Old Bear by Kevin Henkes

Man, this is is my third "E's Pick of the Week" featuring a book by Kevin Henkes. If you haven't picked up on it yet, this man is brilliant and you should go out and buy all of his books right now. E is currently obsessed with this one. It's a lovely little story about a bear who goes to sleep for the winter and has dreams of all the seasons passing by. As always, it features Kevin's magical illustrations that full of so much color and life. You can't go wrong with any Kevin Henkes book. They're perfect for children of all ages, even trouble makin' little two year olds who can barely sit still.

His charming illustrations and stories enchant parents too. I seriously want to get prints of Mr. Henkes work to decorate my house with! :)

"Old Bear" by Kevin Henkes is published by Greenwillow Books (HarperCollins) and is available in board book and hardcover formats.

No E's Pick of the Week this week!

Sorry to disappoint, but no pick of the week for E this week. Why? Well, because the kiddo is still OBSESSED with "Kitten's First Full Moon". I have it memorized. :) So, it's the winner now two weeks running!

Review coming soon for Aimee Carter's debut novel "The Goddess Test" from Harlequin Teen. I *loved* it. So, keep an eye out for it.

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.. dun dun.

E’s Pick of the Week - Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

E’s Pick of the Week for this week is another Kevin Henkes book - “Kitten’s First Full Moon” or as E calls it “KEE KEE MOOOOOOOON”. “Kitten’s First Full Moon” is about a little kitty who mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk so she goes on an adventure to seek it out. On the way, she comes across many obstacles along with some bumps and bruises. Don’t worry though, she does get to a happy ending eventually. This book is so incredibly charming and Mr. Henkes’ illustrations are gorgeous. I wish I could decorate E’s room purely with Mr. Henkes’ artwork! I can’t say enough about how charming his style is.

“Kitten’s First Full Moon” is published by Greenwillow, an imprint of HarperCollins. It is available at bookstores everywhere in hardcover or you can find it at your local library.

E's Pick of the Week - Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes

The “E's Pick of the Week” for this lovely Tuesday is Kevin Henkes’ new picture book, “Little White Rabbit”, which just came out from Greenwillow Books on January 25th. What can I say? My son is in the know about hot new books! Haha. I saw this book at ALA Midwinter and knew that we had to purchase it as soon as it was released.

This book is absolutely adorable. It says the age range is 4-8, but my toddler absolutely loves it. His face lights up when he sees the book and he runs to the couch so we can read it together. I grew up on a rabbit farm in Wisconsin (Mr. Henkes’ home state!) so rabbits are one of my favorite animals. Put it together with a story about imagining things and incredibly beautiful art... you get one fantastic book for your children.

You can find it online or at your local bookstore. You can visit Amazon.com and get a look inside the book to preview Mr. Henkes’ beautiful artwork.