By Mo Willems Ages 2-7 Summary: When The Pigeon finds a delicious hot dog, he can hardly wait to shove the entire thing in his beak. But . . . then a very sly and hungry duckling enters the scene and wants a bite. Who will be Read More
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Sisterland
By Salla Simukka One of my favorite books growing up was “Best Friend,” by Shirley Simon >> The story explores the concept of friendship from the point of view of a young girl. Making friends, losing friends, what today we’d call “friend drama,” and finding friends in unexpected places. So I was looking forward to Read More
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
By JK Rowling After years of my niece telling me I just HAD to read Harry Potter, I finally got it from the library. I was lucky enough to get the edition with Jim Kay’s illustrations, which are terrific. I have to admit; I wasn’t looking forward to this read. I’m not much into magical/fantasy Read More
The Mysterious Howling
by Maryrose Wood (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #1) Who doesn’t love a good mystery? Children and adults will delight in the first entry of the Incorrigible Children series and be eager to keep reading through the conclusion, book #6. Read More
The Kissing Hand
by Audrey Penn Ages: 3-7 years old The Kissing Hand is a sweet story about a young raccoon struggling with leaving his mom’s side. Chester Raccoon is about to start school for the first time, but doesn’t want to leave his mother. So Mrs. Raccoon shares a family tradition with Chester called “the kissing hand.” Read More
The Lightening Thief: A book review
Percy Jackson is a sixth-grader who is a good kid, but he has ADHD, dyslexia, cannot seem to control his temper, and is not doing well at his boarding school. When his mom finds out that Percy is in trouble, she knows that it is time for her to tell Percy the truth about who he is and to take him to Camp Half Blood. Read More