Category: Books
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A Thousand Billion Things
We just got this really quirky book called A Thousand Billion Things (and some sheep) by Loic Clement and Anne Montel. And Solène just loves it. There are literally thousands of tiny illustrations in this book and we have noticed that not one of them is a copy of another. Originally published in French,…
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Awesome Zhongshuge Bookstore, Chengdu, China
The Zhongshuge Bookstore, Chengdu, China is nothing short of awesome. Bookstore owner and book publisher Jin Hao in Shanghai has been passionate about bookstores for more than two decades since he quit his teaching job and opened his very first bookstore. By 2010, his chain had grown to 21 stores but had major challenges with the fierce…
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The Coolest Summer Activity Books for Kids
Here is our pick of the Coolest Summer Activity Books for Kids! We love summer and the freedom from a tight school schedule and we are pretty good about always having something fun and interesting to do. Yet there are times when activity books really come in handy. I’m sure there are other wonderful ones out, but it’s…
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Arctic Christmas – A Very Cool Pop-up Book
We just received our latest pop-up booked called Arctic Christmas – A Very Cool Pop-up Book and Solène is loving it. It’s a very simple pop-up book full of sweetness, and obviously a perfect gift for Christmas for younger kids and you still have time to have it arrive on time for the big…
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Kyoko Nemoto Illustrations
I’m kind of love with Kyoto Nemoto illustrations. They are so bright and simple. Kyoto is an illustrator from Tokyo who mainly draws for books, magazines, postcards and design her own original products. She also works on commissioned projects all over the world! Here’s her site.
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Meeting the Fancy Nancy Author
What can I say? The girls were in a frenzy at the prospect of meeting the Fancy Nancy author, Jane O’Connor at our local library on Tuesday! Of all of the books we have ever owned, their Fancy Nancy books are read and re-read over and over. And they of course play at being…
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The 50 States
The 50 States by Gabrielle Balkan and with fun and colorful illustrations by Sol Linero is a slam dunk! We were so excited to receive this high quality book from Wide Eyed Editions. Finally a wonderful book that makes the 50 States an engaging, fun and interesting journey. It’s so hard to pack state history,…
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Caldecott Winner – The Adventures of Beekle
Here is our latest book pick: The Adventures of Beekle, The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat. And yes, he won the 2015 Caldecott Medal with this creation! (BTW, here is the complete list of Caldecott winners from 1938 to the present).This mystical story starts on an island in a far away land where an imaginary friend…
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Natalia Zaratiegui – Illustrator
I’m pretty much smitten by this Spanish artist Natalia Zaratiegui. She publishes in magazines and publishing houses and has worked in the world of publishing and communication. Go to her site to see all the amazing things she does.