Book Reviews

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What a pleasure to have a reprint of a book, nearly 50 years old, the simplicity and understated quality of which still make it remarkably ...  Read more  »

Chinstrap penguins, inhabitants of the Central Park Zoo in New York, are the main characters in this fictionalized true story of how two male penguins ...  Read more  »

Fully painted, intensely colored chapter openings for the four short, humorous stories precede within-chapter silhouettes, providing art on nearly every page. Readers are introduced to ...  Read more  »

Ron Roy hits the mark with his newest mystery for early chapter book readers. The third of his “Super Edition” books, Roy’s Capital Mystery characters ...  Read more  »

Gr. 5-9 A satisfying story of a girl and her realization of who she is, and what she can accomplish. Maya’s parents died when she ...  Read more  »

Ages 5 and up. Here is a sophisticated 3-dimensional pop-up just right for the youngest listeners up through school age children, who will love this ...  Read more  »

Illustrating the creativity and enthusiasm of multi-cultural preschool children, Dragon Dancing begins with the children listening to a story about dragons. Afterwards, the kids take ...  Read more  »

Brilliantly illustrated, We depicts the whole of human history from an evolutionary viewpoint. Beginning in a riverbed in Africa, humans evolve then begin to travel, ...  Read more  »

Mrs. Lovewright, an odd and rather chilly woman, attempts to find warmth and coziness with a cat. Dylan delivers groceries to Mrs. Lovewright and when ...  Read more  »

Told as a series of linked short stories all occurring on All Hallows Eve (Halloween) from 1943-1949, When the Whistle Blows is a superb novel ...  Read more  »

Seuss-a-thon

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Annual Seuss-a-thon event draws book-lovers of all ages to the Center for Children's Literature.


Drafts on Display

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Exhibit featured original work by children's book authors and illustrators.