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6 Books on Mindfulness for Little Ones With Big Feelings

Though children may be little, their emotions are anything but. From screeches of joy to far less happy screaming, kids are famous for giving us all a demonstration of the full range of human emotion. To be fair, though, life is hard when you’re still figuring out emotional maturity! It’s…

Cameron KimballJuly 2, 2024

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“We’re Going Green” Teaches Children That No Act is Too Small to Help Save the Planet

It's Presentation Day at the Inventor’s Fair! This year’s theme is Going Green, and as Noah watches his classmates set up, he can’t help but feel nervous. He’s done his research, gone over his notes and practiced his presentation — but he still can’t shake the feeling of anxiety. He…

Cameron KimballOctober 18, 2021

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5 Kid Lit Reads From an Animal’s Perspective

If there’s one piece of information a kid has on hand, it’s what their favorite animal is. Whether it’s a dinosaur — a brontosaurus, perhaps — or one of the feline variety — a calico, specifically — kids are emphatic about what their favorite is, and will request a book…

Cameron KimballJune 25, 2024

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“Willa and the Whale:” An Underwater Friendship Unlocking the Gold Beneath the Sea

I’m not a 13-year-old, but in reading Willa and the Whale (Shadow Mountain Publishing), I felt locked inside the head of one — with all the love, curiosity, perceptions and insecurities authors Chad Morris and Shelly Brown could muster. And I couldn’t break that lock, so fascinated was I with…

Jim AlkonMarch 3, 2020

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Travel Through the Pages of “Where, Oh Where, Is Barnaby Bear?” with Your Little Reader

Barnaby’s friends can’t find him anywhere. Not in his usual haunts around the island of Nantucket. Not even in the most far-flung places and situations they can imagine this adventuresome bear exploring. Where, oh where, can he be? Where, Oh Where, Is Barnaby Bear? (Andrews McMeel Publishing) by Wendy Rouillard…

Gabby TorrentiMarch 9, 2021

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“Trouble on All Sides” – an Old West Story for the Youngsters

It’s a good time to be a fan of westerns. It’s a genre that comes and goes, but between 2018 and 2019 we’ve had cowboy stories across all media, from films such as The Ballad of Buster Scruggs to video games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and even the hit…

Jeff DaughertyOctober 11, 2019

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“A Teeny-Tiny History of Philosophy” Shares Some Big Ideas With Small Children

“Teacher Socrates Goat had a problem: he wanted to live the good life, but didn’t know what the good life was.” So begins Francisco Mejia Uribe’s A Teeny-Tiny History of Philosophy: A Children's Introduction to the Great Thinkers of the Philosophical Tradition, a book for children ages 5 and up. It’s…

David ToddMarch 11, 2021

The Sleeping Giantess Wakes Up by Clare Rosenfield

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Mindfulness, Positivity and Compassion Combine in Hopeful Story of Healing the Earth

Wouldn’t it be nice if one morning, we all woke up to a perfect world? That’s the idea behind Clare Rosenfield’s story, The Sleeping Giantess Wakes Up (Gatekeeper Press). In this tender, ethereal children’s tale, two young heroes bring humanity together to help everyone find common ground — literally. The…

BookTribDecember 5, 2023

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Fighting Exclusion and Building Community in “The Rounders and the Tallers”

The Rounders became mean and the Tallers became sad when the beach started getting overcrowded with so many Rounders and Tallers. On one of the hottest summer days, it was so crowded that the tallest Taller slipped and stepped on the roundest Rounder. And we’re off! It’s The Rounders and…

Jim AlkonOctober 5, 2020

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Kid Sleuth Investigates Art Theft Plot in “The Mystery at Turkelton Manor”

Take for your consideration 12-year-old Nathaniel Jones, the protagonist in Kraig Dafoe’s fast-paced and exhilarating middle-grade thriller The Mystery at Turkelton Manor. Detective work is in Nathaniel’s blood; his father was a police detective and his grandfather — on his father’s side — was a noted private investigator for 50…

