So, I just received this book called “Rupert’s Journey Home” by Elsa Joseph, along with artwork by Jonny Hossain and this was quite an interesting booSo, I just received this book called “Rupert’s Journey Home” by Elsa Joseph, along with artwork by Jonny Hossain and this was quite an interesting book!
The book starts off with a rescue cat named Rupert, who is being taken in to an Animal Rescue Center in Romania and is getting ready to be adopted by a girl living in England called Ruby. But when Rupert ends up falling out of the truck that was going to take him to his new home, he ended up running off to the forest and it was then that Rupert discovers that his journey back to the rescue center will be more difficult than he realizes.
Will Rupert be able to escape from the forest and will he be adopted by Ruby?
Find out in this book!
Elsa Joseph has done a great job at writing this book as the story is full of drama and heartwarming moments. I will admit that the scene where Rupert falls out of the truck and he has to find his way back to the center in the dangerous forest took me by surprise since I never expected this book to go in that direction. I also loved the fact that the first half of this book takes place in Romania since I rarely read children’s books that take place in Romania and it was nice that the animal rescue center treated Rupert extremely well. Jonny Hossain’s artwork was interesting to look at. I loved how colorful the world looks and I love how the characters have happy expressions on their faces whenever they are happy.
However, there are times where the characters’ expressions are a bit stiff during the more intense scenes. Like, the characters would still look happy, even if they are in a dangerous situation.
Overall, “Rupert’s Journey Home” is definitely worth the read if you are looking for a story that has a colorful atmosphere and is full of drama and emotion. I would recommend this book to children ages six and up since the scenes of Rupert being lost in the forest might be a little intense for smaller children. ...more
So, I received a copy of this cute little children’s book called “The King Must Laugh” by Godwin Temisa and man, was this book a joy to read!
The book So, I received a copy of this cute little children’s book called “The King Must Laugh” by Godwin Temisa and man, was this book a joy to read!
The book starts off with a dog named Sparky, who enjoys making people laugh and his dream is to become a clown for the King of the land. But unfortunately, Sparky ends up falling ill and he asks his friend, Mya the Cat, to go to the King and make him laugh in his place. So, Mya goes to the King’s palace and tries to make the king laugh, but she keeps on messing up her routine.
Can Mya make the King laugh and will Sparky’s dream to become a clown come true?
Read this book to find out!
Wow! This book was really enjoyable! I loved the way that Godwin Temisa made this book so cute and heartwarming to read through. I really loved the relationship between Sparky and Mya as they have a great friendship and I loved the fact that Mya was willing to help out Sparky, when Sparky got sick. Another thing that I liked about this book was the artwork. Godwin Temisa’s artwork was extremely unique, as the characters have odd and detailed designs and yet, those designs made the characters really stand out to me. The artwork reminded me of those 90s cartoons, like “Duckman” and “Rugrats” that have unique designs to the characters and the artwork in this book made me feel nostalgic for those cartoons.
Overall, “The King Must Laugh” is a truly adorable and heartwarming book for anyone who loves reading books that deal with friendships. I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.
So, I had received yet another children’s book that dealt with the adventures of Terry and Finn and this book is called “Terry N’ Finn: First Day of SSo, I had received yet another children’s book that dealt with the adventures of Terry and Finn and this book is called “Terry N’ Finn: First Day of School” and this is yet another cute read!
In this second book of the “Terry N Finn” series, Terry the Turtle and Finn the Fish go to school for the first time in their lives and once they arrived there, they will soon discover that there are so many things that they want to learn, which includes learning to make new friends.
TM Williams has once again crafted a truly cute and inspiring book about the importance of friendship and education! I just loved the fact that this book is spent on Terry and Finn’s time in school and how learning about various things in life, like about how nature works, can help them in the long run. It was also nice seeing Terry and Finn make new friends in school as they are usually shown by themselves in most of the books. TM Williams’ artwork is once again extremely well done as we have these adorable characters be put against a realistic and beautiful underwater setting and the text is once again shown in a blue blocky design that really makes this book stand out from other children’s books.
