Category Archives: Novelty books

Bizzy Bear:  Soccer Player – Benji Davies

 Bizzy Bear:  Soccer Player – Benji Davies, Nosy Crow Ltd., 9781536217315, 2021 Format:  Board book Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4  Genre: Picture book  What did you like about the book? Bizzy Bear is at … Continue reading

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Peekaboo Bear / Peekaboo Sun – Camilla Reid, illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius

          Peekaboo Bear / Peekaboo Sun – Camilla Reid, illustrated by Ingela P Arrhenius, Nosy Crow, (9781536217209) (9781536217216), 2021 Format:  Board Book Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre:  Picture Book What … Continue reading

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CuCu! en el mar /Peekaboo! in the Ocean – by Cocoretto

 CuCu! en el mar /Peekaboo! in the Ocean – by Cocoretto, Child’s Play, Child’s Play (International) Ltd., 9781786285539, 2021 Format: Board book Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3  Genre: Picture Book  What did you like … Continue reading

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Maisy’s Moon Mission – Lucy Cousins

 Maisy’s Moon Mission – Lucy Cousins, Candlewick Press, (9781536215083), 2021 Format:  Board Book Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 3 Genre:  Picture Book What did you like about the book?   Maisy takes off to the moon … Continue reading

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Music Is… by Stephen T. Johnson

Music Is… by Stephen T. Johnson. Paula Wiseman, 2020. 9781416999508 Format: Hardcover, accordion style Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 What did you like about the book? This attractive book offers two levels of definition to … Continue reading

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Noisy Tractor- Lauren Crisp, illustrated by Thomas Elliott

  Noisy Tractor (I Can Learn My First Sounds) – Lauren Crisp, illustrated by Thomas Elliott, Tiger Tales /Caterpillar Books Ltd., 9781680106695, 2021 Format:  Board Book  Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5  What did you … Continue reading

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Ghostology: A True Revelation of Spirits, Ghouls, and Hauntings by Lucinda Curtle and Dugald A. Steer, illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert, Garry Walton and Doug Sirois

Ghostology: A True Revelation of Spirits, Ghouls, and Hauntings by Lucinda Curtle and Dugald A. Steer, illustrated by Anne Yvonne Gilbert, Garry Walton and Doug Sirois. Candlewick, 2020. 9781536209150 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) … Continue reading

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I Thought I Saw A Panda! / I Thought I Saw A Crocodile! – Lydia Nichols

      I Thought I Saw A Panda! – Lydia Nichols, Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press, 9781536215434, 2020    I Thought I Saw A Crocodile! – Lydia Nichols, Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press, 9781536215427, 2020 … Continue reading

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Goodnight, Rainbow Cats – written and illustrated by Bàrbara Castro Urío

Goodnight, Rainbow Cats – written and illustrated by Bàrbara Castro Urío, Chronicle Books, 9781452182131, 2019  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Board book What did you like about the book?  This is one of those … Continue reading

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We’re Going on a Bear Hunt – by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury

 We’re Going on a Bear Hunt (Sound Book)  – by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, Candlewick Press, 9781536212617, 2020 Format: Board book Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review)  5 What did you like about the … Continue reading

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