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Best Children's Art Biographies

Iggy Peck, Architect
With Andrea Beaty’s irresistible rhyming text and David Roberts’s puckish illustrations, this book will charm creative kids everywhere, and amuse their sometimes bewildered parents. David Roberts has illustrated many children’s books, including bestsellers Ada Twist, Scientist; Rosie Revere, Engineer; and Iggy Peck, Architect.
Reviews
"And it was worth the wait- she loves this book and the others by Andrea Beaty."
"It’s a great book!"
"Great children book, my son started doing sketches of buildings he wants to build :)."
"The meter of the rhymes in these books make them fun to read to my girls."
"Highly recommend!"
"My grandchildren enjoy this series and STEM awareness can't hurt."
"Every one of this series adored by my 5 year old."
"Love this book for kids."
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Who Was Walt Disney?
Walt Disney always loved to entertain people. Whitney Stewart lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Reviews
"My niece is a big Disney fan, and so i got this for her for Christmas."
"great book for elementary age research."
"The biography is complete and interesting for young learners."
"My 3rd grader loved this for the biography he had to do on a famous American."
"Why are you looking at reviews you should be reading right now so stop and go go go go go!!"
"The who was books is one of the best gifts for my daughter she loves them."
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Counting With / Contando Con Frida (English and Spanish Edition)
Lil' Libros baby board books uses a simple one word/one image per page format to introduce the littlest readers to first concepts such as numbers, colors, and body parts.
Reviews
"So friggin adorable."
"Beautifully illustrated and my grand daughter enjoys this bilingual book very much."
"Very interesting books for bilingual families who are trying to teach their children english / spanish and a little bit of their culture."
"The drawings are great and the contrasting colors are beautiful."
"love these books and bright colors!"
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Best Children's Performing Arts Biographies

The Amazing Book Is Not on Fire: The World of Dan and Phil
THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From YouTube sensations Dan Howell (danisnotonfire) and Phil Lester (AmazingPhil) comes a laugh-out-loud look into the world created by two awkward guys who share their lives on the Internet. Now they invite you on a behind-the-scenes journey, filled with absolutely essential advice, tons of humor, lots of awkwardness, and TMI honesty that they will probably regret. Here's just a small sample of the fun surprises readers can look forward to: • The inside story of that time they met One Direction. Their quirky comedy videos about their lives and observations on the world have earned them a following of over 11 million subscribers across their channels and a show on BBC Radio 1.
Reviews
"Dan and Phil put so much effort into this, and it really shows."
"kms that was gold my mEME QUEENS ARE GROWING UP SO FAST."
"It was really nice to read and see that it was everything Dan and Phil had described and more."
"Very nice think book with lots of neat facts and stuff."
"I really love the fact that it is written in the form of a back and forth dialogue between Dan and Phil, since their silly banter is one of the best things about watching their videos together."
"This book is in the style of a yearbook, chronicling his and his best friend, Dan Howell (DanIsNotOnFire) through their youth, YouTube, and a bit of present day."
"Imagine if you will having a piece of Dan and Phil's life in the palm of your hands..."
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Best Children's Art History

Who Was Leonardo da Vinci?
Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters. Roberta Edwards lives in New York, New York.
Reviews
"My second grade son LOVES these books."
"How great is it to just go to your phone and download a good kids book when you little one forgets to bring home their nightly reading from school?"
"These series are wonderful for my 9year old son."
"We were going to take our granddaughter to the Leonardo Museum in Salt Lake City, but wanted her to know a little about da Vinci before we went."
"Good book."
"They would read their own and then read other that they had heard of."
"I felt the story motivates and also encourages children to know that failure often means a way to success and to explore and do what you love, is a life worth living."
"While I w as on Amazon's website hunting for books for my 9 and 15 year old grandchildren to read before visiting Florence, Italy this summer, Amazon "linked" me to this book."
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Best Children's Painting Books

