01/13/2014
Reagan and Wildish follow their bestselling How to Babysit a Grandpa with another sly how-to that guides readers through the finer points of babysitting one’s grandparent. The narrator offers suggestion after suggestion for how to make a sleepover at grandma’s go off without a hitch, from visiting the park to having singalongs, reading, and watching for the first star at night. Wildish’s cheery digital illustrations smooth over any potential moments of anxiety (such as when “grandma” might be “missing your mom and dad” at night) with lots of soft smiles and evidence of the close bond between this grandmother and granddaughter. Ages 5–8. Author’s agent: Jamie Weiss Chilton, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Illustrator’s agent: Vicki Willden-Lebrecht, the Bright Agency. (Mar.)
When you’re looking for the perfect gift for the most enthusiastic readers in your life—otherwise known as the picture book set—consult this list of our favorites. Featuring fed-up crayons, ornery grandparents, mischievous pigeons and puppies, and insightful shells, this list of picture book classics new and old is brimming with stimulating, insightful, and above all fun books […]
The year’s best children’s books beautifully embody the curiosity and spirit of young minds. They see the fantastic in the everyday, from the hidden lives of woodland creatures to a friendship between a sandwich and a cupcake, and find profoundly simple answers to deceptively simple questions, like what defines a friendship and how one idea can change the world.
Warm and cozy winter tales have been the theme of our bedtime stories for the past several months, and they’re wearing as thin as black ice! If you too are eagerly anticipating the upcoming thaw, then this month’s shower of picture books will delight you and your family, because they’re brimming with springtime celebrations.
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Grandparents have the best job in the world. They are done with all the time-outs and nap times, finished with the 3rd grade math and carpools and after school practices. Instead, they get to sit back and watch, amused at our foibles as we attempt to figure out this whole parenting thing. Their days are […]