Archive for August 2019
Children’s Book Review: My Name is Wakawakaloch! By: Chana Stiefel
A cavegirl is frustrated because kids and adults are always messing up her name. She just wants a simple name that can be found on a t-shirt like her other friends.
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: The Diggers by Margaret Wise Brown
New children’s material from Margaret Wise Brown for kids who love machines that dig.
Read MoreCookbook Review: The Modern Cast Iron Cookbook By Tiffany La Forge
Tips for care and use of your cast iron skillet as well as many delicious recipes to cover all meals and tastes.
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: Marlon Bundo’s A Day in the Nation’s Capital By Charlotte Pence
MARLON BUNDO’S A DAY IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL By: Charlotte Pence Illustrated by: Karen Pence Published: April 9, 2019 Publisher: Regnery Kids Non-Fiction Marlon Bundo is the Bunny of the United States, otherwise known as BOTUS. He lives with the Vice-President and the Second Lady, Mike and Karen Pence, his “grandparents”. Their daughter, Charlotte, is…
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: A Tiger Like Me By Michael Engler
A TIGER LIKE ME By: Michael Engler Illustrated by: Joelle Tourlonias Translated by: Laura Watkinson Published: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Amazon Crossing Fiction Originally published in Germany, this translated children’s story shares a day in a little boy/tiger’s life. As the tiger wakes up and gives a ROAR! he starts his day as any tiger…
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: Awesome Achievers in Technology/Awesome Achievers in Science By Alan Katz
AWESOME ACHIEVERS IN TECHNOLOGY Super and Strange Facts about 12 Almost Famous History Makers By: Alan Katz Illustrated by: Chris Judge Published: August 6, 2019 Publisher: Running Press Kids Non-Fiction This new series by Alan Katz makes learning fun. He uses humor kids will find hilarious alongside factual stories about the people behind some really…
Read MoreQuick Lit: Mini Reviews of Some Recent Reads – July/August 2019 Edition
Today is one of our very last days of summer around here. Patrick leaves Sunday to head back to college and then leave with his cross-country team for a quick camp before school starts. Bennett moves into to his dorm on Wednesday. Reagan starts her freshman year of high school on Friday. This next week…
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: What If Everybody Thought That? By Ellen Javernick
WHAT IF EVERYBODY THOUGHT THAT? By: Ellen Javernick Illustrated by: Colleen Madden Published: August 27, 2019 Publisher: Two Lions Non-Fiction There are all kinds of different abilities in school and it’s easy for kids to make assumptions about the kids with those abilities. Javernick takes all kinds of situations and proves our prejudices wrong and…
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: From an Idea to Nike By Lowey Bundy Sichol
FROM AN IDEA TO NIKE How Marketing Made Nike a Global Success By: Lowey Bundy Sichol Illustrated by: C.S. Jennings Published: February 12, 2019 Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Non-Fiction I would be shocked if at some point in your life you didn’t have a pair of Nike shoes in your house. I can’t…
Read MoreChildren’s Book Review: Pirates Don’t Go to Kindergarten By Lisa Robinson
PIRATES DON’T GO TO KINDERGARTEN By: Lisa Robinson Illustrated by: Eda Kaban Published: July 1, 2019 Publisher: Two Lions Fiction It’s time for Pirate Emma to start kindergarten. She has her treasure map and spy glass and she is ready to set sail with her favorite captain, Cap’n Chu. Cap’n Chu is really Ms. Chu,…
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