• Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Charles

    Summary:  “A young girl finds a lost baby crow and brings him home to recover and grow stronger. She names him Charles after the sounds that he makes when they are together. Throughout the beautiful summer days they share breakfasts of cooked cereal or eggs every morning before heading out to…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Shelter

    Summary:  “As a big storm approaches, two strangers arrive in the forest. All the animal families, safe in their homes, are worried. They wonder, “What are they doing there? What do they want?” So, as the pair knocks at the door of one home after another asking for shelter, all the…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: No Biggy!

    Summary:  “The empowering book sweeping the nation that’s helping kids and parents successfully manage frustration. Getting frustrated is a part of life! And, whether Kiki is working on squeezing toothpaste right onto her toothbrush, getting the zipper to slide all the way up her jacket, or spreading cream cheese on a…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Frankie

    Summary:  “Frankie is EXCITED! A new home? A new bed? A new ball? But wait. Nico is already here. Nico’s home. Nico’s bed. Nico’s ball. Sharing is hard . . .   Will Frankie find a place here too? Follow two pups with big personalities as they struggle to get along and find their places in the pack.” (Taken…

  • Lists

    Author Spotlight: Ame Dyckman

    Today’s featured author is Ame Dyckman, an author of some of the cutest and funniest books on the market today and one of nicest authors I’ve met online and in person! I first fell in love with Ame’s work with her book – Boy + Bot and reviewed it here on my blog and…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: The Princess and the Pit Stop

    Summary:  “Once upon a time there was a Princess . . . . . . who made a pit stop. While the Birds and Beasts changed her tires, her Fairy Godmother told her she was in last place! With just one lap left! She might as well give up! Give up?…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Small Things

    Summary:  “On the cusp of having everything slip from his grasp, a young boy has to find a way to rebuild his sense of self. An ordinary boy in an ordinary world. With no words, only illustrations, Small Things tells the story of a boy who feels alone with worries but…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Misunderstood Shark

    Summary:  “Every beachgoer knows that there’s nothing more terrifying than a… SHARRRK! But this shark is just misunderstood, or is he? In a wholly original, side-splittingly funny story, New York Times bestselling author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Scott Magoon take this perennial theme and turn it on its (hammer)head with a brand-new cheeky…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Mae and the Moon

    Summary:  “Mae and the moon love to play together. Their favorite game is hide and seek. But when the moon disappears one evening and cannot be found, Mae wonders what happened and begins to worry. Determined to find her glowing friend, Mae takes matters into her own hands and sets off…

  • Reviews

    #blogbookaday: Whale In a Fishbowl

    Summary:  “A moving, poetic story about a whale in captivity who longs for the ocean… because whales don’t belong in fishbowls, do they? Wednesday is a whale who lives in a fishbowl smack dab in the middle of a city–it’s the only home she’s ever known. Cars whizz around her and…