Zoom (Picture Puffin Books)
For nothing is ever as it seems in Istvan Banyai's sleek, mysterious landscapes of pictures within pictures, which will tease and delight readers of all ages. PreSchool-Grade 3?This wordless picture book re-creates the effect of a camera lens zooming out. For example, one illustration shows a boy on a cruise ship, the next shows him from a distance, and the next reveals the whole ship.
Reviews
"My now 16 YO daughter and I loved this book when she was little."
"Laminated each sheet - put your team in a room."
"It is a great book that believes in "a good picture is worth thousands of words" and there is one good picture in every page of the book."
"Worked great for a staff meeting!!!!"
"But this second time, students need to also break themselves into self-styled "time periods.""
"We used Zoom in a Team Building excercise."
"a great book and I use it in class to develop communication skills."
"This was a great exercise."
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Best Children's Mexico Books

Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos , written by Monica Brown and illustrated by John Parra, is based on the life of one of the world's most influential painters, Frida Kahlo, and the animals that inspired her art and life. Featuring charming visuals and lively, often lyrical prose, this picture book introduces Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, interweaving biographical details while highlighting her special relationships with pets...Rich-hued, folk art–style illustrations incorporate evocative touches, fanciful details, and collagelike compositions. With their folk-art sensibility, Parra’s elegant acrylic paintings evoke Kahlo’s style, her palette and her Mexican environment, but he creates a mood of harmony with the natural world and a lively, cheerful abundance all his own.
Reviews
"This is a sweet book by the talented artist Frida Kahlo."
"Lovely story and illustrations are lovely."
"Beautiful book."
"The book is age appropriate and deals with the tragic parts of Kahlo's life in a good manner, not neglecting to mention them, but not dwelling on her illnesses or chronic pain or difficulties either. I liked how the illustrations in the book included reminders of her chronic pain and difficulties, such as a wheelchair and prosthesis, without explicitly overemphasizing them."
"This picture book biography focuses on Frida Kahlo’s lifelong relationship with animals. Brown uses the animals in Kahlo’s life to point out specific characteristics of her personality, each tied to a specific pet."
"I feel like the texture and quality of Frida Kahlo's life, which really comes through in this story, gives illustrator John Parra a chance to shine and do a kind of world building that I don't remember seeing in his other work."
"A picture book biography of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo that highlights her childhood and teen years (and some adult life too) through the lens of the pets she kept and how she was like some of them. The animal focus and the use of similes to compare the animals’ characteristics with Frida’s brought up aspects of Frida Kahlo’s personality and stories from her childhood none of the other books have touched on. Kids will be enchanted by the various animals she had as pets and will start hunting down Kahlo’s artwork in which they appear (there’s a list in the back of the book along with some further information on Kahlo and her pets)."
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Best Children's Spanish Books

First 100 Words Bilingual: Primeras 100 palabras - Spanish-English Bilingual (Spanish Edition)
This must-have for little learners is the ideal tool for teaching new words in both English and Spanish. Roger lives in London with his wife and four children, who have been the inspiration behind many of his best publishing ideas.
Reviews
"Bigger than I would have liked for a board book but still great."
"Some of the words are used twice making it a cop out, and the words used could be difficult for a child to grasp."
"It is a good book to show and read to your kid to teach them words."
"Annually we participate in the Christmas Adopt a Family."
"Great book to learn every day words in Spanish."
"Love this book, it's great for my husband to learn Spanish with our baby!"
"Good : colorful, lots of words, big pictures, well translated. Bad : some words are almost phrases when translated to Spanish."
"This would've been an excellent bilingual book but it has so many typos."
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Best Children's Performing Arts Books

Iggy Peck, Architect
With Andrea Beaty’s irresistible rhyming text and David Roberts’s puckish illustrations, this book will charm creative kids everywhere, and amuse their sometimes bewildered parents. David Roberts has illustrated many children’s books, including bestsellers Ada Twist, Scientist; Rosie Revere, Engineer; and Iggy Peck, Architect.
Reviews
"And it was worth the wait- she loves this book and the others by Andrea Beaty."
"Great children book, my son started doing sketches of buildings he wants to build :)."
"Highly recommend!"
"My grandchildren enjoy this series and STEM awareness can't hurt."
"The rhymes are great and the story has a great message!"
"This book is fun for kids and grandparents."
"My son was NOT excited for this book (a gift) and much preferred Rose Revere, Engineer- until we actually read Iggy Peck."
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Best Children's Mexican History

