Children's Book List

Reviews of Children's Literature

Pete’s a Pizza

By William Steig

Pete’s a Pizza

Pete’s father starts kneading the dough. Next, some oil is generously applied. (Its really water.) And then some tomatoes. (They’re really checkers.) When the dough gets tickled, it laughs like crazy.

Rating: *****

A great book for inspiring imagination and play.

Suggested Activity: Make pizzas. Your child will have fun thinking of toppings and decorating the pizza.

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I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed

By Lauren Child

I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go to Bed

Night owl Lola likes to stay up coloring and scribbling and wriggling and bouncing and chattering. Lola never gets tired. How can big brother Charlie convince her it’s time for bed?

Rating: ****

This book was much better than I thought it was going to be. The illustrations are very detailed and cleaver. And the girl, Lola is not as bad as the title makes her seem, she just has a routine.

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Is that Josie?

By Keiko Narahashi

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Is that Josie?

A little girl named Josie pretends to be all sorts of animals and birds from the time she wakes up until bedtime.

Rating: *****

A nice book that encourages creativity and play.

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The Puddle

By David McPhail

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The Puddle

A boy sets out to sail his boat in a puddle and is joined by a frog, a turtle, an alligator, a pig, and an elephant.

Rating: ****

This is a great book for inspiring a child’s imagination. The protagonist is told not to get wet but the animals make sure he does. It also shows time and effect as the puddle changes with each animal encounter.

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