3/12 – 3/18 Children’s Book of the Week: When a Dragon Moves In

by Susie Chodakiewitz

When a Dragon Moves In 

by Jodi Moore

illustrated by Howard McWilliam

When a little boy and his family go out for a beautiful day at the beach, little do they suspect that a dragon will take up residence in the little boy’s very own sand-castle. The boy and the dragon do all the best beachy things – the dragon is a fantastic pet – but soon the boy and the dragon grow bored, and a little annoyed at the grown-ups who don’t seem to believe in this fantastic creature. As the boy and his dragon proceed to sabotage (in small and harmless ways) the family’s day at the beach, adults will easily see the classic attention-seeking behavior. But kids and grown-ups alike will get a kick out of the boy and the dragon’s mischevious tricks, and wonder just how much in the boy’s head the dragon really is. 

Great for ages 5+.

~ Susan Chodakiewitz is the author of the children’s picture book Too Many Visitors for One Little House and the founder ofBooksicals, Encouraging Reading Through the Arts.  Too Many Visitors is now available  as an ibook for ipad and iphones with a fun read-aloud musical narration.  http://bit.ly/ibookVisitors ~

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2/13 – 2/19/2012: How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?

by Susie Chodakiewitz

How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?

by Jane Yolen

illustrated by Mark Teague

Dinosaurs have a lot of strategies for not going to bed at night. They can mope, hide, bargain – they can heft their great spiky tails, or shake their huge horned heads. They can jump, they can fly, they can thrash, they can pout – but they don’t. There’s as many ways to refuse to go to bed as there are kinds of dinosaurs, but even dinosaurs know when to call it a night.

A hilarious romp through kid’s postponement tactics, put to endearingly drawn dinosaurs. Great for ages 2 +. Great rhythm – excellent for reading aloud! Be sure to check out my review of another wonderful book by the award-winning Jane Yolen, “The Seeing Stick” .

~ Susan Chodakiewitz is the author of the children’s picture book Too Many Visitors for One Little House and the founder of Booksicals, Encouraging Reading Through the Arts.  Too Many Visitors is now available  as an ibook for ipad and iphones with a fun read-aloud musical narration.  http://bit.ly/ibookVisitors ~

 

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1/16 – 1/22/12 Children’s Book of the Week: Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet

Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet by Kelly DiPuccio  illustrated by Bob Shea Gilbert Goldfish has it all – gorgeous home, plenty of food, even a chest full of treasure. But Gilbert has a dream. He thought he got his dream when a great, yappy, lappy dog prances around his little fishbowl – but no; the [...]

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1/2 – 1/8 Children’s Book of the Week: Stuck

Stuck by Oliver Jeffers  Floyd got his kite stuck in a tree. And he really needs it out, now! So, he hurls his shoe up into the tree to knock it out. And that doesn’t work, so he tries his other shoe. And that doesn’t work, so he throws a cat, an orangutan, a front [...]

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12/26 – 1/1/2012 Children’s book of the Week; King Hugo’s Huge Ego

King Hugo’s Huge Ego by Chris Van Dusen  King Hugo is a very small man with a very big problem. He cannot and will not consider the ears and feelings of anyone at the recieving end of his epic boasting. He is so haughty, he doesn’t even notice the sorceress he was so discourteous towards [...]

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12/19 – 12/25 Children’s Book of the Week: Freckleface Strawberry; Best Friends Forever

Freckleface Strawberry: Best Friends Forever by Julianne Moore illustrated by LeUyen Pham Freckleface Strawberry and Windy Pants Patrick are as different as can be – which precisely why they become such good friends. Windy Pants is the biggest and Freckleface Strawberry the shortest kids in their class, so when they are both chosen the very [...]

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12/12 – 12/18 Children’s Book of the Week: A Sick Day For Amos McGee

A Sick Day For Amos McGee by Philip Stead  illustrated by Erin Stead Amos McGee is always very busy at work at the city zoo, but he always makes time for his animal friends. He plays chess the ponderous elephant. He races the enormous tortoise. He sits quietly with the shy penguin. He comforts the [...]

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12/5 -12/11 Children’s Book of the Week: Flotsam

Flotsam by David Wiesner  In this wordless tale, a young boy equips himself to find and examine flotsam – anything that washes in from the sea to the shore. To the boy’s unbounded excitement, an old-time camera, the kind you have to hold in both hands, washes upon the shore! The young boy rushes to [...]

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Happy New Year from Me!

I made it my year end goal to finish 2 books, get out my ibook for Too Many Visitors for One Little House and get better at cooking and especially at making delicious soups.  So let’s see how I fared in this year’s goal. First, I finished the text for a new children’s picture book [...]

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The New ‘Too Many Visitors’ iTunes Book is Out!

 Now available on iTunes: You can buy it here Enjoy!

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