preferably something with a history/cultural exploration angle! my 7 year old is a very good reader who loves history, geography and a little magic ✨
thanks!!
Looking for recommendations of children books about dealing with friends moving away. Would prefer books for very young children, but happy with a recommendation for any age child reader if it’s a good book! Thanks in advance.
I’m making a children’s book for my daughter who is turning one. I created my words and I’m making the illustrations myself in procreate. I want to eventually print it and gift it to her. How do I go about this? How should I take my illustrations from Procreate and send them out for printing? What file format is typical and what are some good printing services recommendations for a self made book?
Hello, I’m a children’s book illustrator and a nurse turned artist. My illustration journey began during the 2020 COVID pandemic, creating personalized illustrations before discovering my passion for children’s books.
Since then, I’ve illustrated 5 children’s books and 2 coloring books, helping authors bring their stories to life with expressive characters and engaging, colorful artwork. I value clear communication, attention to detail, and creating illustrations that capture the imagination of young readers.
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I always had a love for reading and has passed that love on to my son but now that he’s 8, I would like to know some recommendations. I already added Goosebumps and The Percy Jackson series to some books I would like for him to read next but I would love to get insight on what other parents bought for their kids.
Found this in my partner’s childhood bedroom. You put a picture on the inside back cover and instantly you are the star of your own book!
I got a lot of great recommendations on my last post, and my library had some of them in! Final pride month Iibrary haul before their display came down.
Practising digital watercolour these days. Ideas for improvement are highly appreciated 👏
Happy Fourth of July! This week, we’ve been loving Fireworks by Matthew Burgess and Catia Chien. It doesn’t mention Fourth of July directly but the summer fireworks theme fits well. 🎆
For those who celebrate, what are your favorites?
Characters for a children book I intend to write and illustrate for my baby daughter.
Could you guess what the book is about?
Preschool alphabet book on its way!!
I live in Latin America and don't have access to a variety of books in English.
My mother has kindly sent me a collection of children's books - all really nice board books, and all sorts. Most are brand new.
HOWEVER. She is a smoker and everything stinks like smoke from being in her house despite being practically new. 😭
Is there anyway to get this second hand smoke smell out before I give the books to my son?
There’s been a lot of chatter about why boys aren’t embracing reading at the same level as girls. In this essay I discuss how there is a glaring hole in the middle-grade market that is leaving many boys searching for books they want to read.
My 6 year old son struggles whenever he makes a mistake. He starts talking badly about himself in general afterwards. Looking for books that help remind him that everyone makes mistakes, and that imperfection doesn't make him a bad person
Highly recommend Where’s Dragon in his Castle? ! My 4 yr old is obsessed with this v interactive book. On each spread you look for the same 9 characters so pre readers can search independently. There’s also lots of great information about castles/ medieval times. The searching difficulty is pretty moderate ( not as hard as Waldo or I spy but not among the easiest search and find).
Does this make you think of any other interactive books that a pre reader can do independently?? Thoughts?
My daughter and I are at an impasse. She is a competent reader, and started reading relatively young. She has always read above her age, but recently she’s reverted to reading books that are really too young for her. We had a chat and she said older books are boring, and she likes funny books. The thing is, I’d also like her to get something useful out of reading, which I’m not sure she’s getting from Captain Underpants!
Does anyone have recommendations that are both challenging from a vocabulary/reading ability perspective, but are also light hearted and funny to keep her interested?
My daughter loves mysteries! I feel like we have checked out every A to Z mystery our library has. We’ve read Boxcar Children, and I just got her started on Encyclopedia Brown. Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, looping in magic Treehouse as a sort of mystery.
We’ve tried the old school Nancy Drew and the language was too old fashioned. She won’t touch Babysitters Club (breaks my millennial heart). For night times when Mom reads she likes Trixie Belden, but finds it challenging on her own.
Any other fun series we don’t know about?
Editing to add: OMG you all are wonderful, thank you for all of these recommendations!!
My son is 7 years old, autistic, and is a very advanced reader for his age. For example he has been reading Chronicles of Narnia and fully understands what is going on most of the time (some of the prose or idioms are a bit dated and he'll ask about it, but otherwise he understands). The books that are typically for 7 year-olds are too basic and boring for him.
I'm trying to find something that is sufficient for his reading ability/comprehension (like 11 years old or so) but is also appropriate for his age. We picked up The Ascendance series by Jennifer A Nielsen as it was listed as low as 3rd grade, but there's a lot of talk about killing and "he cursed at the man" and such so far. We might see it through (he's really into the video game Hollow Knight so darker stuff isn't too bad for him), but seeing if there's anything you all might know that's a bit less intense. He really liked the Lightfall graphic novel series as well. Was thinking maybe some of the Chris Colfer books might be more appropriate?
Any suggestions/thoughts appreciated!