Children’s Book Review: Cool Stuff 2.0

Add this to your pile of summer reading, Cool Stuff is back and just as interesting as the first edition!
Cool Stuff 2.0 delves again into the realms of the unasked and unknown regarding How Stuff Works. Roller coasters to robots are covered in great detail, teaching children the mechanics behind some of the everyday things [...]

Children’s Book Review: Make It!

The logo of this book, “Don’t throw it away- create something amazing!” is a wonderful message to be sending to kids and parents alike.
And going along with the green theme, this book was published under the “Made With Care” method that DK does with some of their books. The ink is vegetable, there is no [...]

Children’s Book Review: Big Babies, Small Babies

Oh, what an adorable  book this is! Filled with pictures of all sorts of animal babies and their parents it is sure to thrill your youngsters like it did mine. My daughter loves this book, and I can see why.
Each animal is featured on a two page spread with wonderful photographs of the babies [...]

Children’s Book Review: Where is Love?

The first reaction I had when I opened this book was a sigh of delight over the lovely, 50’s style illustrations. It reminded me of the children’s books back then, wonderful pale pastels done in gentle sweeps of color.
And the calm, beautiful illustrations are complimented by the sweet text that accompanies them. Leni Lovebird feels [...]

Children’s Book Review: Caillou The Jungle Explorer

The Jungle Explorer is one of the newest books available in the popular kids series of books featuring Caillou. Full of the same colorful and bold illustrations, this books follows Caillou and his friend Sarah on their adventures through the garden and around his backyard.
With a magnifying glass in hand, the two explore nature with [...]

Teen Book Review: Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer’s Edition

The third edition of this popular gaming version of Guinness World Records is packed full of stats, facts and pictures of the best games out there.  It covers everything from the tops games of the year in role-playing to puzzle games genres and if it holds a record, your old favorites might even be included.
If [...]

Children’s Book Review: Earth Matters

The book Earth Matters practices what it preaches; the paper was sourced from responsibly managed forests, their printer generates 100% of it’s own electricity and it is printed using vegetable inks instead of petroleum based.
Subtitled “an encyclopedia of ecology” it is exactly that, a wonderful volume full of amazing photos, facts and information about the [...]

Children’s Book Review: Voyage : Ocean

Right from the beginning this book captures your attention and draws you in; it’s round. Round like the porthole of a submarine and in fact it is just that, a rusty porthole with a view into the wonder that Earth’s oceans are.
And it’s not just a round outer cover, all the pages inside are circular [...]

Children’s Book Review: Children Just Like Me

This amazing book is the culmination of two years of travel to over 30 countries, recording the stories of the lives of children all over the globe.
Children love reading about other kids, it gives them something to relate to, a person their own size, someone that likes the same things and puts up with parents [...]

Children’s Book Review: Caillou : A New Family

This book is one of the newest in a beloved series of books based on the adventures of one little boy, the title character Caillou.
Caillou is adored by many children, including my own. I am not sure if it is the bright, primary-color based illustrations that appeal the most or the simple sentences conveyed [...]

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