We all know that judging a book by its cover is dicey. But if you shouldn’t do that, then how do you know what your kid is reading? Enter Page Pig, summaries of books so that you know what your kid is reading. Quick summaries are available along with some categories to help you know […]
Author: James Kochalka Illustrator: James Kochalka © Date: 2016 Publisher: First Second Pages: 125 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 6-10 years old Bonus Activities at End of Book: Not really, there are short bonus comics at the end Summary from Book: A Glork Patrol is no place for little kids, but Gonk
Author: Brian Selznick and David Serlin Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 2018 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 189 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, illustrations are on most pages and tell part of the story Publisher Recommended Age: 4-9 Bonus Activities at End of Book: Not really, but there is a key to baby monkey’s office that has
Author: Nic Bishop Photographer: Nic Bishop © Date: 2009 Publisher: Scholastic Nonfiction Pages: 48 Chapters: No Photographs: Yes, some page layouts have a picture page opposite a text page Publisher Recommended Age: 4-8 Bonus Activities at End of Book: A glossary and a brief story about Nic Bishop’s adventures working on the book. Summary from
Author: Andrea Beaty Illustrator: Nathan Hale © Date: 2013 Publisher: Amulet Books Pages: 213 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No, the cover has an illustration, chapter numbers are fancy, and each page number has a top hat Publisher Recommended Age: 10-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Robbie Darko is a magician, an
Author: Lou Anders Illustrator: Brian Miller © Date: 2020 Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Pages: 271 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Not really, just a few that are used repeatedly at the start of the chapter Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Have you ever heard of a unicorn
Author: Emily Ecton Illustrator: David Mottram © Date: 2020 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: 247 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, but a lot of page layouts do not have illustrations Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Butterbean knew she wasn’t always a good dog. Still, she’d never
Author: Lucy Cooke Photographer: Lucy Cooke, Jenny Jozwiak, Frank Lang, Rebecca Mills, Philip Stebbing © Date: 2013 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books, Simon & Schuster Pages: 64 Chapters: No Photographs: Yes, lots of adorable sloths everywhere Publisher Recommended Age: 5-99 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, but lists a website for visiting the Aviarios
Author: Russell Ginns Illustrator: Barbara Fisinger © Date: 2018 Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages: 243 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, many page layouts do not have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, fun facts on the value of several items mentioned in the book, more puzzles to solve with websites
Author: Chris Kurtz Illustrator: Jennifer Black Reinhardt © Date: 2013 Publisher: Harcourt Children’s books Pages: 278 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: A few, most page layouts do not have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 10-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Flora’s a die-hard dreamer. She’s never left the farm, but she knows she
Author: E.L. Konigsburg Illustrator: E.L. Konigsburg © Date: 1967 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: 162 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: A few, most page layouts do not have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be