Overall, “Terry N Finn: First Day of School” is a great book for children who want to read books that deal with sea life, as well as the importance of going to school. ...more
So, I received a copy of this cute little children’s book called “Terry N Finn: Find a Treasure” by T.M. Williams and I had a fun time with this adoraSo, I received a copy of this cute little children’s book called “Terry N Finn: Find a Treasure” by T.M. Williams and I had a fun time with this adorable little children’s book!
Terry the Turtle and Finn the Fish have been best friends for a while now and in this fifth book in the “Terry N Finn” series, Terry and Finn discovered a treasure map and they decided to go on a treasure hunting adventure to find the treasure chest.
So, I was surprised to find out about this interesting children’s book series and I have to say that I really enjoyed this book in the “Terry N Finn” series! T.M. Williams did a fantastic job at both writing and illustrating this book! I loved the fact that Terry and Finn are such good friends and the fact that they spent most of this book encouraging each other during their treasure hunt, really made their friendship with each other that much stronger and I really loved seeing both Terry and Finn go on a treasure hunting adventure together. I also really loved T.M. Williams’ artwork in this book. I love how adorable the characters look, especially Terry and Finn and I really loved how the characters are constantly shown underwater and the underwater background looks so gorgeous. I especially love how creative the text looks in this book as the text are shown in blue blocky letters and they really stand out in the book.
Overall, “Terry N Finn: Find a Treasure” is definitely a children’s book worth reading if you enjoy reading children’s books that are about sea life and treasure hunting in general. ...more
Well, it is Easter time and that means that it is time to read another children’s book that deals with Easter! So, I was given this unique children’s Well, it is Easter time and that means that it is time to read another children’s book that deals with Easter! So, I was given this unique children’s book called “Easter Bogey” by Si Baker and man, was this book so unique to read through!
So, the book starts off with a young bear cub named Dan and Dan loved to pick his nose and take out some boogers and place them in various places, like in his friends’ hairs or under his bed. One night however, the Easter Bunny ended up injuring his foot and because of this, he cannot deliver the eggs to the children around the world. So, Dan decided to help the Easter Bunny deliver the eggs in time for Easter, while leaving behind some of his boogers for the kids!
Wow…. this book was extremely interesting! Si Baker did a great job at creating a children’s book that is unique and gross at the same time. I do like the fact that despite the fact that Dan enjoys picking out boogers from his nose, he is ultimately a nice guy who wants to do the right thing and I loved the fact that he was willing to help out the Easter Bunny when the Easter Bunny injured himself. I was also surprised by how charming this book can get. Even though I am not the biggest fan of gross out humor and this book has plenty of gross out humor, I actually found this book to be quite charming.
Overall, “Easter Bogey” is a charming children’s book for kids who love Easter and gross out humor and kids will definitely enjoy the unique nature of this book! ...more
So, I had received a unique children’s book called “Newly Turns Up” by Terry Carbary and I was excited to check out this book! And lo and behold, thisSo, I had received a unique children’s book called “Newly Turns Up” by Terry Carbary and I was excited to check out this book! And lo and behold, this children’s book was quite a treat to read through!
The story starts off with a mouse named Newly who owns a turnip farm and he started out eating nothing but turnips for most of his life. But one day, Newly ends up going on a truck ride, but then he falls down a hillside and ends up dropping into a river. Newly then ends up washing up on shore and it was then that he finds a town and he ends up making friends with the people of the town and he would soon discover a new opportunity for himself that would change his life forever.
“Newly Turns Up” was quite a unique and heartwarming story that I found myself really enjoying! I loved the way that Terry Carbary wrote all of the characters in this story as all of the characters are extremely friendly and caring towards each other. I especially loved the fact that the people of the town just openly accepted Newly and his turnip farm and it was great seeing Newly make a good life for himself in a new town. I also loved reading about Newly’s farm life and seeing how he is able to do things on his farm, such as planting the turnips and creating bridges around his farm.
Overall, “Newly Turns Up” is a fantastic story about the importance of friendship and establishing a friendly community that many children will enjoy reading. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to read about the farm life and learning how to establish a caring community.
