by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
Simple dot eyes, simple curved moths, multi-toned skin on big-headed babies are the winsome trademark of Helen Oxenvury’s endearing and memorable board books. Chubby babies “squelch in the mud” and “splish-splash scurb-a-dub” in this...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
Simple dot eyes, simple curved moths, multi-toned skin on big-headed babies are the winsome trademark of Helen Oxenvury’s endearing and memorable board books. Others in this must-see series include CLAP HANDS, ALL FALL DOWN and SAY GOODNIGHT. Submitted by...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Clementine is one of those kids who just wants to be helpful. For instance, in art class, one day, she notices that her friend, Margaret, has been gone a long time. Clementine noticed that when Margaret asked to be excused, she left with a scrunched, trying-not-to-cry...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
The surreal illustrations of this eerie tale of pumpkins on Halloween night lend to the edgy feeling of the story. The suspense builds as the carved pumpkins assemble and take to the air. Where are they all headed? This has a great intensity factor and is perfect for...
by Mike Costanzo | Oct 8, 2009 | Picture Book
With the use of color, space, shadows and precise words, Uri Shulevitz presents a remembrnce of his childhood as a refugee in Kazakhstan. One day, his father arrives home from the market with-instead of the essential bread to eat- the unlikely extravagance of –...
