Tag Archives: Sylvan Dell Publishing

Happy Birthday to Whooo? By Doris Fisher

Over the years, I’ve come across several animal baby books. Some talk about the relationship between mother and baby, while others focus only on the babies. But until I came across this book, I’d never seen one quite like it. Happy Birthday to Whooo? By Doris Fisher, is a delightful animal riddle book that includes birth announcements within the text! Each set of pages in the book focuses on a particular animal. On one side of the page, there are clever facts about the animal. On the other side of the page, there is a colorful birth announcement for the … Continue reading →

One Odd Day: A Picture Book by Doris Fisher

Being a kid is difficult enough. But what’s a kid to do when he wakes up and suddenly everything around him is odd? His shirt has three sleeves, his dog has five legs, and he can only find one “stinky” shoe! And that’s all before he’s even had his breakfast! One Odd Day, a picture book by Doris Fisher (illustrated by Karen Lee) is a delightful, yet informative read for preschoolers and young grade-schoolers alike. Fisher cleverly teaches children odd numbers from one through eleven by posing zany scenarios, in which the main character only experiences things in odd numbers. … Continue reading →

Christmas Eve Blizzard

There are certain books that evoke emotion in us. Usually, it’s because of nostalgia. We associate certain things with various times in our lives. When I happened to stumble upon Christmas Eve Blizzard, by Andrea Vlahakis, I felt a surge of nostalgia, for my own childhood, my own discoveries, and my own relationships with nature and with my grandparents. The delightful book, published by Sylvan Dell Publishing, tells the tail of a young boy named Nicholas, his grandpa, and a Cardinal. One day, in the middle of a snowstorm, Nicholas sees a Cardinal fall off of an apple tree branch … Continue reading →

My Ten Favorite Picture Books

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown – An oldie but a goodie. I read this book to my kids nearly every night before bed. My son, nearly six, recites most of it with me by memory. The words are simple and so are the pictures, but it’s a lovely story that helps soothe restless kiddos and helps them drift off to sleep. If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff – I don’t know if my kids like these books more or if I do. Very simple, they are delightful to read. You can read them in minutes … Continue reading →