Little Trevor is in need of a friend and he finds a steadfast one in a lemon hanging on the end of a branch near his cage. An endearing tale of unique and unexpected friendship.
Trevor was written by Jim Averbeck, illustrated by Amy Hevron and published by Roaring Brook Press.
Things are abuzz with anticipation and excitement — Aunt Esme and Uncle Jax are expecting a baby and Loretta is out to find the perfect gift for baby Gabe. Loretta struggles to come up with something special, but eventually she learns that sometimes the best gifts are the intangible ones. A sweet and heartfelt story.
Loretta’s Gift was written by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Alea Marley and published by Little Bee Books.
In this lovely introduction to weather changes and seasons, we follow a pair of squirrels as they scamper about and scuttle up and down trees, spending time with their owl friend throughout the year. Richard Jones’ illustrations sing with gorgeous color and texture. It’s a great first science book for budding naturalists and little ones learning about seasons, science and the world around them.
The Squirrels’ Busy Year was written by Martin Jenkins, illustrated by Richard Jones and published by Candlewick Press.
Sibling relationships are—in a word—complex. Love, hate, joy, friendship, animosity, unity, strife, annoyance (deep, deep annoyance at times) co-exist in a complex quilt—the kind you look at in wonder about how its squares of diverging and contradictory colors and patterns are supposed to work together. In the end, they do somehow, maybe even just because by default they’re stuck together, and will be for the rest of their lives. Miguel Tanco speaks to the relationship between two brothers in YOU AND ME, ME AND YOU: BROTHERS. Its text and illustrations are simple yet nuanced and the book captures the dynamics and contrary aspects of a sibling relationship in a sweetly funny, whimsical and endearing way. It’s a winner.
You and Me, Me and You: Brothers was written and illustrated by Miguel Tanco. It’s been translated into eight languages so far and this US edition will be published by Chronicle Books on November 13.
This is probably one of our most favorite interactive series of all time. It’s a great one to pair with kids’ first cooking experiences, with opportunities to talk about the sequencing of a recipe and the rich language associated with food (all those adjectives, verbs, ingredient names, colors, textures). It also provides concrete and experiential math (quantity, measuring and fractions) and science (reactions, cause and effect). Our strangely and unexpectedly favorite part of this book is the squishy textured dough, which Lotta Nieminen and the Phaidon team executed pretty brilliantly.
Who’s excited for the next book in the Cook in a Book series due out in October? Any guesses about the starring food?
Pizza!: An Interactive Recipe Book was created by Lotta Nieminen and published by Phaidon Press.