Kid's Book Blog

Whether it’s slurping up spaghetti or catching some sun at the beach, the everyday wonders celebrated in this collection of poems will appeal to young readers.
Cleverly crafted by Mordicai Gerstein, Dear Hot Dog follows three friends from the time they wake up and brush their teeth to when they snuggle up for bed with their favorite stuffed animal. In between playing outside, making crafts, eating their favorite treats, and reading, together they delight in the adventure and magic that each day brings. Gerstein’s vibrant illustrations and lighthearted verse make Dear Hot Dog a great introduction to poetry for young readers.

fun poems about some everyday things!

When Froggy and his pals decide to build a tree house (with lots of help from Dad), their plans don't include inviting Frogilina to hang out there for pizza parties. "Boys only!" says Froggy. But things don't go as planned for lovable but trouble-prone Froggy, and in the end, it's Frogilina who saves the day-and the pizza!


Adorable! another fun addition to the Froggy series!Perfect read aloud for fun with dad!

The vibrant illustrations and textured colors  boldly leap off the page against a background of ample white space. The sheer fun of the rhythmic text and the large alphabet letters work well for a read-aloud audience, but the busy, engaging details of the peas in their various worker modes are better suited for one-on-one exploration that young children will want to pore over again and again.—

Ages 4-8
This is a cute and sparkly book about a cupcake, named Vanilla, that feels left out. All of Vanilla's brothers and sisters have been picked (to be eaten. Thankfully, the death of the cupcake is never mentioned or discussed). Vanilla runs into a lonely candle and together they search for things to decorate Vanilla until they decide that the candle should hop on Vanilla's head and be the decorations!

This is was a very cute book, illistrated in pastels. I also liked how there was text to the book and then the dialoge between the cupcake and the candle were with the pictures, almost like a comic book. When the candle and Vanilla were trying out different decorations it was really funny. The last decoration they tried was a squirrell. That just cracked me up. There was a picture of a cupcake with a squirirll on top.

A very, cery cute cupcake.