek. Board book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1419766640.

Brief summary: Bunny and Mouse wake up on Easter Morning looking for eggs until a Fox appears causing them to go back in Bunny’s burrow where there is a beautiful surprise. The first board book in the Baby Animal Tales series.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3.5/5 📗📗📗1/2

I’m a Little Bunny

by Hannah Eliot (Author), Liz Brizzi (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little Simon. 2023. Baby-toddler. Board book. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1665927024.

Brief summary: Bunnies and friends discover Spring all around them. This story can be sung to “I’m a Little Teapot!”

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

Sister Spring

by James Christopher Carroll (Author, Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Creative Editions . 2023. K-2. Hardcover. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1568463841.

Brief summary: A young woman, Sister Spring, comes up from inside the earth and brings the daffodils, the rain, peepers, and all of the spring elements of Nature. A beautifully illustrated picture book with spring colors.

Teachers could include this book when studying personification.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 4.5/5 📗📗📗📗1/2

Don’t Touch That Flower!

by Alice Hemming (Author), Nicola Slater (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sourcebooks Jabberwocky. 2023. PreK-2. Hardcover. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1728271361.

Brief summary: Squirrel wakes to the sounds of birds and bees and realizes it is spring. The informative blue bird helps the squirrel learn the proper way to care for the yellow wildflower he mistakenly claims to be his own.

“Our Flowers” section in the back explaining about the wildflower.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

2023 Children's Books · Children's Book Recommendations

Grandparent Picture Book Recommendations–Spring 2023

March 12, 2023May 31, 2023 The Retired School Librarian1 Comment

Grandparent picture book recommendations are by Angela Ferraris, The Retired School Librarian.

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cartoon of grandparents and grandchildren

I’m always on the lookout for picture books with grandparents and grandchildren relationships and have been pleased to see five brand-new ones in our public library. I hope there are more to come this year.

Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar

by Mojdeh Hassani (Author), Samira Iravani (Author), Maya Fidawi (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dial Books. 2023. K-2. Hardcover. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593110614.

Brief summary: Samira is a bit nervous about going to the bazaar with her grandmother for the first time to buy groceries. She repeatedly asks Mama Shamsi to hide in her chador, but the woman wisely resists using humor to soothe her granddaughter’s fear.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 4/5 📗📗📗📗

Grandparent picture book of a grandson standing with his grandfather behind him

At the Drop of a Cat

by Élise Fontenaille (Author), Violeta Lópiz (Illustrator), Karin Snelson (Translator), Emilie Robert Wong (Translator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Enchanted Lion Books. 2023. K-3. Hardcover. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1592703821.

Brief summary: A grandson visits his Grandpa Luis every Wednesday and Sunday. His grandpa is not only a talented artist but can make anything grow, creating the beautiful garden where they spend their days. The six-year-old is learning to read and write and tells us that his Grandpa does not know how as he was an immigrant from Spain to France who had to work in the fields as a child.

This is a French translation and captures the two kindred spirits. I like the mixed-up idioms and how the grandson narrates how he is getting to know Grandpa Luis.

For more details or to buy, click here (in ENGLISH).

Rating: 3.5/5 📗📗📗1/2

For more details or to buy, click here (in FRENCH).

Abuela’s Super Capa

by Ana Siqueira (Author), Elisa Chavarri (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins. 2023. K-3. Hardcover. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0063113657.

Brief summary: Luis and his abuela have fun every Saturday going around the neighborhood being superheroes. One Saturday, she does not visit. Luis learns that his abuela is very sick in the hospital. She comes to stay with them as she recovers. Although Luis is saddened that his abuela is unable to be as active, he tries to come up with a way to have fun and realizes his sister, Isabel, can be his new sidekick and fight and do adventures together in their capes.

There is a glossary of the Spanish words used in the book.

For more details or to buy, click here(in ENGLISH).

Rating: 3.5/5 📗📗📗1/2

For more details or to buy, click here in SPANISH.

The sun's rays coming down through the trees onto the road a the child runds to a grandparent

In Every Life

by Marla Frazee (Author, Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beach Lane Books. 2023. PreK-2. Hardcover. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1665912488.

Brief summary: The text has seven lines with seven words each(except for the last line). Each line is across the top of a two-page spread with small illustrations below, and then the next two-page spread is an illustration matching that color scheme.

The words are calm and straightforward. The stunning illustrations are done with pencil and gouache and are detailed little scenes of family members with everyday interactions. I stopped and looked at the details of each one before continuing to the following line and was glad to see that grandparents were included.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 5/5 📗📗📗📗📗

Picture book cover of a grandmother and her grandchild walking in the rain

Together with You

by Patricia Toht (Author), Jarvis (Illustrator). Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlewick. 2023. PreK-1. Hardcover. ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1536223514.

Brief summary: A grandmother and her grandchild put on rain gear to play in Spring’s rain. Summer arrives with them cooling off from the hot sun. Autumn brings the wind they need to fly a kite and enjoy the falling leaves. Winter comes with them getting cozy and watching the snow from inside. Each season is spent with one another.

