Matchstick

Category: Book

  • Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

    [amazon_link asins=’0694003611′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=”] This is a strange book and I can’t understand why it’s a classic, but it is. We got multiple copies as gifts when the kids were born, and we got a bit of a nostalgia rush when we looked at it for the first time since we were kids […]

  • Sandra Boynton

    [amazon_link asins=’0689823223′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’77d14b2e-0854-11e8-a8f4-75e1b5145d38′] Sandra Boynton has had children’s books in print for the past 40+ years, ever since publishing “Hippos Go Berserk” in 1977. Her distinctive and very recognizable illustration style may be more familiar from her many, many calendars, coffee mugs, and cards. By her own estimate, she has drawn between […]

  • Science Comics

  • Knights Club: The Bands of Bravery

    What is it Knights Club is a series of “Choose Your Own Adventure”-style comic books, in which the reader decides the order in which they read. On each page, they may be given a choice about where to go next. E.g. “To follow the merchant, go to page 93. To explore the forest, go to […]

  • Llama Llama

    What is it Llama Llama is a book series and an animated series based on the characters from the books. Llama Llama is a young child with some separation anxiety, learning the basics of interacting with others and overcoming the conflict and resentment toward his mother. Who is it for The themes in the books […]

  • Mouse Paint

    What is it Mouse Paint is a charming board book by Ellen Stoll Walsh that teaches primary and secondary colors. It reminded me a bit of the classic Color Kittens although Mouse Paint has its own style. Who is it for It’s a book to read to a toddler who is interested in colors and […]

  • I’m Just No Good at Rhyming

    I’m Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups What is it I’m Just No Good at Rhyming is a book in the same vein as Shel Silverstein and Edward Lear, with clever wordplay and nonsense verses that often have profound thoughts buried in silly verse. Who is it […]

  • Pig Will and Pig Won’t

    [amazon_link asins=’0385383371′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’ebd78fb4-1451-11e9-b8ee-efd23723b168′] My dad got this book for my kids. He fondly remembered reading it to my brother and me when we were young. What is it Pig Will and Pig Won’t is a simple book about two brothers, one of whom behaves well while the other does not. The good […]

  • The Great Paper Caper

    [amazon_link asins=’0399250972′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’65d2b99b-047e-11e9-a2e4-17c7e29a586b’] Caution: Reading this book with your kids will probably make them want to start folding paper airplanes (and you will want to as well), so may not be ideal for bedtime reading. What is it The Great Paper Caper is a unique book, written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers, […]

  • The Wild Robot and The Wild Robot Escapes

    [amazon_link asins=’031645060X’ template=’ProductAd’ store=’matchstickkidboo’ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’3bed3d53-e9c6-11e8-b087-77bd6bc30883′] What is it ‘The Wild Robot’ and its sequel ‘The Wild Robot Escapes’ is a very charming 2-part (so far) series about a sentient robot surviving in the wilderness, written and illustrated by Peter Brown. Who is it for The official website gives the recommended ages of 8 to […]