The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas has illustrations by Helen Oxenbury, so I had to take it home from the library book sale. This is a satisfying revision of the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf. The first house that the three pigs build is made of brick. The big bad pig destroys it, which means Trivizas must come up with two houses more impenetrable than brick. He does. But the fourth house is the kind we wish for. The end of this story is the kind of lesson we want to teach young children.
*The Night Gardener (2016)
* The Night Gardener by The Fan Brothers (2016) is a story of hope and good will. There’s not much text, but it doesn’t need much. When you...
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Waiting for the Whales by Sheryl McFarlane (1991) earned the I.O.D.E. Canadian National Book Award. The beautiful paintings by Ron Lig...
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A Boy Like You by Frank Murphy (2019) is an example of how picture books have turned preachy, in my opinion. If you’re looking for a teach...