Reviews written by Olivia Farr, Assistant Blog Manager & Staff Reviewer

SEEK AND FIND PICTURE DICTIONARY is a clever way to introduce basic word definitions with some extra fun. The book includes pages of definitions with pictures that can then be searched for in the busy scenes set between dictionary pages. What I loved: This is...

MY FIRST LIFT-THE-FLAP NURSERY RHYMES is a charming board book collection of common childhood songs. Each page features the lyrics to a different nursery rhyme, including Hickory Dickory Dock, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, and 12 others, along with a colorful image and a flap or two to lift for more...

A GIFT FROM DANIEL is a sweet early reader with a holiday theme. Daniel Tiger and Miss Elaina are enjoying playing together when Miss Elaina tells Daniel she has a gift for him. Daniel also really cares for Miss Elaina, so he wants to give her a gift too. He...

THE WELCOME HOME is a sweet and silly picture book about the search for the perfect pet. Mr. and Ms. Gargleson-Bittle are missing something. They would like to have something soft, waggy, and a bit lick-your-face and play-catch, so they get a snail. The snail is great, but they still...

BRAVE LITTLE BEAR is a sweet picture book about family and what it means to be brave. Arlo, his sister, and his mother are traveling from their cozy den to Spring Valley. Arlo has never been quite as brave as his sister, Eva, but his mother encourages him on their...

RED & GREEN is an interesting twist on The Night Before Christmas - where someone IS stirring, and it's a mouse! The story follows the mouse as they look around the house and eat Santa's cookies before settling down to sleep. When Santa arrives, he is surprised to find his...

IN THE HOLLY JOLLY NORTH POLE is a delightful pop-up holiday board book. Each page features a large pop-up of a scene from the North Pole with a small rhyme to describe it. For instance, getting and sorting mail, making toys, baking with Mrs. Claus, and loading up the sleigh....

MAKE TRACKS: CARS is an entertaining and interactive board book that teaches young readers about cars. The book includes a type of car on each page spread, labeled with key parts, before encouraging young readers to drive the paper vehicle around on the tracks of the facing page. Each spread...

MAKE TRACKS: BUILDING SITE is a delightful and interactive board book that introduces trucks to young readers. Each page spread features a type of construction vehicle to the reader, labeling the parts with a path on the facing page for children to drive the paper truck along. The book includes...

ONE LITTLE BUG is a clever lift-the-flap board book that teaches children about insects and bugs. The book includes many flaps on each page with fun facts or ideas for further exploration. For instance, after the bug safari, there is a page spread on taking a closer look, checking out...

GODLY HEATHENS is a YA fantasy that follows Gem, a nonbinary teen who has always had strange dreams. When a new girl, Willa Mae, arrives in town looking specifically for them, Gem learns that they are actually a god and embroiled in a multigenerational conflict that has been passed through...

WHO WORKS AT NIGHT? is a charming oversized board book that introduces the concept of night jobs to young readers. The book features a rhyme that focuses on a different type of night job on each page spread, such as baker, fisherman, and doctor. Flaps appear throughout for added discovery....

DOGGY DANCE-OFF is a lively, rhyming picture book about an unexpected champion. The story tells about the key dogs who are competing at the big Doggy Dance-Off. It soon becomes clear that there is a champion - but when they slip and the mask falls off, everyone is shocked to...

SO YOU WANT TO BE AN ASTRONAUT is a picture book that encourages readers to cultivate the skills they might need to one day travel to outer space. This includes things like teamwork, listening, and managing stress - also good life skills in general. The book is told in rhyme...

COPY THAT, COPY CAT! is a clever lift-the-flap board book that discusses the way animals have inspired inventors. Using rhyming text and clever peek-through cut-outs and flaps, the book discusses unique features of certain animals and the ways that inventions have been inspired by them. For instance, the way that...