So, I just recently got this new activity book called “Gratitude Journal for Kids with Mental Development Activities” and I must say that it’s one of So, I just recently got this new activity book called “Gratitude Journal for Kids with Mental Development Activities” and I must say that it’s one of the best activity books for kids out there!
So, this activity book is about the importance of giving gratitude to people and not only does it contain quotes from various famous people and a gratitude journal that allows you to put down your progress of showing gratitude to people, but it also provides fun little puzzles, like sudoku and word search that are entertaining for children.
I really enjoyed this book because it stresses the importance of giving gratitude to people. I always think that it is important to give out gratitude to people, especially if they get you out of a tough situation and this book is fantastic for young children who are learning to be more grateful towards the people around them. I also loved the fact that this activity book provides children some fun puzzles to do, while they are learning more about being grateful towards people. I am a huge fan of sudoku and word search puzzles and this activity book provides both sudoku and word search puzzles that were definitely fun to do! I also really enjoyed the journal sections of this activity book as it helps children keep track of how much gratitude they show each day and helps them see how important it is to show gratitude to other people.
My only minor issue with this activity book is that some of the quotes mentioned in this book were used multiple times. Even though I loved the quotes being used in this book, there were times where I was thinking to myself about why I am seeing this same quote on a different page and I was hoping that there would be more quotes from other famous writers and celebrities to spread throughout this activity book.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading “Gratitude Journal for Kids with Mental Development Activities” and it is a fantastic activity book for children who want to learn how to show gratitude to other people, as well as complete puzzles for fun! ...more
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So, over the years, I have read many children’s books that teach children about how to count numbers. But I rarely come across children’s books that teaches kids about what the highest numbers are and “Pebbles and the Biggest Number” is one such unique children’s book that teaches children about what the biggest numbers are!
Pebbles the Butterfly is on a mission to find out what the biggest number is and in order to search for the answer, Pebbles travels across the world and asks every animal he meets along the way. Of course, Pebbles’ journey is a dangerous one as he has to escape earthquakes, avalanches and tsunamis!
Can Pebbles find out what the biggest number is?
Read this book to find out!
Wow! This book was so cute and educational for me! Joey Benun has done a fantastic job at writing this story as we get to learn more about what some of the biggest numbers are such as, sextillion, septillion and octillion. I never thought that such numbers like sextillion and octillion actually existed and I’ve been learning numbers since elementary school! I had a lot of fun learning about what big numbers I haven’t heard about and I’m glad that there’s a children’s book out there that can educate children about what the biggest numbers in the world are! Laura Watson’s artwork is extremely adorable to look at! I loved the images of Pebbles the Butterfly himself as Pebbles looks adorable on each page! I also loved how colorful and energetic the artwork looks, especially whenever Pebbles meets up with a different animal throughout the story and whenever Pebbles tries to avoid any dangerous situations such as being around an earthquake or a tsunami.
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Overall, “Pebbles and the Biggest Number” is a truly cute and educational children’s book for kids who want to learn more about numbers, especially what the biggest numbers are. I would recommend this book for children ages 5 and up since some of the detailed information featured in this book might be a bit confusing for smaller children.
I would like to thank NorthSouth Books and NetGalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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I would like to thank NorthSouth Books and NetGalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
So, after years of not being able to read any children’s books that dealt with animals (which are some of my all-time favorite children’s books), I finally came upon a children’s book that dealt with animals called “The Speckled Feather” by Johanna Ries. I must say that I really enjoyed this cute little story about friendship!
The story starts off with three birds named Ade, Emem and Nuru who all live on the back of an elephant in the savanna. One day however, a beautiful speckled feather is blown into their midst and when one of the birds picks up the feather and sticks it to themselves, the other birds quickly got jealous and they wanted the speckled feather for themselves, despite the fact that this is ruining their friendship with each other.
Will the birds stop fighting over the feather to save their friendship? Find out in this story!
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Wow! This book was both fantastic and cute to read through! Johanna Ries has done an excellent job at both writing and illustrating this book! I just loved the way that Johanna Ries wrote this book as the narrative was simple yet impactful as the story shows the importance of friendship and how friends can argue with each other if something came between them. I was actually sitting on the edge of my seat, wondering if the birds will regain their friendship again, despite the appearance of the speckled feather. Johanna Ries also did a fantastic job at illustrating this book as the animals in this book look so realistic, especially the elephant that the three birds live on. I also loved the abstract look of the savanna as it has a simplistic look, but still conveys the appearance of the savanna pretty well.
