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Calavera Abecedario: A Day of the Dead Alphabet Book
Jeanette Winter
Sandpiper, 2006
Terrifico!
This book is wonderfully illustrated, and kids love it. It has a great deal of re-read value for kids because the illustrations are so detailed. The Spanish is easy and many of the words listed are very similar to their English counterparts. El Dia de los Muertos is ...
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Jeanette Winter
Red Wagon Books, 2000
Great detail
I find Jeanette Winter's illustrations to be delightful. There are just a few words on each page, so my son can really take time to look at the pictures and see how they relate to the words of the song. The little details she puts in are wonderful. We also have The ...
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The Itsy-Bitsy Spider
Jeanette Winter
Red Wagon Books, 2000
Excellent Book
My daughter has loved this book since she was four months old. The pictures describe the text and each picture foreshadows the next action. For example, the dark cloud appears in the sky before the line "Down came the rain". The illustrator has also added a bird ...
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Day of the Dead
Tony Johnston
Voyager Books, 2000
A Beautiful Tribute to a Mexican Holiday
I have read this book to my 6 year-old daughter ab out a dozen times in the last 2 weeks. The colorful and rich illustrations are awe-inspiring and capture the spiritual side of this Mexican holiday. The story reflects the anticipation of the children as their ...
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The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq
Jeanette Winter
Harcourt Children's Books, 2005
Wonderful Simple Book on Iraq War and Books
I thought this book was wonderful. It is beautifully illustrated, simply written and carrys a powerful message. My students were captivated by it. It tells the story of a librarian in Basra named Alia who goes far in order to save the books from the public library, ...
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My Name Is Georgia: A Portrait by Jeanette Winter
Jeanette Winter
Voyager Books, 2003
An Artist Who Saw the World in a Unique Way.....
Georgia O'Keeffe was always different..."I did things other people don't do." She didn't dress like the other young girls, or wear her hair in braids, and she was content to be alone..."I was satisfied to be all by myself." From an early age knew she wanted to be an ...
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Follow the Drinking Gourd
Jeanette Winter
Dragonfly Books, 1992
Song of freedom
This fine story teaches even the smallest of children about the evil of slavery in pre-Civil War America. It shows a desire for freedom so strong that men, women and children risked their lives to escape on the Underground Railroad, following the largest star in the ...
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The Tale of Pale Male: A True Story
Jeanette Winter
Harcourt Children's Books, 2007
High-flying fun
"The Tale of Pale Male" is a gussied-up true story for the Picture Book set. Remember Pale Male--a Red-tailed hawk--and his Fifth Avenue perch? (Mary Tyler Moore lives in his building.) Remember how Pale Male brought his gal pal Lola to his favorite spot and they ...
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Eight Hands Round: A Patchwork Alphabet
Ann Whitford Paul
HarperCollins, 1996
My third grade students thoroughly enjoyed the book!
As an elementary school teacher, I incorporate the whole language philosophy into my classroom. I spent an entire month linking the curriculum of my school district to Ms. Ann Whitford Paul's literature. My students learned about math, science, social studies and ...
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Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa
Jeanette Winter
Harcourt Children's Books, 2008
Environmental responsibility
Since this is based on a true story, it is a great way to introduce children to environmental responsibility, as a matter of social justice. Even though women in African cultures are confined to certain roles, Wangari convinces women that they can make a difference in ...
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Emily Dickinson's Letters to the World
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2002
Beautiful words and pictures
The pictures in this book are vivid and appealing, and the selection of poems is very well-done. The poems included in the book feature striking images and simple language that will appeal to children.
I agree with other reviewers that the "biography" portion is a ...
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Beatrix
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2003
good introduction to biography
This book is an interesting one to share with young people. It's neither biography nor autobiography, per se... Beatrix Potter's own words (taken from her letters and journals) are combined with text and illustrations by Jeanette Winter. Potter's words are in ...
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Rock-a-Bye Baby
Jeanette Winter
Red Wagon Books, 1999
Rock-a-Bye Baby, a book for the very young
Little ones, 6 months and beyond, rarely attend to books. However, the combination of bright colors, just the right amount of words on each page, and a reader or singer who can animate the text makes this a wonderful choice. It takes an old favorite sleepy time ...
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September Roses
Jeanette Winter
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004
Without a hurt the heart is hollow
Children's picture books about September 11th cover a huge range, from overly simplistic and insulting ("Fireboat" by Maira Kalman) to touching but vague salutes ("The Man Who Walked Between the Towers" by Mordecai Gerstein). "September Roses" is perhaps most ...
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The House that Jack Built (Picture Puffins)
Puffin, 2003
perfect for learning memorization
My husband and I had read this book to our son who is 4.5 on and off. It was not "everyday" read. He wanted to take the book for show and tell last Friday to his preschool. He told me that another girl had brought a book the week before. Imagine my surprise when I ...
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