Book Review

Children’s Book Review: National Geographic Kids Weird but True! World 2023

A compilation of facts, photos, and weird wonders from all over our world can be found in this new book from National Geographic Kids.
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Quick Lit: Mini-Reviews of Some Recent Reads – February 2023 Edition

February's Quick Lit includes seven books I read for my own enjoyment including fiction, memoir, historical fiction, middle-grade, and a novella.
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Children’s Book Review: I Take Care of My Kitten and I Take Care of My Puppy by Michael Slack

Toddlers will want to help care for their pet so these two Happy Little Pets board books, I Take Care of My Kitten and I Take Care of My Puppy will help get them ready for the job.
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Children’s Book Review: Busy Feet by Marcia Berneger

A day in the life of a toddler's busy feet includes lots of running, jumping, swinging, and hopping.
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Children’s Book Review: Who’s the Most…? by Claudia Bielinsky

Who's the most encourages kids to infer from the illustrations who is strong, calm, sleepy, and more. But, they will love seeing who is the most adorable at the end!
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Children’s Book Review: The Fire of Stars by Kirsten W. Larson

Cecilia Payne loved science as a child but was told she couldn't become a scientist. She proved them wrong by becoming an astronomer at Harvard and discovering the recipe for stars.
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Children’s Book Review: Nila’s Perfect Coat by Norene Paulson

Nila finds the perfect coat for herself and then realizes it may actually be a perfect coat for someone else that needs it more.
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Books that Came My Way in January 2023

Sharing the books added to my shelves in January including fiction and nonfiction as well as children's books as some fun puzzles!
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Children’s Book Review – Jessie: Queen of the Road by Lindsay Ward

Jessie a motorcycle just wants to drive and be helpful and viewed as someone with purpose. She and other female riders found ways to entertain and help the war effort.
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Children’s Book Review: Pirates Don’t Dance! by Shawna J.C. Tenney

Jack has always wanted to be a pirate and when he finally gets to enter training he find out that pirates don't dance. How can he do both things he loves?
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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