Parents might be a bit concerned about one scene where the main characters are being chased by a predator. While this scene was pretty short, some smaller children might be a bit scared by the main characters being in any danger. Parents might want to read this scene first before reading it to their children.
Overall, “The Speckled Feather” is a fantastic children’s book about the importance of friendship and how your friendship is much more important than any materialistic thing. I would recommend this book to children ages five and up due to one intense scene in this book.
I would like to thank Graphic Universe and NetGalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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I would like to thank Graphic Universe and NetGalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Wow! It has been a while since I last read a children’s book that dealt with sports! And I used to read lots of children’s books that dealt with sports when I was little! So, when I finally got back to downloading books from NetGalley again, I stumbled upon this interesting children’s book called “The Wolf in Underpants at Full Speed” by Wilfrid Lupano, along with illustrations by Mayana Itoiz and Paul Cauuet and man, did I have a fun time with this book!
Today is the day for the big race in the forest! But unfortunately, someone is ruining everybody’s fun as the posters have been vandalized! So, the other animals ask the Wolf in Underpants (yes, there is a Wolf running around in underpants in this story) to investigate this case and once the Wolf searches throughout the forest, he finds a little chickadee. It turns out that the chickadee is the one who is ruining the posters and the reason why he is lashing out is because he was born with one of his wings being shorter than the other and therefore, he cannot fly. Once the Wolf in Underpants learns of this, he decided that he will find a way for the chickadee to participate in the big race, one way or another!
Will the Wolf in Underpants be successful in getting the chickadee in the big race?
Read this story to find out!
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Now, I will admit that I was a bit surprised to find out that this book is actually apart of a series called “The Wolf in Underpants” and this is the third book in the series! Seriously, NetGalley tends to only give out half of the books in a series and I usually find myself either reading the second or third book in a series first before reading the very first book in the series. Anyway, despite that, I really found this book to be so enjoyable and fun to read! Wilfrid Lupano did a fantastic job at writing this story as the wolf is portrayed as being a friendly guy who really wants to help out the chickadee with his predicament. I also loved how humorous and snarky this story is as all the characters, including the wolf himself, tend to make witty comments throughout the story, which really made this book fun to read! Mayana Itoiz and Paul Cauuet both did fantastic jobs at illustrating this book as the characters are humorous to look at and I loved the way that the forest is mostly in purple colors as it makes the forest look extremely unique from any other illustration that I have seen of forests in children’s books.
Overall, “The Wolf in Underpants at Full Speed” is both truly heartwarming and hilarious to read through and anyone who loves reading children’s books about sports and humor will definitely enjoy this book! I would recommend this book to children ages six and up since some of the humor might be a bit too witty for some smaller children.
I would like to thank Squeedeal for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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I would like to thank Squeedeal for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Wow! It’s been a while since I last did a book review, hasn’t it? Anyway, I just recently received an ARC of this latest children’s book called “Far Beyond the Sun” by Dolev Zaharony along with artwork by Marian Naseif and I have to say that this was quite a cute book to read if you are into science!
The story starts off with a young boy named Brian who believed that he was the highest boy in the world. But then his friend Kelly tells him that he wasn’t as high as the sun. When Brian finds out that he isn’t as high as the sun, he decided to look through his books and see how he can become higher than the sun. He finds some of the highest locations on Earth, which includes the Pyramids in Giza and Mount Everest. So, Brian decided that he must climb the tallest mountains just to reach the sun.
Can Brian reach the sun?
Read this book to find out!
Dolev Zaharony has done a great job at writing this book as it shows that he has done some research on the different locations mentioned in this book, including describing how high these locations are, such as Mount Everest. I really liked the fact that we get to learn about the various locations in this story, especially about Mount Everest and the Pyramids in Giza because I always wanted to travel around the world and it’s great that we get to learn about these famous places. I also liked the fact that Brian is shown as a young boy who wants to be as high as the sun, which I found to be a cute motive. Marian Naseif’s artwork is adorable to look at as all of the characters’ expressions in this book are usually happy and excited which makes me believe the characters’ excitement at exploring this interesting topic.