What Was the Alamo?
The Alamo was a crucial turning point in the Texas Revolution, and led to the creation of the Republic of Texas. Pamela Pollack and Meg Belviso have co-authored several children's books, including Who Was J.K. Rowling?
Reviews
"my kids all love the who/what was series."
"Great for adults and children."
"Sensitive children might be disturbed by this though I guess many kids see far worse on tv and video games."
"I bought this book for my 11 year old son who is taking a trip to Texas this summer with his grandparents and the Alamo will be one of the places that they will get to see."
"I liked it beacause it tells you what happened before , in the middle and at the end of the battle of the Alamo I like history a lot so I loved the book it's really a good book !!!"
"Nice book for my 12 year old granddaughter."
"Very easy read, it is a kids book, but I wanted some basic info about the Alamo and this fit the bill."
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Best Children's Short Story Collections

The Little House (9 Volumes Set)
The nine books in the timeless Little House series tell the story of Laura’s real childhood as an American pioneer, and are cherished by readers of all generations. They offer a unique glimpse into life on the American frontier, and tell the heartwarming, unforgettable story of a loving family. Meet the Ingalls family—Laura, Ma, Pa, Mary, and baby Carrie, who all live in a cozy log cabin in the big woods of Wisconsin in the 1870s. Though many of their neighbors are wolves and panthers and bears, the woods feel like home, thanks to Ma’s homemade cheese and butter and the joyful sounds of Pa’s fiddle. As Laura Ingalls is growing up in a little house in Kansas, Almanzo Wilder lives on a big farm in New York. When Ma, Mary, Laura, Carrie, and baby Grace join him, they become the first settlers in the town of De Smet. With snow piled as high as the rooftops, it’s impossible for trains to deliver supplies, and the townspeople, including Laura and her family, are starving. Laura spends many hours sewing shirts to help Ma and Pa get enough money to send Mary to a college for the blind. The set includes: Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, Farmer Boy, On the Banks of Plum Creek, By the Shores of Silver Lake, The Long Winter, Little Town on the Prairie, These Happy Golden Years, and The First Four Years. In those same woods, Laura lives with Pa and Ma, and her sisters, Mary and Baby Carrie, in a snug little house built of logs. Little House on the Prairie Pa Ingalls decides to sell the little log house, and the family sets out for Indian country! Farmer Boy While Laura Ingalls grows up in a little house on the western prairie, Almanzo Wilder is living on a big farm in New York State. On the Banks of Plum Creek Laura's family's first home in Minnesota is made of sod, but Pa builds a clean new house made of sawed lumber beside Plum Creek. But in the evenings, Laura makes time for a new caller, Almanzo Wilder. And every Friday -- no matter what the weather -- Almanzo Wilder arrives to take Laura home to her family for the weekend. The First Four Years Laura and Almanzo Wilder have just been married!
Reviews
"I wouldn't recommend these volumes to those who remember the classic hardcovers with all the quaint drawings from Garth William which are NOT included here."
"my daughter has now asked to have this book re-read to her."
"This book set was a gift for my Granddaughter, it arrived in excellent condition and was exactly what we were looking for."
"Every child should read or be read these beautifully written books. Oh, Pa!)."
"We are enjoying the books."
"Are great to read aloud or as a bedtime story."
"The pages are all smooth sheets with several good pictures scattered throughout the book. The stories that Laura Ingalls Wilder recalls from her childhood are a wonderful lesson to young kids about what life was like in the late 1800s without the existence of electricity or many of the other things that we take for granted in our lives today."
"Simple and Beautiful Frontier Story!"
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