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Princess Readalikes: Jasmine’s Independence
Jasmine is an independent princess, willing to take chances, and doesn’t want her father, the sultan, to make decisions for her. She wants to learn about the community outside the palace walls, she’s not afraid to fly on a magic carpet and does her best to fight against Jafar as…
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#blogbookaday: Saffron Ice Cream
Summary: “Rashin is excited about her first visit to the beach in her family’s new home. On the way there, she remembers what beach trips were like in Iran, the beautiful Caspian Sea, the Persian music, and most of all, the saffron ice cream she shared with her best friend, Azadeh.…
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Top Ten Tuesday: Longest Books I’ve Ever Read
I’m not a HUGE fantasy reader, which is where a lot of those really long titles are, but I’ve created a list of books that are all close to or over 500 pages (which, I think, is still a lot!). Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling…
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#blogbookaday: Sheep 101
Summary: “A time-honored bedtime ritual gets a new twist in this rollicking mash-up of counting sheep and nursery rhyme characters. One night, a boy counts sheep as he tries to fall asleep.99. 100. 101….Crash! Sheep 101 is stuck in the fence. Will he ever get out and get the little boy…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? 10/8/18
I need a few more hours in every day – I’m not getting as much reading done as I want, but this weekend I had a good excuse. My parents came out for the long weekend to help us re-wire our garage and put up some of the drywall. These…
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#blogbookaday: The New LiBEARian
Summary: “It’s storytime at the library but Miss Merryweather, the librarian, is missing! Dee and her friends go in search of her but instead finds a rather hairy, new liBEARian!” (Taken from Goodreads) Review: Little ones are anxiously awaiting storytime, but the librarian is late! After following some decidedly-not human footprints…
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#blogbookaday: Bigger Than You
Summary: “This picture book debut puts a fresh spin on playground dynamics, conflict resolution, relative size, and most important, dinosaurs! With an engaging concept, educational back matter, and a dinosaur growth chart, this engaging playground tale is perfect for curious children and fans of Byron Barton’s Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs and Jane Yolen’s How Do Dinosaurs…
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#blogbookaday: Eraser
Summary: “Eraser is always cleaning up everyone else’s mistakes. Except for Ruler and Pencil Sharpener, none of the other school supplies seem to appreciate her. They all love how sharp Pencil is and how Tape and Glue help everyone stick together. Eraser wants to create so that she can shine like…
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Three on a Theme: Unicorns
Unicorns are hot right now – rainbows, glitter, cupcakes! The whole nine yards! I could have created a much longer list of unicorn picture books, but instead went with some storylines that are little unexpected in the uni-verse (get it?) Have fun checking out these not-your-typical unicorn books! There are…
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#blogbookaday: Mustafa
Summary: “Mustafa and his family traveled a long way to reach their new home. Some nights Mustafa dreams about the country he used to live in, and he wakes up not knowing where he is. Then his mother takes him out to the balcony to see the moon — the same…
