Picture Book & Graphic Novel Reviews

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Picture books have changed a great deal since they first came into being in the mid 1700's. The subject matter covered by children's picture books these days is also remarkable ranging from fairy tales to unique stories about every subject imaginable. In addition to the picture books that have been created for smaller children, there is a whole world of picture books that are too complex for the younger reader.

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Alison Dare: Little Miss Adventures

Alison Dare: Little Miss Adventures

J. Torres
Illustrator:  J. Bone 
Graphic Novel
For ages 8 to 11
Tundra Books, 2010   ISBN: 978-0887769344
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Amulet: Book Two - The Stonekeeper's Curse

Amulet: Book Two - The Stonekeeper's Curse

Kazu Kibuishi
Graphic Novel  Series
Scholastic, 2009   ISBN: 0439846838
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Make Way for Ducklings

Make Way for Ducklings

Robert McCloskey
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Puffin, 1999   ISBN: 0140564349
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Cool Dog, School Dog

Cool Dog, School Dog

Deborah Heiligman
Illustrator:  Tim Bowers 
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Marshall Cavendish, 2009   ISBN: 0761455612
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Louise the Big Cheese and the La-di-da Shoes

Louise the Big Cheese and the La-di-da Shoes

Elise Primavera
Illustrator:   Diane Goode 
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Simon and Schuster, 2010   ISBN: 978-1416971818
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Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown

Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown

Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Graphic Novel  Series
For ages 7 to 10
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2010   ISBN: 978-0375860959
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Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan

Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan

Jeanette Winter
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 4 to 8
Simon and Schuster, 2009   ISBN: 978-1416994374
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No T. Rex in the Library

No T. Rex in the Library

Tonie Buzzeo
Illustrator:  Sachiko Yoshikawa 
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 8
Simon and Schuster, 2010   ISBN: 978-1416939276
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Oh, the Places You'll Go! Party Edition

Oh, the Places You'll Go! Party Edition

Dr. Seuss
Picture Book
For ages 5 and up
Random House, 1990   ISBN: 978-0679805274
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Once Upon a Baby Brother

Once Upon a Baby Brother

Sarah Sullivan
Illustrator:  Tricia Tusa 
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 8
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010   ISBN: 978-0374346355
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Paris in the Spring with Picasso

Paris in the Spring with Picasso

Joan Yolleck
Illustrator:  Marjorie Priceman 
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Random House, 2010   ISBN: 978-0375837562
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Resistance: Book 1

Resistance: Book 1

Carla Jablonski
Illustrator:  Leland Purvis , Hilary Sycamore 
Graphic Novel  Series
For ages 12 and up
First Second, 2010   ISBN: 978-1596432918
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The North Star

The North Star

Peter H. Reynolds
Picture Book
For ages 5 and up
Candlewick, 2009   ISBN: 978-0763636777
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The Secret Lives of Princesses

The Secret Lives of Princesses

Philippe Lechermeier
Illustrator:  Rebecca Dautremer 
Picture Book
For ages 10 and up
Sterling, 2010   ISBN: 978-1402766770
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The Story of Ferdinand

The Story of Ferdinand

Munro Leaf
Illustrator:  Robert Lawson 
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Penguin, 1977   ISBN: 0140502343
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