picture books

45 Favorite Diverse #Ownvoices Picture Books

As you know, I love sharing picture books with children. Reading aloud picture books to kids builds important literacy skills and develops a love and appreciation for stories. And those of you who are long-time Imagination Soup readers know that I deeply value diversity in the literature I share with children. Recently, I’ve also come […]

32 Picture Book Reviews for December 2019

The year in picture books isn’t over yet…That is to say, there are more wonderful books to read that you might not know about yet. See what I mean below! 32 Picture Book Reviews for December 2019 This Is A Sea Cow by Cassandra Federman FUNNY What a giggle-worthy story! A little girl named Cassandra […]

Favorite Hanukkah Books for Kids

Whether you celebrate the holiday or not, these Hanukkah books for kids will introduce the holiday and traditions in kid-friendly stories. We all can learn about the history and holiday of Hanukkah even if we aren’t Jewish because it builds bridges of understanding with our Jewish friends and neighbors. I love that! To those […]

The Best Children’s Picture Books of 2019

Discover the best children’s picture books of 2019 about topics like identity, acceptance, friendship, history, feelings, and even worms. I know you’ll love reading all the books on this list with your kids and students. This is my longest best-of picture book list ever! Can you believe what a year it’s been in publishing? I’m […]

NEWEST Picture Books About Friendship

Are you looking for new friendship stories to add to your reading time? These books will be wonderful additions to your read-aloud time in preschool, elementary school, or at home. NEWEST Picture Books About Friendship The Someone New by Jill Twiss, illustrated by Eg Keller Don’t miss this meaningful story with an important message about […]

36 Popular Monster Books That Kids Love (Ages 2 to 16)

Monsters can be sweet and giggly or stinky and creepy. Which of these popular monster books will your kids love? You’ll find picture books and chapter books filled with monsters that boogie, won’t go to sleep, need haircuts, want to make friends, attack villages, and more. Monsters in Picture Books Fingers For Lunch by Brandt […]

18 Picture Books With Predictable, Repetitive Text

Picture books with predictable, repetitive text develop language and literacy skills in all ages of growing readers from birth on up. Read these to your toddlers and preschoolers. Read these with your kindergartners. Read these with your growing readers of any age, particularly readers who need the support that predictability and repetition provides. Bottom line […]

16 Exciting Picture Books About Colors

Kids, especially preschoolers, need practice when learning about colors. You want your kids to correctly match the name of the color to the actual color. Picture books are a great way to help kids practice their color matching. .They’re also a great way for budding artists to explore mixing colors and shades of colors. Developmentally, […]