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Broadway Baby
by Russell Miller (Author), Judith A. Proffer (Author)
Brief summary: An adorable tribute to Broadway with a baby dreaming of dancing and singing on stage. Baby shares about opening night, getting ready in the dressing room, and reviewing lines before going on stage.
The rhyming text is fun and exciting. The illustrations are bright and full of detail.
Comments: A cute bedtime story for babies and toddlers or the perfect gift for any music or drama teacher.
Rating: 4/5 📗📗📗📗
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All Your Tomorrows
by Harriet Evans (Author), Heidi Griffiths (Illustrator)
Brief summary: A mother and father hold their baby and bestow upon the child all their hopes and dreams for the newborn’s future. Readers are taken upon the parents’ wishes as the child grows with bright, beautiful, and pleasant illustrations with many two-page spreads. Gentle, lyrical text.
Comments: What a lovely book for babies and toddlers at bedtime.
Rating: 3.5/5 📗📗📗1/2
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Full Moon Pups
by Liz Garton Scanlon (Author), Chuck Groenink (Illustrator)
Brief summary: In rhyming text and gentle rhythm, a mother wolf gives birth to her pups in a cave under a full moon. The mom and pack care for the babies as they grow during the moon’s cycle.
Comments: Lovely illustrations include gouache, acrylics, pencils, oil pastels, and digital media. The back pages include Author’s Note and The Phases of the Moon.
I suggest sharing this with primary grades during a baby animal or moon cycle unit of study.
Rating: 4/4 📗📗📗📗
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Little Walrus
by Julie Abery (Author), Suzie Mason (Illustrator)
Brief summary: Little Walrus plays near his mom and the herd of walruses while exploring his world.
Comments: The rhyming of verbs in each line is one I don’t often see, and I found it refreshing. Couplet rhyming as well. Illustrations are large and with all two-page spreads.
This is one of the adorable cute series of baby animals called the Little Animal Friends.
Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗
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One Day
by Joanna Ho (Author), Faith Pray (Illustrator)
Brief summary: A mother cradles her infant son and dreams and shares all the wonderful ways her boy will be as he grows up.
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Children’s book titles are carefully handpicked by a certified elementary school librarian who, although retired, still enjoys reading children’s books, especially picture books, and recommending them to busy teachers, school librarians, parents, grandparents, and other book lovers.
Most of the books Mrs. Ferraris reads before recommending are checked out from the public library, except for those much-appreciated complimentary copies sent to her for an honest review. Those are noted.
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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.
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.
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Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗
This book is one of the “Books of Kindness” series. Learn more from their Amazon page.
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.
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Rating: 3/5 📗📗📗
You may be interested in “Daddy’s Hugs and Snuggles” from this author. Learn more from its Amazon page.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Rating: 4/5 📗📗📗📗
* I received a complimentary digital copy of this picture book for an honest review.
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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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
The selected children’s books are chosen by a highly qualified retired elementary school librarian, who passionately reads and recommends picture books to teachers, school librarians, parents, grandparents, and other book enthusiasts.
Most of the books Mrs. Ferraris recommends are checked out from the public library. The only exception is for the complimentary copies that she receives for an honest review, which are duly noted.