Even though I like the fact that this story explored the various tall places around the world, I felt that there wasn’t a lot of meat to the story. While I understand that this is a children’s book, I wish that maybe they could introduce more locations in the book besides Mount Everest to help children see all of the tallest locations on Earth.
Overall, “Far Beyond the Sun” is a cute read for kids who enjoy reading about the tallest places on Earth. I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since the distance numbers of the locations might be too complicated for smaller children.
I would like to thank Edelweiss and G.P. Putnam’s Sons for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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I would like to thank Edelweiss and G.P. Putnam’s Sons for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I was a bit familiar with Jan Brett’s “Gingerbread Baby” series and I was actually surprised that Edelweiss had a copy of the sequel “Gingerbread Christmas!” Since the Christmas holidays is around the corner, I figured that I might pick up a Christmas read and this was quite a cute book to read!
The Gingerbread Baby is back and this time, he wants to start a musical band to play with in the Christmas Festival. So, his friend Matti decided to bake the Gingerbread Baby a Gingerbread Band and the band ended up performing at the Christmas Festival. Everything was going fine for the band until the children started noticing how tasty the band smelled and this causes the audience to try and get at the band.
Can the Gingerbread Baby and his band get out of being eaten during Christmas?
Read this book to find out!
Wow! Jan Brett has one again created a wonderful story about the Gingerbread Baby and I found myself enjoying this book immensely! I loved the fact that the Gingerbread Baby wanted to start a band to play with at the Christmas Festival and it was interesting seeing how the Gingerbread Baby would escape from being eaten on Christmas since he is a…well, you know…a gingerbread cookie. I also loved the Gingerbread Baby’s relationship with Matti as Matti seems to be the only human being who does not want to eat the Gingerbread Baby. Jan Brett’s artwork is beautiful as always as all of the characters look so realistic! I also loved how colorful the artwork is, especially of the images of the Gingerbread Baby and his Gingerbread Band!
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Overall, “Gingerbread Christmas” is a truly cute read that would be perfect for the Christmas season! I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Crackboom for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I have always loved reading chI would like to thank NetGalley and Crackboom for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I have always loved reading children’s books that dealt with families and I stumbled upon this unique little book called “My Brother and Me” which was by Taghreed Najjar along with artwork by Maya Fidawi and it was truly an amazing and sweet read!
Aloush is the youngest member of his family and he has an extremely close relationship to his older brother Ramez. Ramez would drive Aloush to school on his way to work every day and he would allow him to hang out with his friends whenever they were watching a football game. But one day, Ramez started getting too busy to hang out with his little brother Aloush and it turns out that Ramez has actually fallen in love with a woman named Deema and is planning on marrying her. Aloush is upset at this because that would mean that Ramez would spend even less time with him and it was then that Aloush decided to come up with a plan to ruin Ramez’s relationship with Deema!
Wow! I never expected to enjoy this book as much as I did! Taghreed Najjar did a fantastic job at writing this story as I was interested in seeing Aloush’s relationship with his older brother Ramez and I even felt a bit sad for Aloush when his brother Ramez started spending less time with him. I always enjoyed reading books that dealt with families and Taghreed Najjar made me really love both Aloush and Ramez and their close relationship with each other. I also sympathized with Aloush as he was afraid of losing his older brother to Deema, even though he should not have tried to ruin his brother’s relationship with Deema in retaliation. I also loved the fact that this book apparently takes place in the Middle East since it is rare to read books from the Middle East and this book did a great job at conveying the culture of the Middle East. Maya Fidawi’s artwork was quite creative and cute to look at as all the characters have a scratchy yet adorable look to them and it made the artwork really stand out to me.
Overall, “My Brother and Me” was a truly cute children’s book about the importance of family and how you should not be afraid of anyone new moving into the family. I would recommend this book to children ages five and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.
