The text is clear and simple for young readers, with just a few sentences per page, well-translated, with all text presented in both English and Spanish.  It is illustrated with full-page color photos that support the text.  It begins with a description of the different food groups, and an encouragement to try to eat snacks that draw from at least two of those groups, and then it goes on to basically a list suggestions of healthy snacks.

A sweet story about doing things your own way.  When Bear finds he has out-grown his little boat, he gives it away and sets to building himself a new one.  He tells his mother he knows just what he wants, builds it himself, and tells the boat when he is finished, “You are just what I dreamed you would be.”  But as he gets ready to put it in the water, several other animals come by telling him what his boat needs, and he takes all their suggestions, until he is completely disgusted with how it turned out.  Not wanting to hurt his friends’ feelings, he assured them that he knew they were trying to help and that he appreciated their good intentions but, “A bear should never let go of his own dream.”  The illustrations are cute, and support the text, and the animals faces give them personality.

It basically tells the life story of a blanket & bear, from the time they were given to a newborn, to how he took them with him everywhere until they got left behind one day; on their journey to try to find him again they visit an island of retired blankets and bears enjoying their free time, and they are invited to stay, but they continue their search for the young boy who needs them; eventually they find him, only to discover that he is all grown up and no longer needs them, so they return the the island to retire in leisure.  The story is told in rhyme, and the illustrations are soft and sentimental (but the eyes on the people are a little creepy).  There’s just not any kind of climax or compelling hook to make us care about the blanket and bear.  It’s okay, but not exceptional.

The pair that created the fabulous A Leaf Can Be… have teamed up and done it again.  This simple, poetical book helps readers consider water in all its many forms and capacities.  Most pages contain only a couple words, with opposite pages sharing rhyming pairs describing water in different forms: “garden soaker” (rain) opposite “valley cloaker” (fog).  The illustrations are beautiful and whimsical and support the text, so that readers must often consult the illustration to make meaning from the text. In the back of the book more detailed text offers explanations for each of the names given to water throughout the book, and a glossary and suggestions for further reading are also included.  It really is a delightful book!

This book is beautiful!  If your library was only going to have one version of Beauty and the Beast, I would recommend this one.  The re-telling stays true to the most traditional versions of the story, and is perhaps too long for the youngest audiences, but it is the amazing illustrations that make this such a fabulous choice:  they mix the use of silhouette and color to stunning effect, and include enough delicate detail to evoke the era/locale of the story.  Highly, highly recommended!!

It’s a cute little story, following your basic story line of pampered princess who wants to know what peasant life is like, combined with the ever-popular princess-who-is-going-to-be-forced-to-marry-someone-she-doesn’t-like.  What makes this one different is the silly extremity of the characters that makes it rather cartoon-like:  the potential suitors consist of a man so ugly his servants are charged with making sure he never sees a reflective surface, a man so vain he must always have a mirror within sight, and conjoined twins who love potty humor and fighting.  It wasn’t what I was expecting from Lois Lowry — I was hoping for something with characters of more depth.

This is a great beginning drawing book.  It opens with some basic drawing warm ups, and some practice in looking at vehicles and seeing the shapes that make up the machine.  Then it goes into the basic ways to draw a large variety of vehicles.  There are interesting facts telling about each one.  This book not only teaches drawing, but has actual photos and a bit of history about each one.  Great book especially for boys who like to draw.

This book is amazing, and extremely interesting.  There are so many details about getting into space, and living there.  The book covers much of the history of the ISS becoming what it is today.  It answers may questions children ask about being an astronaut.  The book has clear pictures taken on and from the space station.  This is a great addition to our non-fiction section of our library!

This is a fun simple book for drawing characters.  The step by step numbered instructions are easy to follow.  The colored example at the end makes them look so professional.

I think children will enjoy learning to draw from this book.  There are fourteen different characters, and instructions at the end of the book for adding motion, dialogue, and emotion.

Nice beginning drawing book.

I liked this color book.  It is written as a rhyme, and teaches primary and secondary colors.  It is a fun way for children to learn about colors.

The pictures are bright and cheerful.  The font in large and easy to read.  It would be a quick easy read with a young group of children.