Flotsam
Photo courtesy Amazon. Author/Illustrator: DAVID WIESNER Recommended Age group: 2 and up. You are limited only by your imagination! Caldecott Award: 2007 I have been reading children’s books f more...Saffron Tree | 08 Jul 2008
BLOOMWATCH - ISSUE # 3: June 2008
Bloomwatch: Issue # 3 Here's the third edition of our monthly FYI/newsletter, Bloomwatch in an effort to connect parents and caretakers with the world of children’s literature! Apologies more...Saffron Tree | 11 Jun 2008
Silly Sally by Audrey Wood
Silly Sally by Audrey Wood This is a simple book with catchy rhyming verses about this girl Sally, who happens to be Silly, walking backwards upside down trying to get to town. Silly Sally went to t more...Saffron Tree | 10 Jun 2008
Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard
Grumpy Bird by Jeremy Tankard I fell in love with the illustration of the bird in this book, and, noting that some days Ana wakes up grumpy, uncharacteristically grumpy, I thought it would be nice t more...Saffron Tree | 06 Jun 2008
Climbing the Stairs - Padma Venkatraman's Book Blog Tour
Welcome to Day One of Climbing the Stairs/Padma Venkatraman’s book blog tour. We have the honor of hosting Padma here on Saffron Tree, and we are very proud to mention that Saffron Tree is in fact more...Saffron Tree | 22 May 2008
Climbing the Stairs
Author: Padma Venkatraman Age group: Young Adult(teenage)/Adult novel Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (May 1, 2008) Not often do you get to read a novel set in historical, pre-independence India wit more...Saffron Tree | 21 May 2008
BLOOMWATCH - Issue # 2, May 2008
Bloomwatch: Issue # 2 Here's the second edition of our monthly newsletter, Bloomwatch — giving you the highlights of special days in May in an effort to connect people across cultures to encoura more...Saffron Tree | 04 May 2008
MINJI'S SALON
AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: Eun-hee Choung AGE GRP: 3-5 yrs SPANISH language edition also available “An ode to the power of children's imaginations (and their parents' patience), Minji's Salon remin more...Saffron Tree | 23 Apr 2008
MY FRIEND JAMAL
STORY & PHOTOGRAPHY: ANNA MCQUINN ARTWORK: BEN FREY AGE GRP: 4-7 YRS. The book is a boy’s narration of his culturally diverse yet completely uncomplicated friendship with another boy his age. more...Saffron Tree | 17 Apr 2008
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
One of Arthur C. Clarke's famous laws of prediction is -- "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." One of the great magics for me in my life is the medium of cinema. more...Saffron Tree | 09 Apr 2008
Children's Book related special Events in April - Launching Bloomwatch Newsletter
April Showers Bring May flowers... Saffrontree's April flowers Bring a Bloomwatch bouquet for Children's Booklovers! Tulip blossoms, green grass, daffodil blooms.... When everything grows and grows i more...Saffron Tree | 07 Apr 2008
Once Upon a Banana
Picture courtesy: Amazon Author/Illustrator: Jennifer Armstrong, David Small Read Together: 2+ Genre: Humor Once Upon a Banana is totally bananas! It starts with a naughty little monkey, who ru more...Saffron Tree | 28 Mar 2008
Bad Kitty
Author/Illustrator: Nick Bruel Read Together: Age 3 to 5 Read alone: Early Elementary grades Genre: Alphabets A laugh-out-loud alphabetical offering that is a sure crowd pleaser! If there's more...Saffron Tree | 23 Mar 2008
Oregon's Journey
Oregon's Journey Author: Rascal Pictures by : Louis Joos Age Group : 5+, YA, Adults I always keep reading about Road Trips, but never been on one. What is so important about a Road Trip? Probably not more...Saffron Tree | 16 Mar 2008
Owen
Owen by Kevin Henkes Pic source : Amazon Owen is a simple and a heart warming story of a little mouse, who is deeply attached to his yellow blanket. The yellow blanket named Fuzzy by Owen, goes w more...Saffron Tree | 02 Mar 2008
Tops And Bottoms
Tops And Bottoms Adapted And Illustrated By Janet Stevens All Ages During our recent library trip, my younger child went berserk pulling out all the books she could lay her hands on and thrusti more...Saffron Tree | 15 Feb 2008
MY CAT COPIES ME
MY CAT COPIES ME Author and Illustrator: Yoon-duck Kwon Age group: 4-8 years This is one of those books in which the illustrations carry more weight than the text itself. The package might seem s more...Saffron Tree | 08 Feb 2008
For the Lunar New Year - New Clothes for New Year's Day
NEW CLOTHES FOR NEW YEAR'S DAY By Hyun - Joo Bae Age: 4-8 years This book is a celebration of the Korean culture and heritage, more specifically of the Korean Lunar New Year. I could say that or I more...Saffron Tree | 06 Feb 2008
Maisy Big, Maisy Small
Maisy Big, Maisy Small by Lucy Cousins Recommended Ages: 1-3 years Maisy Big, Maisy Small is a 2007 publication concept book of opposites written and illustrated by Lucy Cousins. Lucy Cou more...Saffron Tree | 03 Feb 2008
What do you do with a tail like this?
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This? (A 2004 Caldecott Honor Book) by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page Recommended ages: 4-7 years, read-alone Suggested ages: 1-4 years, read together Animals use the more...Saffron Tree | 31 Jan 2008