I would like to thank Edelweiss and Schiffer Publishing for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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I would like to thank Edelweiss and Schiffer Publishing for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I have always loved reading various fairy tale retellings and I was in the mood to read another “Cinderella” retelling! So, I went on Edelweiss and I stumbled upon this unusual story called “If the Shoe Fits” by Deborah Guarino along with artwork by Seth Hippen and man, was it a truly hilarious and brilliant read!
Murray was a humble shoemaker who spent most of his days making shoes for the villagers. But one night, a large fairy suddenly comes to his house and begs him to make her a special pair of shoes for a certain maiden since her wand had ran out of powers. Murray then gives the fairy a pair of glass slippers and the fairy promises to reward him whenever she gets her magic back. But the next day, Mona, Murray’s clerk (and the woman he secretly loves) comes rushing inside his shoe shop and tells him about the prince trying to find the maiden whose foot can fit into the glass slipper that she left behind. And when Murray tells Mona that he was the one who made the glass slippers, Mona then begs him to make her a pair of glass slippers so that she can use them to present to the prince and marry him. Murray, who is actually crushed by this scheme, sadly makes Mona a pair of glass slippers and Mona goes to the prince to show him the glass slippers.
Will Mona marry the prince and will Murray lose the love of his life? Read this book to find out!
Wow…just wow!!! I never would have expected to enjoy this book as much as I did!!! Deborah Guarino’s writing is both hilarious and heartwarming and I really enjoyed this interesting twist on the “Cinderella” tale! I really loved Murray as a character as he was both hilarious and engaging and I really felt for him when he wanted to win Mona’s heart, despite Mona wanting to marry the Prince. I also loved how it was Murray who created the glass slippers for Cinderella since we get to see another character in this story that was not Cinderella. I also loved the twist of the story of how Mona wanted Murray to make the glass slippers for her and how the prince had nearly married the wrong woman. Seth Hippen’s artwork was truly hilarious to look at as most of the characters are drawn in exaggerated ways, especially the large fairy, who takes up most of the pages that she’s in.
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Overall, “If the Shoe Fits” is a truly hilarious and imaginative story that takes the “Cinderella” mythos and twists it in a truly creative way! I would recommend this book to children ages five and up, since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.
I would like to thank NetGalley and SilverWood Books for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
A few years ago, I hadI would like to thank NetGalley and SilverWood Books for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
A few years ago, I had read a book called “The Fairy in the Kettle” by Pauline Tait, along with artwork by Debbie Bellaby. So, imagine my surprise when I found out that this book was turned into a series and I actually got my hands on the third book in the series “The Fairy in the Kettle gets Magical” and it was quite a cute read!
One day, Leona the Kettle Fairy was being awakened by one of the other fairies and it was then that she knew that something was wrong. When Leona met up with her friends and the elders, she finds out that the citizens of Fairy Glen were running out of fairy dust and they needed the fairy dust to maintain their powers. So, Leona and her friends decided to go out of Fairy Glen and find the fairy dust to restore the fairies’ powers.
Pauline Tait has done a great job at writing this book as it was both cute and interesting to read through! I liked the fact that this story is much more adventurous compared to the first book as the fairies have to go on a mission to save the fairies’ source of power. I also loved the great friendship that Leona has with her friends as they go on missions together and I love how supportive they are of each other! Debbie Bellaby’s artwork is adorable to look at as all the fairies look so cute and I loved the simplistic yet colorful look of the characters and the world that they live in.
The only problem that I had with this book was that the pacing was a bit slow at times and there was not a lot of action sequences in this book that would keep me interested.
Overall, “The Fairy in the Kettle gets Magical” is a great read for anyone who loves reading about fairies and magic in general! I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.
I would like to thank NetGalley and TaleBlade for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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I would like to thank NetGalley and TaleBlade for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I have been enjoying many of TaleBlade’s children’s books and I had just recently read their newest book “Don’t Drink the Pink” by B.C.R Fegan along with artwork by Lenny Wen and it was quite an amazing and emotional book to read!
Every year, Madeline’s grandfather would come and visit Madeline on her birthday and he would give her some special potions. However, Madeline’s grandfather would always tell Madeline to never drink the pink potion. Madeline would then start drinking the potions that her grandfather gave her, like drinking the red potion would make Madeline breathe fire or drinking the orange potion would make Madeline control the weather. But, when the time comes for Madeline to finally drink the pink potion, Madeline will soon discover the true magic of the pink potion that her grandfather gave her.
