Founder of The Children's Book Review. Reader-writer-reviewer! Bestselling author of 101 Books to Read Before You Grow Up, Don't Wake the Dragon, and more.
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Joined March 2009
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Told no in California. Told no in Berlin. Told no in New York City. 🎶 In the 1920s, nobody believed a woman belonged on the conductor’s podium. Antonia Brico went anyway. Antonia and Her Magic Wand is a picture book biography that moves like music: thechildrensbookreview.com/a…
Not every kid loves snow days. ❄️ Bitsy Bat, Snow Star by @KazWindness is a gentle winter read for sensory-sensitive and Autistic kids, and anyone learning that friends don’t have to love the same things. 💙
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Full of facts but short on heart? On Coaching KidLit Ep. 59, Sharon Skinner and @LaurenKerstein talk nonfiction picture books: finding your “door in,” deciding what to cut, and building juicy word banks. 🎧 coachingkidlit.com/2026/11/0… #KidLit #WritingCommunity
The day is loud. Bedtime doesn’t have to be. 🌙
Greg Pizzoli joined me to talk about When the Sun Goes Down, the gentle picture book he started on a receipt while rocking his infant daughter to sleep, and why bedtime stories matter.
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Is the holiday rush already starting? 🎄 Dragon wants to do every Christmas activity at once until she learns to slow down. The #MerryChristmasDragon virtual book tour starts today! Enter to win signed books and a cookie-baking kit: thechildrensbookreview.com/m…
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#BookReview + #Giveaway: A Forest, A Family, A Harbor, A Home by @nikkimcclure
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Ever hear a kid say "I can't draw" and quit? Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall on why kids stop when the page won't match the picture in their head, and why wobbly is wonderful. Plus: Stella & Marigold and Story Rug! New on The Growing Readers Podcast: thechildrensbookreview.com/f…
Kid read every Dog Man book (twice) and now "there's nothing to read"? 📚
Here are 12 funny graphic novels with the same goofy humor and page-turning fun, from time-traveling chickens to super-spy alligators. Ages 6-12: thechildrensbookreview.com/1…
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Ever had a writing day so bad you wanted to toss the whole project?
Oscar-winning animator and author Alan Barillaro has a plan for that. On The Growing Readers Podcast, he talks bad days, feedback, and Bunns Rabbit II: The Return of the Spirit Rabbit:
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Honored to share that The Children's Book Review is ranked #1 on @_feedspot's 100 Best Children's Book Blogs to Follow in 2026! 📚✨ Thank you to our readers, reviewers, and the #kidlit community: bloggers.feedspot.com/childr…
Got a dino-obsessed kid? 🦕 Make Hanukkah their favorite yet. @naomimgruer's HEAR ME ROAR! I'M A HANUKKAHSAUR turns all eight nights into a prehistoric adventure. 8 winners get a signed copy, dino goodies & a handmade pillow! 🕎 thechildrensbookreview.com/h… #HanukkahBooks #KidLit
Want a bedtime book that helps your kids slow down and see the world? 🌲 Nikki McClure's A Forest, A Family, A Harbor, A Home is a paper-cut celebration of nature, family, and home. Follow our tour and enter to win a hardcover copy: thechildrensbookreview.com/a… #partnership @NYRBooks
The Secret to Belonging: Megan E. Freeman on Her YA Novel in Verse thechildrensbookreview.com/t…
Some days are all bad… or are they? 🌈 In The Best Good Thing, a very "smad" (sad + mad) little girl learns that good things are easier to find than she thought.
Enter to win a book bundle and calming kit from author Anna Housley Juster: thechildrensbookreview.com/t… #Giveaway
Shaun Tan's daughter once asked him what happens to memories when you die. That question helped spark his new picture book, Hometown, about a girl loved by a family she doesn't resemble, until a stranger insists she belongs elsewhere. 🎧 New episode: thechildrensbookreview.com/e…
Every kid has ideas. This book shows them those ideas count.
From the Mars rover to the humble spork, THE 50 STATES OF INVENTION proves big things start small—and sometimes start with you.
Cover reveal: thechildrensbookreview.com/t…
#KidLit #STEMforKids
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Wow! What a fantastic book review for Who Is Singing? from @TCBRbookreview! So thankful! Available at bookstores on and offline. @brandypublish #kitlit janethalfmannauthor.com/who-…
🔍🧟 Does your middle grader love a whodunit involving science, codes, or zombies?
6 STEAM-powered mysteries that turn curiosity into a detective's best tool — from a lunar murder mystery to a library lock-in of logic puzzles. Ages 8-14: thechildrensbookreview.com/b… #MGLIT
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Happy 1st birthday to HOPE RODE! Thank you, @rhstadtlander for embarking upon this journey with me! And thank you @EastWestLit @SCBWIRockyMtn @UnionSquareKids & @TCBRbookreview for believing in these fearless #librarians!
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🧟♂️ Wood-eating zombies. Glowing green goo. Two mismatched kids racing to save their town.
The Zombie Zoo Awareness Tour kicks off TODAY!
STEAM-powered MG adventure by Melanie Abed
Giveaway: signed books + a Glow-in-the-Dark Green Goo Kit
Enter here: thechildrensbookreview.com/z…
