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April 5, 2025 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Every Monday Mabel by Jashar Awan

We should all be so lucky to find something in our lives that makes us as happy as the weekly visit of a garbage truck makes Mabel. It is, after all, “The best thing in the world,” to find your passion.

August 26, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: NO! Said Custard the Squirrel by Sergio Ruzzier

Sergio Ruzzier returns with a story about an adamant squirrel and the rodent just cannot leave anything alone.

February 18, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Kick Push by Frank Morrison

Read the plot of Kick Push on paper and it sounds like something you’ve seen a hundred times before. Read the actual book and there’s nothing to compare.

Review of the Day: Wishes by Mượn Thị Văn, ill. Victo Ngai

March 26, 2021 by Betsy Bird

In all honesty, I don’t think I can do this book justice when I tell you about it, but I can at least give it my best shot. It deserves only the best.

Review of the Day: Grace for Gus by Harry Bliss

February 28, 2018 by Betsy Bird

Grace for Gus By Harry Bliss Katherine Tegen Books (an imprint of Harper Collins) $17.99 ISBN: 978-0-06-264410-7 Ages 4-7 On shelves now. What are the long term benefits of reviewing children’s books on the internet over an extended amount of time? The detriments? Of the benefits I can give only the standard “Maybe I get […]

Review of the Day: Coyote Moon by Maria Gianferrari

June 17, 2016 by Betsy Bird

Coyote Moon By Maria Gianferrari Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline Roaring Brook Press (an imprint of Macmillan) $17.99 ISBN: 978-1-62672-041-1 Ages 4-7 On shelves July 19th I feel as if there was less nature out there when I was a kid. Crazy, right? But seriously, as I grew to be an adult I was appalled at […]

Review of the Day: The Airport Book by Lisa Brown

January 25, 2016 by Betsy Bird

The Airport Book By Lisa Brown A Neal Porter Book, Roaring Brook, an imprint of Macmillan $16.99 ISBN: 978-1-62672-091-6 Ages 4-7 On shelves May 10th. Look, I don’t wanna brag but I’m what you might call a going-to-the-airport picture book connoisseur. I’ve seen them all. From out-of-date fare like Byron Barton’s Airport to the uniquely […]

Review of the Day: The Tea Party in the Woods by Akiko Miyakoshi

December 28, 2015 by Betsy Bird

The Tea Party in the Woods By Akiko Miyakoshi Kids Can Press $16.95 ISBN: 978-1771381079 Ages 3-6 There are picture books out there that feel like short films. Some of the time they’re adapted into them (as with The Snowman or The Lost Thing or Lost and Found) and sometimes they’re made in tandem (The […]

Review of the Day: Bad Bye, Good Bye by Deborah Underwood

August 29, 2014 by Betsy Bird

Bad Bye, Good Bye By Deborah Underwood Houghton Mifflin Harcourt $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-547-92852-4 Ages 3-7 On shelves now As a mother who recently spent the better part of twenty hours in a car with a three-year-old and a three-month-old baby, I feel a special kinship with parents who have also engaged in the ultimate endurance […]

Review of the Day: The Mermaid and the Shoe by K.G. Campbell

July 1, 2014 by Betsy Bird

The Mermaid and the Shoe By K.G. Campbell Kids Can Press $16.95 ISBN: 978-1554537716 Ages 3-7 On shelves now Why are magical creatures so hard to write? I’m a children’s librarian. That means that a goodly portion of my day can consist of small starry-eyed children asking for an array of otherworldly cuties. “Do you […]