Wow! This was seriously one of the most unique children’s books that I had ever read! B.C.R Fegan did a fantastic job at writing this book as the narrative is told in rhymes and I loved the way that B.C.R Fegan involved both numbers and colors into the narrative. I also loved the fact that B.C.R Fegan made this story extremely emotional and heartwarming as it is about a young girl spending a lot of time with her grandfather and we get to see how close their relationship is with each other. I related so much with Madeline because she loves her grandfather and her grandfather loves her back and it reminded of all the times where I used to visit my grandparents. Lenny Wen’s artwork is adorable to look at as all the characters have rounded faces and eyes and I loved how colorful the images were as they captured the innocent and fun nature of this story.
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Overall, “Don’t Drink the Pink” is a truly adorable and heartwarming story about the importance of family that both adults and children will enjoy for many years! I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this story.
I would like to thank Edelweiss and Philomel Books for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Now, I had read a few chiI would like to thank Edelweiss and Philomel Books for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Now, I had read a few children’s books that dealt with talking food and how they view human beings. However, “Snack Attack!” by Terry Border was an extremely unique case where we actually get to see how the food items fear the human beings due to them being eaten by them. “Snack Attack!” is definitely one book about food that children will definitely get a laugh out of!
The food items Cookie, Pretzel and Cheese Doodle had heard tales about Monster Kids who would come up and eat the food items for snacks. But these three food items decided to come out of their packages and play around in the kitchen. But unfortunately, the three food items stumbled upon a note from the Monster Kid’s mother that states that when her child comes back home, he or she can eat some of the snacks when they come home. It was then that Cookie, Pretzel and Cheese Doodle have to come up with a plan to save themselves from the Monster Kid.
Can the food items escape their gruesome fate?
Read this book to find out!
Wow! Terry Border’s writing and artwork was quite creative and hilarious to look at! I loved the way that Terry Border made the story both hilarious and intense at the same time as I was laughing along with the food items’ antics while being scared for their survival against the Monster Kid. I also loved the concept about what would happen if food items become sentient and we get to see from their perspective about how they feel about being eaten by human beings (which is terrifying)! Terry Border’s artwork was also highly creative as he uses realistic photographs of various food items and kitchen materials, while drawing some slight cartoonish expressions on the food items’ faces to give them some personalities.
Parents should know that there are some scary images in this book that might frighten smaller children. There are some images that portray what the monster kid would look like from the food items’ point of view and the Monster Kid is often drawn as a terrifying blue creature with a long tongue that slurps up the food items. Parents might want to read this book first before reading it to their children to see if this book would be okay for them.
Overall, “Snack Attack!” is a truly creative and entertaining book that children who love reading about food in general will definitely enjoy! I would recommend this book for children ages five and up since there are some scary images that might frighten small children.
I would like to thank NetGalley and NorthSouth Books for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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I would like to thank NetGalley and NorthSouth Books for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I have been looking for some interesting children’s books to read for 2019. So, I went to NetGalley to seek out some children’s books and I found Marcus Pfister’s children’s book “Who Stole the Hazelnuts?” And man, was it such a hilarious read!
Everything in the forest was nice and quiet until a piercing scream is heard throughout the forest. The scream belongs to the squirrel and it turns out that his hazelnuts were stolen! So, the squirrel went around the forest trying to find the true culprit of this crime!
Will the squirrel find his hazelnuts?
Read this book to find out!
I have never read any of Marcus Pfister’s books before, especially the “Rainbow Fish” series (even though I have seen the TV series). So, this was the first book that I had read by him and I was pretty impressed by this book! Marcus Pfister has done an excellent job at both writing and illustrating this book as the story is both hilarious and mysterious at the same time. I was wondering throughout the whole book about who actually stole the squirrel’s hazelnuts and I was quite surprised by the ending! I also loved Marcus Pfister’s artwork as it is both gorgeous and hilarious to look at as the squirrel’s facial expressions are a bit exaggerated whenever he looks so surprised.
