https://www.wcmu.org/tags/book-reviews Book Reviews en-US Copyright Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:17:24 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-22/book-review-generation-dread-centers-climate-anxiety-hope Devastating droughts, wildfires, floods and hurricanes are symptoms of climate change we're already seeing. These dramatic events, as well as the slow changes to our environment, are accompanied with severe emotional turmoil. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:17:24 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-22/book-review-generation-dread-centers-climate-anxiety-hope Teresa Homsi https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-19/book-review-firekeepers-daughter-this-years-great-michigan-read Michigan native and Central Michigan University alum Angeline Boulley's debut novel is this year's Great Michigan Read. WCMU's Brianna Edgar brings us this spoiler-free review. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:39:44 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-19/book-review-firekeepers-daughter-this-years-great-michigan-read Brianna Edgar https://www.wcmu.org/arts-and-culture/2018-12-10/the-childrens-bookshelf-sing-a-song-of-seasons SING A SONG OF SEASONS: A Nature Poem for Each Day of the Year selected by Fiona Waters and illustrated by Frann Preston-Gannon is a beautiful collection… Mon, 10 Dec 2018 18:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/arts-and-culture/2018-12-10/the-childrens-bookshelf-sing-a-song-of-seasons Sue Ann Martin https://www.wcmu.org/arts-and-culture/2018-12-03/the-childrens-bookself-quiet QUIET written and illustrated by Tomie dePaola is a concept book told in a gentle whisper about what quiet means and how quiet feels. It begins simply as… Mon, 03 Dec 2018 22:09:39 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/arts-and-culture/2018-12-03/the-childrens-bookself-quiet Sue Ann Martin https://www.wcmu.org/arts-and-culture/2018-12-03/the-childrens-bookshelf-tales-from-the-inner-city Tales From The Inner City written and illustrated by Shaun Tan includes 25 stories about the relationship between humans and animals, both domestic and… Mon, 03 Dec 2018 18:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/arts-and-culture/2018-12-03/the-childrens-bookshelf-tales-from-the-inner-city Sue Ann Martin https://www.wcmu.org/arts-and-culture/2018-11-23/the-childrens-bookshelf-imagine Imagine written by Juan Felipe Herrera and illustrated by Lauren Castillo is a picture book biography that traces the poet’s young life through a series… Fri, 23 Nov 2018 19:24:44 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/arts-and-culture/2018-11-23/the-childrens-bookshelf-imagine Sue Ann Martin https://www.wcmu.org/arts-and-culture/2018-11-19/the-childrens-bookshelf-the-sun-is-kind-of-a-big-deal THE SUN IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL written and illustrated by Nick Seluk is an imaginative picture book introduction to the Sun and all of its marvels. The… Mon, 19 Nov 2018 18:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/arts-and-culture/2018-11-19/the-childrens-bookshelf-the-sun-is-kind-of-a-big-deal Sue Ann Martin https://www.wcmu.org/arts-and-culture/2018-11-12/the-childrens-bookshelf-mary-poppins Mary Poppins adapted by Amy Novesky and illustrated by Genevieve Godbout is a picture book introduction to P.L. Travers’ popular 1934 novel about a very… Mon, 12 Nov 2018 18:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/arts-and-culture/2018-11-12/the-childrens-bookshelf-mary-poppins Sue Ann Martin https://www.wcmu.org/arts-and-culture/2018-11-05/the-childrens-bookshelf-theres-a-dinosaur-on-the-3th-floor THERE’S A DINOSAUR ON THE 13TH FLOOR written by Wade Bradford and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes is a “just for fun” picture book about a Mr. Snore who… Mon, 05 Nov 2018 18:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/arts-and-culture/2018-11-05/the-childrens-bookshelf-theres-a-dinosaur-on-the-3th-floor Sue Ann Martin https://www.wcmu.org/arts-and-culture/2018-10-29/the-childrens-bookshelf-herstory HERSTORY: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World written by Katherine Halligan and illustrated by Sarah Walsh is a brilliant collection of women from… Mon, 29 Oct 2018 17:00:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/arts-and-culture/2018-10-29/the-childrens-bookshelf-herstory Sue Ann Martin