Well, it looks like I ran out of steam for weekly blogging about the pandemic! In the beginning I think I was in denial about the scope...

Though I thought I had mostly transitioned away from my blog, with this pandemic, social media has been a bit overwhelming. It seems most...

Next up in my Asian American Children’s Author Blog Series, is the talented author/illustrator Salina Yoon. Salina Yoon has created...

So last week on the blog, I reviewed Friends for Freedom, but unlike with my other picture book reviews, you may have noticed that I...

Kayla the Great and The Magic Red Dress by Stephanie Davis; Illustrated by Robert Paul, Jr. Kayla the Great and the Magic Red Dress is...

The Apple-Pip Princess by  Jane Ray Intricate illustrations combine with a gentle, earth-friendly storyline in this fairytale picture...

Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke Zita the Spacegirl is a graphic novel for younger readers about a young girl named Zita who discovers an...

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat Preschooler Monkey found spotted this book at the library just as we were...

I Lost My Tooth in Africa by Penda Diakité (Author), Baba Wagué Diakité (Illustrator) I stumbled across this book at the library while...

Zombelina by Kristyn Crow (Author), Molly Idle (Illustrator) Since it’s Friday the 13th, I thought I’d share this recent favorite....

Grandma and the Great Gourd: A Bengali Folktale Retold by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Illustrated by Susy Pilgrim Waters This is a...

I chose this book after looking for some alternative princess stories for my princess-obsessed pre-schooler monkey. Princess Violetta has...

Poof! by John O’Brien Sometimes when I’m at the library picking up one of my ILL requests, I stop by the kid’s section to look at picture...

What a gorgeous book! I spotted this on someone’s website (unfortunately I lost the link), and just had to request it from the library....

Over the holiday break, we visited the library a few times, and these two books have been a big hit in my house. I Dare You Not to Yawn ...

Alex and the Rabbit by Monica Dumont The premise of this book was promising—a story to teach children breathing techniques to handle...

The Three Little Witches Storybook by Georgie Adams (Author) and Emily Bolam (Illustrator) What’s more frustrating then falling in love...

As you know, my preschooler has been very interested in fairy tales lately, so we’ve been checking out a lot from the library. The most...

Preschooler Monkey and I don’t read a lot of books on the iPad. The problem is, she is more interested in the games and watching videos...

Preschooler Monkey and I enjoyed a lot of books this past month, but I thought I’d share a couple that really stuck in my mind as unique...