Children’s Book Review: New York Day & Night
NEW YORK DAY & NIGHT By: Aurelie Pollet and Vincent Bergier Published: March 19, 2019 Publisher: Prestel Publishing Non-Fiction Whether you love, have visited, live in, or have never been to New York City, this book can be loved by young and old. If you are familiar with New York City, this book will remind…
Read More Children’s Book Review: The Song of Spring By Hendrik Jonas
THE SONG OF SPRING By: Hendrik Jonas Published: March 19, 2019 Publisher: Prestel Publishing Fiction Spring has finally arrived here, both by the calendar and through Mother Nature. The birds are singing, the snow is melting, and the sun is shining longer each day. In Jonas’ book, a little bird sees all the other birds…
Read More Children’s Book Review: I Used to Be Famous By Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie
I USED TO BE FAMOUS By: Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie Illustrated by: Joanne Lew-Vriethoff Published: April 1, 2019 Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company Fiction Kiely is famous, constantly being followed by the paparazzi (her family), but someone new is in town. In her first book I AM FAMOUS, Kiely relished in all the attention…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Cat and Mouse By Britta Teckentrup
CAT & MOUSE By: Britta Teckentrup Published: March 19, 2019 Publisher: Prestel Fiction This oversized board book is such a fun story for toddlers to preschoolers. Cat is out to get mouse and chases him all over the house. But, mouse knows all the best spots to hide and holes to jump through. Will Cat…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Taking Cover By Nioucha Homayoonfar
TAKING COVER One Girl’s Story of Growing Up During the Iranian Revolution By: Nioucha Homayoonfar Published: January 8, 2019 Publisher: National Geographic Children’s Books Non-Fiction/Memoir – Middle Grade Readers This timely memoir, chronicles the author’s childhood growing up before and after the Iranian Revolution. What started as a happy, loving childhood soon turned into a…
Read More Quick Lit: Mini Reviews of Some Recent Reads – March 2019 Edition
I’m trying to read more books that I choose for my own reading enjoyment. Not for review, but because I’ve been wanting to read them or they caught my attention. Most of them have been talked about ad nauseam or have been on my to-read list for a long time so they don’t really need…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Turkey’s Eggcellent Easter By Wendi Silvano
TURKEY’S EGGCELLENT EASTER Turkey Trouble #4 By: Wendi Silvano Illustrated by: Lee Harper Published: January 29, 2019 Publisher: Two Lions Fiction/Picture Book Silvano has written her fourth in the Turkey Trouble series, with another holiday setting, Easter. When Turkey spies a sign advertising an Eggstraspecial Egg Hunt, Turkey and his fellow farm friends want to…
Read More Book Review: The Travelling Cat Chronicles By Hiro Arikawa
THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES By: Hiro Arikawa Translated by: Philip Gabriel Published: October 23, 2018 Publisher: Berkley Fiction This bestselling novel from Japan has now made its way to the United States and is receiving much praise from readers all across the globe. The translation by Gabriel is flawless and lets the voice of Nana…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Wild Bios – Frida Catlo By Courtney Acampora
FRIDA CATLO By: Courtney Acampora and Maggie Fischer Illustrated by: Lindsay Dale-Scott Published: January 8, 2019 Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books Fiction/Board Book The first title in the new WILD BIOS series for toddlers featuring well-known historical figures with a bit of a twist is a great way to have fun while reading and teaching. This…
Read More Books that Came My Way in February 2019
This is my monthly roundup of books that were added to my shelves in the last month. I also share an update with you on other things going on in my life. The basketball season ended a little sooner than we had hoped for our team. But lots of memories were made and we will…
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