Jim AlkonApril 7, 2021

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Thanks to This Unique Perspective, Kids Will Learn That a Loose Tooth Is Nothing to Fear

Did the tooth fairy ever visit you as a child? If so, you probably have fond memories of finding dollars or coins under your pillow in the morning. It’s probably a much fonder memory than remembering what losing the tooth was like! That is, after all, what plenty of parents…

Cameron KimballApril 26, 2023

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The Absurdity of Prejudice in “The Jellies and the Crunchers”

Have you ever decided that you didn’t like something before ever even “trying” it? Do you think it is a good idea to make a decision before knowing all the facts about a situation? These questions provide some of the learning moments in Matt Bell’s delightful The Jellies and the…

Jim AlkonSeptember 28, 2020

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Real-Life Story of a Dog’s Adoption Inspires Compassion In Readers

It’s a common phrase to describe our four-legged fur babies: dogs are man’s best friend. But while we may know how much we love and treasure our dogs, the question on many pet owners’ mind is, do our dogs know how loved they are? If your child has the same…

BookTribJune 7, 2024

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It’s Not Rocket Science! Encouraging Kids to Reach for the Stars in “S.T.E.A.M. Baby: ABC Engineering Book”

When teaching children the alphabet, in the grand scheme of things, does it really matter whether A stands for Apple or Aqueduct? Or if H is for Happy or Hydroponics? To Natoshia Anderson, it does. The woman better known as Dr. Toshia has made the shift from mechanical engineer to…

Jim AlkonJanuary 18, 2021

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“Survivors of the Holocaust:” Educating Kids in a Graphic Format

Survivors of the Holocaust: True Stories of Six Extraordinary Children (Sourcebooks) tells the true stories of six Jewish children and young people who survived the Holocaust. From suffering the horrors of Auschwitz, to hiding from Nazi soldiers in war-torn Paris, to sheltering from the Blitz in England, each true story…

Jim AlkonSeptember 27, 2019

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“Stars of Wonder” is a Heartwarming Celebration of the First Christmas

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Stars_Of_Wonder.jpg It’s November, and families everywhere are preparing for this year’s unprecedented holiday season. Parents are having trouble explaining to their children that they’ll be celebrating apart from extended family this year. But as Rebecca Dwight Bruff reminds us in her newest book, Stars of Wonder (Köehler Kids), “you have…

Cameron KimballNovember 12, 2020

Children’s Books

6 Books on Mindfulness for Little Ones With Big Feelings

“We’re Going Green” Teaches Children That No Act is Too Small to Help Save the Planet

5 Kid Lit Reads From an Animal’s Perspective

“Willa and the Whale:” An Underwater Friendship Unlocking the Gold Beneath the Sea

Travel Through the Pages of “Where, Oh Where, Is Barnaby Bear?” with Your Little Reader

“Trouble on All Sides” – an Old West Story for the Youngsters

“A Teeny-Tiny History of Philosophy” Shares Some Big Ideas With Small Children

Mindfulness, Positivity and Compassion Combine in Hopeful Story of Healing the Earth

Fighting Exclusion and Building Community in “The Rounders and the Tallers”

Kid Sleuth Investigates Art Theft Plot in “The Mystery at Turkelton Manor”

Thanks to This Unique Perspective, Kids Will Learn That a Loose Tooth Is Nothing to Fear

The Absurdity of Prejudice in “The Jellies and the Crunchers”

Real-Life Story of a Dog’s Adoption Inspires Compassion In Readers

It’s Not Rocket Science! Encouraging Kids to Reach for the Stars in “S.T.E.A.M. Baby: ABC Engineering Book”

“Survivors of the Holocaust:” Educating Kids in a Graphic Format

“Stars of Wonder” is a Heartwarming Celebration of the First Christmas

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