Earth Mother
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN The text and illustrations in Ellen Jackson’s Earth Mother are a dramatic change of pace in light of the more action-packed page-turners I’ve been reading. To be honest,...
View ArticleBears Barge In
Review By JESSICA ALMY It’s no wonder that Bears Barge In by Joni Sensel and Chris Bivins won an ASPCA Henry Bergh award. The book is fun and educational, and has a wonderful message about our...
View ArticleAnd Tango Makes Three
Review By MARSHA RAKESTRAW Despite the unfortunate zoo setting (all the animals therein shown with happy smiles, of course), And Tango Makes Three, which is based on a true story, serves as touching...
View ArticleMeow Ruff
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN While in school, were you ever challenged by a language arts teacher to create a poem that fashioned the outline of a shape? Joyce Sidman and Michelle Berg have taken the...
View ArticleDeliverance of Dancing Bears
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Australian Elizabeth Stanley writes from the heart and from her travels through Turkey and Greece in The Deliverance of Dancing Bears. Written in the calming tone of an old...
View ArticleGoose’s Story
Review By JESSICA ALMY Based on her own experiences, Cari Best has penned a picture book that is equally heartfelt and thought-provoking. She tells Goose’s Story from the perspective of a girl who...
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