Category Archives: Concepts

Noni the Pony Counts to a Million by Alison Lester

Noni the Pony Counts to a Million by Alison Lester. Beach Lane Books, 2023, c2021. 9781665922289 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover picture books Genre:  Concepts/counting What did you like about the book? A … Continue reading

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Opposites – Opuestos by Magda Garguláková, illustrated by Ekaterina Gaigalova

Opposites – Opuestos by Magda Garguláková, illustrated by Ekaterina Gaigalova. English translation by Andrew Oakland. Spanish translation by Enrique Gutiérrez Rubio. Albatros, 2022. 9788000065915 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book Genre:  Concepts … Continue reading

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Bear Has a Belly by Jane Whittingham

Bear Has a Belly by Jane Whittingham. Pajama Press, 2022. 9781772782684 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Board book Genre:  Concepts/bodies What did you like about the book? What a great book about body parts … Continue reading

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Vegetables in Pajamas by Jared Chapman

Vegetables in Pajamas by Jared Chapman. Abrams Appleseed, an imprint of Abrams, 2023. 9781419749803 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Board book Genre:  Concept What did you like about the book? From the author of … Continue reading

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We’re Going on a Bear Hunt: My First Opposites & My First Shapes

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt: My First Opposites & We’re Going On a Bear Hunt: My First Shapes by Walker Books, Candlewick Press, 2016, 2022. 9781536225426, 9781536225419 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: … Continue reading

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Mama’s Home by Shay Youngblood, illustrated by Lo Harris

Mama’s Home by Shay Youngblood, illustrated by Lo Harris. Make Me a World, Random House. 2022.  9780593180235 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? This funky and … Continue reading

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Sumo Colors / Sumo Shapes by Sanae Ishida

Sumo Colors (9781632173447) / Sumo Shapes (9781632173119) by Sanae Ishida. Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books, 2022. Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Board books What did you like about the book? These adorable … Continue reading

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The Polar Bear in the Garden by Richard Jones

The Polar Bear in the Garden by Richard Jones. Peachtree, 2021. 9781682634332  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? What a sweet, adorable, and beautifully illustrated concept … Continue reading

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My Hands by Néjib

My Hands by Néjib. Red Comet Press, c2021, 2022. 9781636550428 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book?  This stylish 8-inch square book sports a bright … Continue reading

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Monsters Play…Counting! by Flavia Z. Drago

Monsters Play…Counting! by Flavia Z. Drago. Candlewick Press, 2022. 9781536220520 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Board Book Genre:  Concept books What did you like about the book? This adorable board book teaches concepts (counting, … Continue reading

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