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It's been awhile since my last Picture Book Saturday and I'm hoping you're itching for some good reads (I know I was!). No theme today, just some random stories I've enjoyed over the last few weeks. Hope you find something you like!

Winnie Finn, Worm Farmer by Carol Brendler and illustrator Ard Hoyt

Winnie Finn just loves earthworms and really wants to enter them into a category at the county fair. She knows every little thing to know about the worms and thinks she can win a prize for sure. Unfortunately, there is not a category for worms at the fair and everyone she asks about it thinks she's completely silly for even considering trying to enter worms! Well, Winnie is determined to get her beloved earthworms noticed...one way or another!

Got a tomboy in your life? Winnie is a such a great character, standing up for herself (and for her love of earthworms) and showing pure determination in getting her point across. A spunky, strong girl that likes to dig in the dirt and play with worms!

The illustrations are adorable and help to depict Winnie just as I would see her in my head. Cute freckles, no-nonsense clothes, and a glint in her eye. They'll easily hold a child's attention during a read aloud.
Get this one for the young girls in your life...let them know it's ok to play with dirt and bugs (and it's even fun!). Boys will enjoy it too, Winnie's story is a lot of fun and filled with a great message.

Winnie Finn, Worm Farmer
Carol Brendler
32 pages
Picture Book
Farrar, Strauss, and Giroux
9780374384401
August 2009
Review copy received from publisher

Too Purpley! by Jean Reidy and illustrator Genevieve Leloup

This one had me cracking up, because I know a few children just like our main character. She's just a tad bit picky when it comes to what she wants to wear...it's either too prickly, too itchy, too matchy, or of course, too purply! She keeps going through outfit changes until she finds something that is "so comfy!"

So cute! Each page really stands out, due to Leloup's awesome, modern illustrations and our pig-tailed main character is adorable. I loved the "too matchy" page and the look on her face during the "too feathery" page will make your kiddos giggle.

Perfect for a read aloud with toddlers. The illustrations will help teach certain words, like what stripes are, the color purple, polka dots, etc. Again, very cute!


Too Purpley!
Jean Reidy
32 pages
Picture Book
Bloomsbury
9781599903071
January 2009
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