by Mike Costanzo | May 23, 2011 | Picture Book
Olivia is a pig with a whole lot going on. Getting up in the morning requires trying on most of her clothes. At the beach she builds sandcastles-amazing sandcastles. Naps aren’t at the top of her list of favorite things to do but museums are. It’s a day in...
by Mike Costanzo | May 9, 2011 | Picture Book
An old fisherman pulls a talking fish from the sea one day and learns he may wish for whatever he wants. Ahh greed rears its ugly head as his wife asks for more and more. As always with one of Demi’s books, you are treated to a rich and sumptuous palette of...
by Mike Costanzo | May 9, 2011 | Picture Book
This is a warm, useful, entertaining look at all the facets of a child. It helps children to know that they can feel different things at different times and all of those feelings and versions of themselves are accepted. Sometimes they’re “lazy as a...
by Mike Costanzo | Apr 16, 2011 | Picture Book
At the beginning of the story, a minnow and a tadpole are happy, swimming friends. Gradually, the tadpole changes into a full grown frog and hops out of the pond. Off he goes into the great big world and when he returns he has grand stories to tell of all he has seen...
by Mike Costanzo | Apr 16, 2011 | Picture Book
Every time I read a Leo Lionni book I am always so impressed with his deep respect for children. This is the story of three frogs, one of whom Jessica, loves to explore her world looking for objects of wonder. One day she finds ‘a huge pebble’ which turns...
