From time to time I review children’s books for the Awfully Big Blog Adventure Review. You can find lots of other authors’ reviews on the site as well, enthusing about all sorts of books for young people, plus plenty of other bookish ramblings that might be of interest. Here are are my thoughts about some of the books I have read (click on the book covers below):
Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke
As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
The Book of Mistakes by Corinna Luyken
Boris and Bella by Carolyn Crimi, illustrated by Gris Grimly
Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus by Mo Willems
Dress Like a Girl by Patricia Toht, illustrated by Lorian Tu-Dean
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear
The Girl Who Drank The Moon by Kelly Barnhill
a house that once was by Julie Fogliano, illustrated by Lane Smith
Ida, Always by Caron Levis, illustrated by Charles Santoso
Ish by Peter Reynolds
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Christian Robinson
Leaf by Sandra Dieckmann
Lilliput by Sam Gayton
Mary’s Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstien by Lita Judge
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
A Properly Unhaunted Place by William Alexander, illustrated by Kelly Murphy
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
Shadow by Suzy Lee
The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Chris Riddell
Sparky! by Jenny Offill, illustrated by Chris Appelhans
Superbat by Matt Carr
The Wall In The Middle Of This Book by Jon Agee
If you have thoughts about any of these books, or any other books for that matter, I’d love to hear from you. Drop me a line.
