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Who Killed Cock Robin?

by Willem Marx

About an avian community’s efforts to honor the dead, "Who Killed Cock Robin?" is a lovely picture book. Drawing on a classic nursery rhyme, Ron Charach’s mournful picture book "Who Killed Cock Robin?" follows as birds come together... Read More

Book Review

Elisabeth's Miracle

by Paige Soto

A father supports and encourages his daughter after she is bullied, inspiring her to do the same for her classmates, in the warm picture book Elisabeth’s Miracle. In Vanessa Siso’s educational picture book Elisabeth’s Miracle, a... Read More

Book Review

In Our Solar System

by Danielle Ballantyne

This cosmic counting book is an inviting introduction to the solar system. Covering the sun and each of the nine planets—Pluto included—the book anthropomorphizes various elements of outer space as it walks children through numbers... Read More

Book Review

The King and Nothing

by Danielle Ballantyne

A king with everything goes in search of nothing in this picture book with a philosophical twist. The king travels to the not-quite-barren expanse of the desert and gazes into the not-quite-emptiness of the night sky, but still,... Read More

Book Review

Blue Boat Home

by Danielle Ballantyne

Colorful, patterned illustrations and music lyrics combine to create a children’s picture book that inspires wonder and reverence for the natural world—and all its inhabitants. A mother and daughter spend a day in their community... Read More

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