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How to Train a Train
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga choo choo! If you’re looking for the perfect gift this holiday season for the train-lover in your family, you’ll definitely have to pick up How to Train a Train! Jason Carter Eaton’s text is full of fun and humor and pairs perfectly with John Rocco’s illustrations. Using pet…
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The Adventures of a South Pole Pig
There hasn’t been a pig like this since Wilbur! Flora, is a farm pig who dreams of life outside of the pigpen. Her biggest dream is to pull a sled like the sled dogs being trained on the farm. Soon she has her chance when she is taken with the…
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Ghost Hawk
I’ve been captivated by historical fictin since I was young and I especially loved The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare and Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George. I read Ghost Hawk this week and what a perfect time of year, the book takes place around…
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The Real Boy
There’s been a lot of chatter about The Real Boy by Anne Ursu in the past few months and I was curious myself to find out what the story was all about. A glittering city called Asteri was saved from the plague by the magic of the island and the…
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Little Red Writing
Joan Holub and Melissa Sweet are paired together in this beautifully executed story about writing a story. This is such a fun way to introduce children to writing stories. Little Red Writing takes a familiar story and remakes it to include tried and true rules for writing a story. Our…
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Boxers & Saints
As I’ve said in the past, graphic novels are not my favorite format for reading, but the companion stories Boxers and Saints is a really interesting take on a historical event, that I did not know much about. Gene Luen Yang, author of American Born Chinese, wrote about the Boxer…
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Fangirl
I very easily fell into the world of Cath, Wren, Levi and the rest of the characters in Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. Rowell created a very realistic world filled with characters with real life issues that many teens can relate to. Cath and Wren’s mom left when they were very…
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Tea Party Rules
Ame Dyckman has done it again, Tea Party Rules is an adorable story of friendship in the most unlikely place. Cub smells something delicious and before he knows it, he has found a tea party…complete with cookies! When the little girl shows up, she teaches Cub the (many) rules one…
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Pumpkin Trouble
It’s that time of year! No, not Christmas (yet!), but Halloween and there are some great books out there for the holiday. Kids around here are ready to go trick-or-treating and have been talking about costumes for awhile now. I thought I’d post this great holiday book as it fits…
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Zombiekins
Over the weekend I was traveling and grabbed Zombiekins by Kevin Bolger as an audiobook to listen to in the car. It was a great choice (especially around Halloween)! It’s definitely the perfect book to give to kids looking for something a little scary, but funny too! And it’s definitely…
