Nana Picks The Books

A Review of Children's Books

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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats - 4 Stars

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  “The Snowy Day” is a very simple story about a boy, Peter who ventures outside after a night of snow fall. He makes tracks in the snow, he...
Saturday, February 21, 2026

Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback - 5 Stars

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  Joseph’s overcoat is “old and worn”, so he makes a jacket out of it, then a vest and on and on it goes. By the end of the book, all he has...
Friday, February 6, 2026

Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express by Megan McDonald - 5 Stars

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Stink and his friends, Webster and Sophie find three stray guinea pigs while building the Great Wall of China with cereal boxes. At a loss o...

The 13-Story Treehouse by Andy Griffiths - 5 Stars

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  “The 13-Story Treehouse” is so ridiculous that every chapter makes you belly-laugh. It has just the right kind of humor for 7–12-year-old ...
Thursday, February 5, 2026

Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures The Mount Rushmore Calamity by Sara Pennypacker - 3 Stars

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I read the original Flat Stanley books with both my children and grandchildren, which we all really enjoyed. Now Flat Stanley (he’s flat bec...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Tackylocks And The Three Bears by Helen Lester - 4 Stars

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Tacky and his friends are a waddle of penguins, and they are going to put on a play for Mrs. Beakly’s school. They will be preforming Goldil...

The High-Skies Adventures of Blue Jay The Pirate by Scott Nash -3 Stars

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Wish I had read the reviews about this book before purchasing. It is not my cup of tea. First, I am not a fan of animals taking on human att...
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Leslie Hudson
Thanks for visiting my blog "Nana Picks the Books". For children around the world reading has always been a way to escape from their troubles and problems. In a good book kids can get lost in the adventures of wonderful characters and learn amazing things. I am a Nana to six Grandchildren and reading with them is one of my favorite activities. Not all the Grandchildren like to sit still and listen to the stories. So, reading out loud to them must be done with humor, passion and in a way that engages them into the story. I read books with funny voices, with over exaggeration and by asking the “what will happen next” question before continuing the story. Most of the time I can draw the child into the story but occasionally a book goes flat. The Grandchildren start to fidget, ask for the TV or want to move on to a different activity. Here are some of books that my Grandchildren have loved, been OK with and some that they have walked away from.
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