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The only slight problem that I have with this book was that the squirrel started accusing his forest friends a little too easily. I would have thought that he would have given more thought to the situation instead of just accusing his friends without any evidence.
Overall, “Who Stole the Hazelnuts?” was a truly hilarious and mysterious book that children who love reading about mysteries with a hilarious twist will read over and over again! I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book, unless you find the squirrel’s accusations against the other animals a little troubling.
I would like to thank Edelweiss and G.P. Putnam’s Sons for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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I would like to thank Edelweiss and G.P. Putnam’s Sons for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
It has been awhile since I last read a book by Jan Brett. I used to read many books by Jan Brett when I was little and for a while, I thought that Jan Brett had taken a break from writing books. But, lo and behold! I had just discovered her most recent book “The Tale of the Tiger Slippers” and it was such a wonderful book to read!
The story starts off with a wealthy tiger telling his friends the story of how he got his raggedy old slippers that is put in a display case in his garden. The tiger used to be poor as he had lived with his mother and he worked hard every day to make ends meet for him and his mother. One day, his mother noticed how the stones and thorns in the ground were hurting her son’s feet. So she decided to weave him a pair of beautiful slippers to protect his feet. The young tiger wore the slippers and as he continued working, he noticed some white clay near the river and he decided to use the white clay to build houses for the other animals, which made him into an extremely wealthy tiger. The tiger then continues wearing his slippers, until a couple of other animals would start questioning him about why he wears such “ugly and raggedy” slippers and the tiger would throw the slippers away. But every time the tiger threw the slippers away, they keep on coming back to him.
Can the Tiger get rid of his slippers or is there something more to his slippers that he does not realize yet?
Read this book to find out!
Wow! Jan Brett’s writing is still as beautiful and as intriguing as ever! I loved the fact that this is based off a folktale from India since I love reading folktales from other countries. I also loved the way that Jan Brett wrote this story as it is about a wealthy tiger trying to remember his roots through his old slippers that his mother had weaved for him. This story really resonates with me because I always liked to keep items from my childhood since I do not ever want to forget about my roots or about the fun times that I had as a child. Jan Brett’s artwork is as usual gorgeous to look at as all the animal characters looks so realistic and beautiful. I especially loved the images of the tiger’s beautiful house as it conveys the essence of the culture of India and it is gorgeous to look at, especially with all the vegetation that surrounds his home.
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Overall, “The Tale of the Tiger Slippers” is a truly wonderful story about the importance of remembering your roots that children and parents will enjoy reading for many years! I would recommend this book to children ages five and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Vanita Books, LLC for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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I would like to thank NetGalley and Vanita Books, LLC for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
After I read “A Tale of Two Mommies,” which was also written by Vanita Oelschlager, along with artwork by Mike Blanc and Kristin Blackwood, I had decided to pick up its companion book “A Tale of Two Daddies” and I enjoyed this book just as much as “A Tale of Two Mommies!”
This book is mostly about a young girl telling her friend about what kind of activities she does with her two dads and she refers to them as her poppa and daddy. For instance, her poppa would do activities like braid her hair or build her a treehouse, while her daddy would fix her knee, be her soccer coach and make her birthday cake.
Vanita Oelschlager’s writing was just as adorable and inspiring in this book as it was in “A Tale of Two Mommies!” When I found out that there was a companion book to “A Tale of Two Mommies,” I just had to pick this book up! I liked the fact that there is no difference between how two mommies handle their children and how two daddies handle their children as their parenting styles are still the same no matter what. I always loved the fact that Vanita Oelschlager always tackles the topic of same-sex parenting in a kid-friendly way and I still like the fact that the girl’s friend never questions about why the girl has two daddies, but more on what kind of activities the two daddies do with the girl. Mike Blanc’s and Kristin Blackwood’s artwork is adorable to look at, especially of the scenes of the little girl doing various activities with her two dads. I always find it interesting that we do not really see the dads’ faces in this book as we only see their legs and arms throughout the story.
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Overall, “A Tale of Two Daddies” is a truly fantastic book about same-sex parenting that parents will enjoy reading to their children over and over again! I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.
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