children's book

Review of Two Little Trains

By tyroneslothrop on 5/4/10 7:38pm
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Children often quickly come to understand how confusing that moment between awake and asleep can really be. Sadly, it is often the case that they find out the difference between dreams and the real world the hard way: by waking up, sweat drenched, from a terrible nightmare. But if a parent thinks ahead, they can get their child to think about that line between asleep and awake, or that hazy line between make believe and real. How, you may ask? By reading Two Little Trains, by Margaret Wise Brown with illustrations by Leo and Diane Dillon.

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Review of Goodnight Moon

By tyroneslothrop on 5/4/10 5:00pm
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All adults really need to hear is, “In the great green room, there was a telephone, and a red balloon, and a picture of—…” Chances are, they will remember Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown, and illustrated by Clement Hurd. Treading through childhood memories, they catch a hint of that fabric softener that their mothers used to use especially for their bedding. They remember how much the stars in the windows looked like those designs on grandma’s highball glasses. But most of all, they recall the quiet and peaceful ending that this indispensible story provides.

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Coraline by Neil Gaiman

By becksta on 5/20/09 3:45pm
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CoralineCoralineI don't often read children's books these days and when I do, it tends to be an old favorite. However, on occasion, when the mood strikes me and the moon is just so, I'll re-discover myself as a kid again and read a "newer" children's book afresh. "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman struck a chord in me for a few reasons, mostly due to the story and partially due to my own strange thoughts and observations of life. The book itself seems to be targeted for 6th or 7th graders, but like many other books for the same age, has elements that most anyone with a passion for good stories can enjoy.

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