Category Archives: Plants

My Day in the Park by Marta Orzel

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Stephanie Tournas

My Day in the Park by Marta Orzel. Blue Dot Kids, 2022. 9781737603245 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre:  Realistic picture book What did you like about the book? A child relates a … Continue reading →

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Seed by Maggie Li

Posted on May 31, 2022 by susanh579

Seed by Maggie Li. Templar Books, Candlewick Press, 2022. 9781536223873 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Board book What did you like about the book? An anthropomorphized apple seed, named Pip, shows young readers … Continue reading →

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Encyclopedia of Birds by Tomas Tuma & Encyclopedia of Plants, Fungi, and Lichens by Tereza Mecova, illustrated by Tomas Pernicky

Posted on May 23, 2022 by susanh579

Encyclopedia of Birds for Young Readers written and illustrated by Tomas Tuma. Albatross, 2022.  9788000063508 Encyclopedia of Plants, Fungi, and Lichens  for Young Readers by Tereza Mecova, illustrated by Tomas Pernicky. Albatross, 2022.  9788000063515 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent … Continue reading →

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Wake, Sleepy One: California Poppies and the Super Bloom by Lisa Kerr, illustrated by Lisa Powell Braun

Posted on April 15, 2022 by kyurenka

Wake, Sleepy One: California Poppies and the Super Bloom by Lisa Kerr, illustrated by Lisa Powell Braun, West Margin Press, 2022. 9781513128689  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Hardcover What did you like about … Continue reading →

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Sun In My Tummy by Laura Alary, illustrated by Andrea Blinick

Posted on February 20, 2022 by susanh579

Sun In My Tummy by Laura Alary, illustrated by Andrea Blinick. Pajama Press, 2022. 9781772782417 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover picture book What did you like about the book? The unnamed main … Continue reading →

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The Tiny Woman’s Coat by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Giselle Clarkson

Posted on July 28, 2021 by susanh579

The Tiny Woman’s Coat by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Giselle Clarkson. Gecko Press, c1987, 2021. 9781776573424 Format: Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or Starred review) 4 Format: Hardcover Genre: Picture book What did you like about the book? On … Continue reading →

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Plants: Words of the World and Animals: Words of the World, illustrated by Motomitsu Maehara

Posted on July 26, 2021 by susanh579

Plants: Words of the World  and Animals: Words of the World, illustrated by Motomitsu Maehara. Blue Dot, 2021. 9781736226438, 9781736226445 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Board book Genre: Picture book What did you … Continue reading →

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A World of Plants by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by James Brown

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

A World of Plants by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by James Brown. Candlewick Studio, 2021. 9781536215328 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 What did you like about the book? This stunning book is an introduction … Continue reading →

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Tales of the Mushroom Folk – written and by illustrated by Signe Aspelin

Posted on June 26, 2021 by kyurenka

Tales of the Mushroom Folk – written and illustrated by Signe Aspelin, translated from the Swedish by Polly Lawson, Floris Books, (9781782507529), c1909, 2016, 2021 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre: Informational Picture book … Continue reading →

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A Season of Flowers by Michael Garland

Posted on June 20, 2021 by kyurenka

A Season of Flowers by Michael Garland. Tilbury House Publishers, 9780884488644, c2018, 2021 Format:  Board book  Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or Starred review)  3 Genre: Concept — Seasons What did you like about the book? Across twelve spreads, … Continue reading →

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