• Reviews

    Warning: Do Not Open This Book!

    Children’s authors and illustrators, if possible, are becoming more and more creative with new and innovative ideas to create truly interactive books for children.  Warning: Do Not Open This Book! is no different – with a seemingly innocent monkey peeking around the corner, children will not be able to help…

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    The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp

    If you love classic storytelling and tall tales about creatures that such as The Abominable Snowman, the Yeti, and the Loch Ness Monster, then The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp is the book for you.  Kathi Applet uses a narrator that feels just like he’s talking to the…

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    Spy School

    This is another book I read on vacation.  Spy School is about Ben Ripley, a awkward, science geek whose dream job would be to work for the CIA.  Ben is not surprised to be selected to attend a magnate school with a focus on science, but he is surprised to…

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    Kids Say the Darndest Things

    As probably most of you know, kids have some of the funniest things to say.  I have a friend whose kids, I believe, are the FUNNIEST kids on the planet, she is constantly posting their conversations and I find myself laughing out loud every time.  I’ve been so busy with…

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    Extra Yarn

    Extra Yarn is such a fun story that reminds me of the clay-mation story Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town with a dark, somber town where colors have been all but washed away.  Anabelle’s knitting skills and magic yarn box change her drab town from dark and dreary to colorful and fun! …

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    What To Do If an Elephant Stands On Your Foot

    What To Do If an Elephant Stands On Your Foot written by Michelle Robinson and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds is an adorable and hysterical book about safari animals.  Similar in style to If You Give a Mouse a Cookie this story is laugh out loud funny and perfect for…

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    Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to NOT Reading

    I must have been in a pretty specific mood late last week when I picked my books to read for the weekend.  Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to NOT Reading written by Tommy Greenwald has a similar feel to yesterday’s post about the book Middle School – The Worst Years of…

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    Book Review: Remarkable

    First of all, Happy 4th of July to all my fellow Americans.  I hope you got a chance to see some fireworks and have a cookout!  I must say, coming back to work on a Thursday is a little weird, but it’s great that tomorrow is Friday already!  Over the past…

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    Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder

    If you’re looking for an absolutely silly and adventurous book especially for kids who like a little potty humor, then Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder by Jo Nesbo is the perfect pick!  I’d like to just say that I felt a little funny reading this one at the gym, but it’s an easy read…

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    The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

    I have been waiting for December 1st to be able to post this book.  This has got to be one of my all time favorite Christmas stories – The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by, Barbara Robinson.  This story was published in 1972 and it shows if you read it now,…