The seasonal color schemes go in hand with this gentle and calming book that blends from one season to the next.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 4.5/5 📗📗📗📗1/2

2023 Children's Books · Children's Book Recommendations

St. Patrick’s Day Board Books for Your Wee Ones

February 28, 2023May 31, 2023 The Retired School Librarian1 Comment

St. Patrick’s Day board book recommendations are by Angela Ferraris, The Retired School Librarian 📚❤️

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A leprechaun on St. Patrick's Day dressed in green and wearing a little green hat. Rainbow connecting the trees. A pot of gold. Fairy's mushroom circle. Shamrocks

The Littlest Leprechaun (Littlest Series)

by Brandi Dougherty (Author), Michelle Todd (Illustrator). Publisher: ‎ Cartwheel Books. 2022. PreK-K. Paperback with stickers. ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1338796698

Brief summary–Although Liam is the smallest leprechaun in his family, he is still able to help with the St. Patrick’s Day celebration.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

Peppa the pig is dressed in a green outfit with shamrock's across the cover to celebrate St. Patrick's Day

Peppa Pig: Peppa Loves St. Patrick’s Day

by Scholastic (Author), EOne (Illustrator). Publisher: Scholastic Inc. 2022. PreK-K. Paperback. ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1338794342

Brief summary: Peppa and family go to Ireland for an Irish dancing festival. The fact sheet in the back explains more about the St. Patrick’s Day celebration than the actual story. Great for Peppa the Pig booklovers or the hit show on Nick Jr.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

Yellow puppy dressed in a green vest and hat holding a four leafed clover with the background of a giant shamrock; ready for St. Patrick's Day

Spot’s Lucky Day

by Eric Hill (Author& Illustrator). Publisher: ‎ Warne. 2022. Baby-toddler. Board book. ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0241529775

Brief summary: The sweet and cute puppy, Spot, has a St. Patrick’s Day party and dresses up as a leprechaun. The book is shaped like a shamrock.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

Thing One and Thing Two holding a black pot full of gold. Shamrocks all over the cover.

Thing One, Thing Two and the Leprechaun (Dr. Seuss’s Things Board Books)

by Dr. Seuss(Author). Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers. 2022. Baby-toddler. Board book. ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0593484951

Brief summary: Thing One and Thing Two chase a leprechaun through a St. Patrick’s Day parade. Rhyming book.

For more details or to buy, click here.

Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

Boy with a four leafed clover holding it over his sun where the sun is shining upon it.

Baby Loves Photosynthesis on St. Patrick’s Day! (Baby Loves Science)

by Ruth Spiro (Author), Irene Chan (Illustrator). Publisher: Charlesbridge. 2022. Baby-toddler. Board book. ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1623543075

Brief summary: Baby is told that the reason the clovers are green is because of photosynthesis. Advance vocabulary is used with charts to help explain the parts of the clover. St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in the story with bright and happy illustrations. Comprehension may be best for older readers(PreK-2), but a baby or toddler could still enjoy the story.

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Rating: 3.5/5 📗📗📗1/2

A rainbow over two shamrocks that are smiling

You Shamrock My World: A Sweet and Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Board Book for Babies and Toddlers (Punderland)

by Rose Rossner (Author), Ela Smietanka (Illustrator). Publisher: ‎ Sourcebooks Wonderland. 2022. Baby-toddler. Board book. ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1728256337

Brief summary: This book is done with pairs of characters using various St. Patrick’s Day symbols in cute rhyming puns. Colorful.

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Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

Mickey dressed in a green top hat with a large shamrock in his hand

Disney Baby My First St. Patrick’s Day

by Disney Books (Author), Jerrod Maruyama (Illustrator). Publisher: ‎ Disney Press. 2022. Baby-toddler. Board book(touch and feel). ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1368069137

Brief summary: Baby is introduced to various St. Patrick Day symbols with the help of various Walt Disney characters. Some touch and feel objects.

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Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

Smiling leprechauns with red hair dressed green

Five Little Leprechauns

by Jeffrey Burton (Author), Tommy Doyle (Illustrator). Publisher: ‎ Little Simon. 2022. Baby-toddler. Board book. ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1665910835

Brief summary: This is a variant of the “Five Little Monkeys” story and with the same fun rhyme and rhythm. “Five little leprechauns hiding in the clover.
One leaped up and then fell over.“

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Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

Three leprechauns standing around a large cauldron full of gold coins

This Is the Way the Leprechauns Play

by Arlo Finsy (Author), Yuyi Chen (Illustrator). Publisher: ‎ Random House Books for Young Readers. 2022. Baby-toddler. Board book. ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0593482681

Brief summary: The lyrical and rhyming text of the leprechauns on St. Patrick’s Day is sung to “Here We Go ‘Round the Mulberry Bush.”

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Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗

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