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#blogbookaday: The King of Space
Summary: “Rex may seem to be your average mini galactic citizen, working on his parents’ moog farm and going to school, but he’s plotting to become… THE KING OF SPACE! With aliens, warbots, dung-blasters, and more, Johnny Duddle takes us on an unforgettable intergalactic adventure.” (Taken from Goodreads) Review: Rex has…
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#blogbookaday: Cat Wishes
Summary: “In this playfully subversive fairytale, perfect for fans of Jon Klassen, the ever-skeptical Cat learns that wishes can come true—just not always in the ways we expect. At turns sly and sweet, this clever story about friendship will leave no doubt that true magic lies in our connections with others,…
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What’s New? Literacious Updates and Changes
I started this blog eight years ago with, I think, my first post at the very tail-end of 2010. Since then I’ve gained (many) more followers, found my voice and better figured out where I see this blog going in the future. I hope by now, you’ll see it’s been…
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#blogbookaday: Little Pig Saves the Ship
Summary: “Little Pig is too small to go to sailing camp with his brothers and sisters, so his grandfather makes him a model ship, and together they sail it on the stream–until it gets carried away by the current, and Little Pig has to rescue the ship before it is wrecked.”…
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Princess Readalikes: Ariel’s Curiosity
For Ariel’s princess trait, I chose curiosity – Ariel is curious to a fault when it comes to human’s and their inventions. The characters in these stories are inventors, scientists, explorers and detectives as they search for answers, just like Ariel.
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#blogbookaday: I’m a Duck
Summary: “Sometimes it takes a lot to get your webbed feet wet! An adorable picture book makes a splash with a satisfying story about conquering your fears. I cannot swim, and that is bad. A landlocked duck is very sad. One day, an egg rolled out of a nest and right…
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Sharing My Thoughts on Lifelines
This has been a big week, my blog is now being self-hosted with the most amazing little octopus as a mascot (check out why I chose an octopus) and I was interviewed by Ann Braden, author and one half of the amazing team (Saadia Faruqi) that makes up Lifelines: Books That…
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Quotable Kidlit – Natalie Lloyd
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Why an Octopus with an Ice Cream Cone?
How much do you love my new logo design? Isn’t that little octopus with an ice cream cone and books just absolutely adorable? I bet you’re wondering why I’d choose an octopus holding an ice cream cone and books as my logo and that’s what I’m here to tell you!…
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#blogbookaday: Who Was That?
Summary: “Each page asks the reader to remember a detail about the characters featured on the page before. This book requires the sharpest readers’ keen attention!” (Taken from Goodreads) Review: Each page flip asks the readers to remember a small detail from the page before and it’s often misleading which led me…
