Comments on: Informative Picture Books

By: candy shelts

candy shelts — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:48:13 +0000

Another amazing book wirtten by Dianna Hutts Aston! The research Dianna does is unbelivable. To me she is one of the most exciting children’s Authors! As an adult I even find her books interesting, more than informative, and appealing to all of our ages. Anytime she has a new book out, I buy it!! My grandchilden absolutely love them too. She is one of the most desireable Authors I have come across. On a scale from one to ten ~~ Dianna, is a twenty. I have given her books as gifts more times than I can remember.

One day I was watching the Martha Stewart Show and they had one of her books on it! “An Egg is Quiet.” Martha showed great praise for the book. Martha likes eggs, she said.

As I watched Fox News, I saw our President read “The Moon Over Star” to children, which happens to be an excellent book about our Astronauts trip to the moon in 1969.
With Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, Jr., & Michael Collins. It is a total history lesson for our young and old.

We have enjoyed each book she has written. Her nature books are out standing! Her books on people, and happens seem to stay in my heart forever. Dream Something Big was so inspiring that it is a must.

I could never say enough about Dianna ~~ all her nature books, and other books that seemed so filfilling. She is a extaordinary writer. All the schools have her books too. Dianna, my hat is off to your talent. Thanks for educating so many people with your love of writing.

Carol Shelts

By: Melissa Hutts

Melissa Hutts — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:20:00 +0000

I cannot wait to read Dianna Aston’s latest book. She is by far my favorite children’s book author. She is an amazingly talented writer!

By: Elizabeth Bluemle

Elizabeth Bluemle — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:15:11 +0000

Barbara, I handsell this one all the time! Love it!

By: Dianna Aston

Dianna Aston — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:37:09 +0000

One of my all-time favorites too!

By: Christina Wilsdon

Christina Wilsdon — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:55:44 +0000

Yay, more fun books to seek out

One of my all-time favorite rock books is “If You Find a Rock” by Peggy Christian. She writes about the rocks by giving them names as children might name them, by their use–wishing rocks, skipping rocks–and it’s illustrated with beautiful black and white photos.

By: Ellen Mager

Ellen Mager — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:22:06 +0000

Josie,
These 2 were great suggestions, but my absolute favorite “science guy” is Steve Jenkins! I sell his titles in Hardback because people are so excited by them and the hardbacks and now more paperbacks sell with the back list books as well as the new title. I sell out of the paperbacks (not cheap either) at the bookfairs and some of the hardbackd there. and I never bring enough copies for a Chidlren’s Lit talk,especially to teachers. His information is terrific (expecially his glassery, even in the younger books) and his layers of cut paper are AMAZING!!

By: bARBARA mARKOWITZ

bARBARA mARKOWITZ — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:41:57 +0000

DEAR jOSIE,

if you have never read Carol Otis Hurst’s ROCKS IN HIS HEAD, you must.

This wonderful story is for all ages. Lovely illustrations by James Stevenson.

the fly leaf says it all: Anyone who has ever felt a little out of step with the world will identify with this true story of a man who followed his heart and his passion.

This is one of my all time favorites.

By: Jenny Weed

Jenny Weed — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:25:02 +0000

I *adore* the Hutts Atson/Long book collaborations. They’re both informative and gorgeous in their own right.