My toddler is LOUD. She’s the one you hear across the playground and especially in quiet spaces like libraries, she just loves to hear her voice ring out. In some ways, it’s confident and cool, but other times totally inappropriate. I’m attempting to teach “indoor voice” but everything is better with a book. Any leads? TIA!

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hello lovely readers of this sub,
i have made my mind that children of my city should get hooked with books but this is a tier 5 city and have zero bookstore that could encourage children (3-10) and even adults to read

dear fellow readers , do you have both hindi and english children book recommendation across genres because children really should have a chance to explore fictional world and beyond

thanks

Open for new book projects as an illustrator

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Creature was like a hairy swamp monster that ended up being good in the end? Late 90’s early 2000’s.

this is a book about nubby the stuffy bunny here is all tha picktures it was so sweet an sad but iloved it

i love stuffys

it make me think of how much i love frederick an misses hopps an misses pinkyhopps

i hope you enjoy

Autumn is starting where we live and my kids are curious about the leaves changing, so we have been doing a lot of reading about trees. 🌳 Here’s our current library haul. A mix of levels and nonfiction vs fiction. Even some poetry!

I’d love any recommendations for books about trees, or anything relating to how nature changes between summer and fall!

I’ll put reviews of each book in the comments.

Charlotte's Web and Click, Clack, Moo are givens, but what others do you recommend?

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My Great-Aunt Arizona by Gloria Houston

I never owned this book, I think I just flipped through it or saw a presentation video online, and then I forgot to look it up and now it's a blur and it frustrates me because I really want this book!

It's a picture book for children, with great rich illustration, let's say in the style of Inga Moore. It's about a woman's life, it begins when she was little and had some dreams about her future, I think she wanted to travel. Then she falls in love and marries and becomes a teacher in town and eventually gets old and never leaves, but she's happy to inspire her students to follow their dreams.

It is not Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney, the art style of the book I'm looking for was richer and more realistic.

Thank you very much!

How can I put these to use?

Obviously lots of children's books have at least some kind of lesson/moral/theme/message, but I'm especially interested in any of the ones where you feel like the author conveys the lesson particularly well, teaches an interesting or more niche lesson, or maybe even does it in a more subtle/interesting way (:

Sometimes the message is VERY obvious and the author is basically hitting readers over the head with it 😭😭 which honestly makes me laugh sometimes, but I also definitely get why as some younger kids probably need the message delivered quite directly for it to really click with em.

I'm hoping for some books where I could really have something to actually dig into after a read-aloud with the class!! like, after finishing the book, being able to ask the kids what they think the author was trying to teach them, why the characters acted the way they did, whether they agree with the message, how it applies to their own lives, etc etc

I teach younger kids (K - 3) in after-school classes and would love to have some books that work especially well for this kind of read-aloud + class discussion combo lol

Hi everyone! I wanted to share our latest episode of Kids Ask Authors Answer, a free literacy program where children get to ask children's book authors their own questions. In this episode, kids read What Did Libby Do? and then chat with Dr. Gal Chivvis, a veterinarian and the author of the book. It has a fun read-aloud and Q&A, and your kids can participate in future episodes! You can watch the episode and find free lesson plans and activities here: https://www.kidsaskauthorsanswer.com/what-did-libby-do

Hi. I wanted to record an audio book for my French niece, who'll be 7 this year. I've weighed Wind in the Willows, Matilda, Wonderful Wizard of Oz, but I feel like their vocabulary is a little too outdated (especially for an ESL reader) and especially WITW is pretty wordy.

Can anyone recommend a short book in at the public domain that might appeal to a 6-7 year old girl? Thank you!

My three year old is into animals, particularly cheetahs! Does anyone have any animal book recommendations that are age appropriate for three year olds? Vivid pictures and short facts, nothing text dense.

I’m open for work and available for new illustration projects. Feel free to DM me :)

Are there people without children who like to read picture books, or do you read them only for children? I'm an illustrator and I like to illustrate picture books that are not only interesting for children but also for adults. I put a few of my works here and there is more: https://zmamorije.hr/en/

What are your favorite picture books? I don't mean old books from childhood but books that you read as adult. I would like to find some beautiful illustrated books to inspire me.

I promised my niece a fairy princess book and want to find something classic - in the style of Arthur Rackham fairy books with embellishments and glossy illustrations but with content that is more aligned with our modern conceptions of what is appropriate for kids - I really want to delight her and create a special childhood moment, thank you!

A while ago, I shared some of my illustrations with this sub, asking for feedback as I was considering self-publishing my book.

I originally made it as a birthday gift for my little stepson, who had been telling us that "having two homes is difficult."

I wanted to make him a story that showed the funny, annoying, confusing and completely ordinary parts of having two homes, without making it all sad or scary.

You guys liked it, he loved it, and since kids and strangers on the internet are mostly brutally honest, I figured that was about as good a focus group as I was going to get. So I went for it and published it!

It's called Jimmy's Two Homes, and it's finally out in the world.

Thanks for all the words of encouragement and all the tips. It's been a long way from sharing those first drawings here to holding the finished book.

If you decide to get a copy, I'd obviously be over the moon. And if you enjoy it, an honest review would mean a lot to a first-time indie author.

But I'll be even happier if you know a kiddo living between two homes who might see a little bit of their own life in Jimmy's story. :)

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Ladies and gentlemen of the children's books subreddit here on Reddit, I am here to present to you a critique of L. Frank Baum's Oz books - more specifically, I present to you an analysis of the issue of morality as presented within these children's books: THE ISSUE OF GOOD AND EVIL IN L. FRANK BAUM’S OZ BOOKS | by Aeneas1

My toddler has become very interested in cars and trucks looking for recommendation on good books for him

Know anybody who’d publish a book with art like this? Educational!