This is a super story.  It shows the positive side of being different, and that our uniqueness can be a good thing to share with others.  It is positive and full of love and acceptance, and shows how those qualities can also have a positive effect on others.

It is a great lesson for kids.  . . . → Read More: Boy with Pink Hair, The

Divided into 2 sections, this book on unusual pets begins with basic facts.  Because there are often laws about owning unusual pets, the reader is advised to check state laws.  Facts include details about preferred environments, food, and care.  The second section is atypical of most animal fact books.  This section is a rhyming short . . . → Read More: Tricky Tarantulas

This is a fun story with interesting pictures.  I like how it expresses many of the anxieties children and adults often feel when confronted with something new.  It is fun to see the creative solutions illustrated in the pictures.  This would be a fun book to share with children, or for them to read on . . . → Read More: Sophie’s Fish

Underground habitats of rabbits, moles, earthworms, beaver, cockchafers, and kingfishers  are explored on  6 different dark transparent acrylic pages using a ‘magic [paper] torch’ which the young reader punches out from the back of the book. This paper torch (flashlight) may be a reason to exclude this book from a library collection, but the same . . . → Read More: Animals Underground

Basic dinosaur information including size, fossils, egg laying, and dying out before the dawn of man. Young children and adults will be fascinated with the use of 6 transparent acrylic pages that when turned reveal a different side of the dinosaur being discussed.

This is a new and improved version of the books Gallimard Jeunesse . . . → Read More: Dinosaurs