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Book Review: The White Book
I love picture books that change how you look at picture books! Things like Press Here, Tap the Magic Tree, or the Pigeon and Chester books where the characters break the fourth wall. Or like A Funny Little Bird by Jennifer Yerkes or The White Book by Silvia Borando, Lorenzo Clerici and Elisabetta Pica where the…
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Book Review – Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina & New Orleans
I spent some time this morning reading Drowned City: Hurricane Katrin & New Orleans by Don Brown and was blown away by the powerful storyline, images, and facts about how much went wrong in the face of a disaster that could have been much worse. Here’s my Book Review – Drowned…
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Book Review: In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
I think having New Year’s Eve fall on a Thursday is absolutely genius! The library was closed yesterday (Friday) and I don’t have to work this weekend allowing me to begin 2016 in the right way – with lots of reading! I read In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph…
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Book Review: When Lunch Fights Back
When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses by Rebecca L. Johnson is the fascinating story of a number of animals that have really cool defenses that prevent from, basically, being eaten for lunch. As soon as I opened the book with dripping colors and splotches all over the pages,…
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Book Review: Book Scavenger
Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman is my favorite type of story – focused around books and a treasure hunt! Emily moves to San Francisco with her family and meets James, a next door neighbor who loves puzzles as much as she does. She’s excited to be in the hometown of…
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Book Review: The Case for Loving
The Case for Loving: The Fight For Interracial Marriage by Selina Alko is a informational text written in a picture book format about interracial marriage during the 1960s in Virginia. A very basic story with dates and simple to understand vocabulary for elementary school students, The Case for Loving shares an…
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Book Review: The Totally Secret Secret
The Totally Secret Secret written and illustrated by Bob Shea is the story of two friends who play together everyday. But, everyday they play the same thing, ballet. One day, Sparkles the Pony has a secret that he is afraid to share with Ballet Cat, a secret that would make…
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48 Hour Book Challenge Review #9
140 Character Synopsis/Review: Inspired by true events, Uprooted is the story of Lindy as she evacuates to Canada while family still lives in war torn England. Title: Uprooted Author: Lynne Reid Banks Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books Publication Date: 2015 Page Number: 336 pgs.
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48 Hour Book Challenge Review #8
140 Character Synopsis/Review: A honest memoir of one girl’s experience at an all girls’ summer camp when she falls for a counselor. But love and camp don’t mix. Title: Honor Girl Author: Maggie Thrash Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: 2015 Page Number: 272 pgs.
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48 Hour Book Challenge Review #7
140 Character Synopsis/Review: Things are rough at home and soon Tommy has caused more trouble in the neighborhood than he knows what to do with, how can he fix it? Title: Paper Cowboy Author: Kristin Levine Publisher: G. P. Putnam’s Sons Publication Date: 2014 Page Number: 333 pgs.