Politics in Practice
Grace Enriquez, September 8, 2015 | Fiction Picture Books, Picture Books
The Day the Crayons Came Home Written by Drew Daywalt; Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers Published by Philomel, 2015 ISBN #978-0-399-17275-5 Book Review The crayons are back! Well, not yet, actually. They’re on their way home—or at least trying to make their way back home to Duncan’s crayon box from a myriad of locations. One has […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, June 1, 2015 | Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Poetry
Water is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle Written by Miranda Paul and Illustrated by Jason Chin Published by Roaring Brook Press in 2015 All Ages Book Review “Drip. / Sip. / Pour me a cup. / Water / is / water/ unless…. // it heats up.” In this simple, […]
Katie Cunningham, May 28, 2015 | Announcements
Thank you….500,000 times! That’s right, The Classroom Bookshelf has 500, 000 hits. We are incredibly grateful for The Classroom Bookshelf community for loving children’s and young adult literature as much as we do. We are equally grateful to the community of writers, illustrators, and publishers that produce inspiring books we humbly blog about. As we […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, May 11, 2015 | Biography & Memoirs, Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books
Wangari Maathai: The Woman Who Planted Millions of Trees Written by Franck Prevot and Illustrated by Aurelia Fronty Published in 2015 by Charlesbridge ISBN 978-1-58089-626-9 Grades 3 – 8 Book Review “Wangari’s mother gives her a little garden. Wangari learns to dig and plant. In the shade of the big mugumo, her mother teaches her […]
Katie Cunningham, April 20, 2015 | Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books
Raindrops Roll Written and photographed by April Pulley Sayre Published in 2015 by Beach Lane Books Grades preK-5 ISBN: 978-1-4814-2064-8 Book Review “Raindrop spangles mark angles. They cling to curves and cover cocoons. Raindrops settle. They slip. They dot. They drip.” In this photo-illustrated nonfiction poetry book, acclaimed author April Pulley Sayre captures the beauty […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, March 17, 2015 | Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books
Welcome to the Neighborwood Written and Illustrated by Shawn Sheehy Published by Candlewick Press in 2015 ISBN: 978-0-7636-6594-4 Book Review “Animal builders are born with their own tools. “ And they use these tools, such as their teeth, beaks, or claws for various purposes: to catch food, to create shelter, to provide a safe place […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, December 1, 2014 | Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Poetry
Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold Written by Joyce Sidman and Illustrated by Rick Allen Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2014 All Ages Book Review Moving readers through winter from the first flakes, “Snowflake wakes, / whirling, / arms outstretched, / lace sprouting from fingertips,” to the first […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, September 15, 2014 | Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books, Poetry
The Great Big Green Written by Peggy Gifford and Illustrated by Lisa Desimini Published by Boyd Mills Press in 2014 Grades PreK – 6 Book Review “The thing is,/ the thing is green./ And the green is the green is green./ And by green I mean…” Peggy Gifford, author of the Monty Maxwell chapter book […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, June 2, 2014 | Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books
Handle With Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey Written by Loree Griffin Burns Photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz ISBN 978-780761393429 Grades K – 6 Book Review Few things feel more miraculous than witnessing the transformation of pupa to butterfly. This process is both celebrated and elaborated in a picture book photo essay by the team that brought […]
Erika Thulin Dawes, May 5, 2014 | Nonfiction Picture Books, Picture Books
Feathers Not Just for Flying Written by Melissa Stewart Illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen Published by Charlesbridge in 2014 ISBN 978-781580894319 Book Review “Feathers can warm like a blanket… or cushion like a pillow.” Replete with helpful similes, Melissa Stewart’s nonfiction picture book explores the versatility of bird plumage. While the main text uses devices […]
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