There are only a few books that I know I'll love even before I see them - and this was definitely one. Picture book afficionado Cay Gibson serves up a delicious array of picture books of all sorts to discover and savor for yourself from your local library (and hopefully start a collection of your own as well). I'm a big fan of picture books - especially the beautifully illustrated ones that are wonderfully in fashion at present (my habits run along the lines of prominently displaying them in our house to inspire reading, purchasing picture books to coordinate with our homeschool studies - particular in history and science, and even, occasionally, reading picture books aloud to unsuspecting dinner guests) and I'm delighted to have this great place to start to discover many new titles. The substance of this book is comprised of essays on the value of picture books and how to incorporate them into your lives along with numerous creative and inspiring book lists. Here is a sampling of the booklists you'll find: List for Teenaged Readers and Reluctant Readers Children's Hour (A Twelve Month Historical Timeline along with supplementary reading in subjects like science, art, music and language arts) The Never-Ending List of Children's Authors and Illustrators Teaching Virtues Through Books Spanning the Globe Read Across America Let's Get Cooking with Literature (Picture Books about Cooking and Recipes) Take Me Out to the Ballgame Black History Month Around the World and Beyond with Cinderella Gardening Treasures Immigration Booklist Pioneers and Westward Movement World War II Christmas Booklist This is the sort of book (further enhanced by spacious margins and room for additional notes) that I can readily imagine dragging to the library and to book sales and keeping track of which favorites we've read and which ones we own. A very welcome addition to our home library and one that also looks to be useful in making purchasing recommendations to our public library. I've only read a small portion of the recommended books so far, but I eagerly await discovering many new favorites. Though this book was written by a Catholic homeschool mom (and includes a number of fine, specifically Catholic titles), its scope is quite broad and would be of interest to many parents, teachers and librarians. Available from the author's website.