Kid's Book Blog

Portraits: Fancy.


Collages: TrÈs fancy.

Splatter paintings: TrÈs, trÈs fancy!
It's spring vacation, and Nancy is feeling glum because her best friend, Bree, is out of town. Luckily, it's Nancy's mom to the rescue! When she brings home a brand-new set of glitter markers, Nancy puts her trademark flair to trÈs creative use and devotes herself to becoming a serious artist (or artiste, as the French say). After all, everything about being an artist is fancy, fancy, fancy—especially when inspiration strikes!

Another funny addition to the Fancy Nancy Series all about being an aspiring artist! Throughtout the book some of the famous artists are mentioned like Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, and even Claude Monet!
A fun read and a cute vocabulary lesson all at the same time!

Synopsis:
Lola has a big smile on her face. Why? Because it's Tuesday -- and on Tuesdays, Lola and her mommy go to the library. Join Lola in this cozy celebration of books and the people who love them.

Adorable little Lola will just warm your heart! What a fun and simple story all abour Tuesdays and library day with Lola and her mommy!

The Little Princess wants to have two birthdays! Very well, says the prime minister. Of course, when the princess sees how much fun two birthdays are, she must have three. Then four. Then more! But the more birthdays she has, the less special they are. Fortunately, the king has a clever solution up his royal sleeve.


Who doesn't love a fun birthday party with cake and presents.  An adorable story of a little princess who wishes for more birthdays ! In fact she decides she wants one every day! But then she changes her mind after she gets tired of getting cleaned up for her special days!
A great read aloud or at family sharing time.

Kindergarten-Grade 3—Bridget loves to draw, but she needs her black artist's beret as her muse. One day as she is outdoors working, it flies off into the wind, and she believes that her inspiration has flown with it. Other hats don't help and she stops drawing. But when her little sister begs her to make a sign for a lemonade stand, Bridget agrees. Once she starts painting, she finds that the art was inside her all along; in fact, her new paintings are more sophisticated and draw on the works of recognizable artists. Lichtenheld's ink, colored pencil, and watercolor cartoon illustrations, heavy on line and filled with childlike drawings, add humor and character to the story.

A great read aloud story about a little girl and her "art" and her love of drawing! Its a fun read for the family or to you budding little artist!

By Claire Alexander
Preschool-Grade 1
Cinderella meets American Idol in this charming little tale. Small Florence is intimidated by her older sisters, never more so than when she tries singing in front of them. She has dreams of being a pop star, but it is her sisters who take singing lessons. When an Idol-style TV show comes to town, her sisters are ready to audition immediately. Florence wants to try out, too, but when the duo commands her to “sing us a song right now!” she can barely emit a squeal. On the day of the tryouts, the big sisters get their chance—but blow it big-time. The judges and the audience render them small and shy. Meanwhile, a voice belts out from the background . . . Alexander, a talented artist, gets this spread exactly right—two black pages and a spray of golden spotlight with a tiny pig singing a swirl of notes. All of the pictures, in fact, are sturdily illustrated and executed with verve and humor, drawing readers right into a story that will feel happily familiar.

by Florence Parry Heide
Age 4-8

I was not really expecting this book. I thought that Hyacinth was going to float in water. But she just floats all the time.

Princess Hyacinth has a problem: she floats. And so the king and queen have pebbles sewn into the tops of her socks, and force her to wear a crown encrusted with the heaviest jewels in the kingdom to keep her earthbound. But one day, Hyacinth comes across a balloon man and decides to take off all her princess clothes (except her royal underwear), grab a balloon, and float free. Hooray! Alas, when the balloon man lets go of the string . . . off she goes. Luckily, there is a kite and a boy named Boy to save her.

The illistrations are great.

There are rather alot of words on the page. But it is a very entertaining book.

By Babette Donaldson
Ages 6-8
 
Emma Lea is told a the bedtime story of Aladin one night. That night she dreams that her favorite teapot is like Aladin's lamp and is given 3 wishes. The next day she finds that her wishes comes true. However, her father reveals to her that is isn't magic that made the things come true. Emma Lea did all those things herself.
 
There are a lot of words on these pages. The story takes up the full 30 pages and might be overwhelming for a toddler or young reader to read on her(this is a girlie book) own. But the pictures are beautiful enough to entertain a child while she is being read to.
 
Overall, story is charming and the watercolor pictures are beautiful.