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Book Thoughts: Why is Keiko Sick? (McKeever)

Type: picture bookAges: 5*-10Author: Stacia McKeeverIllustrator: Ingrid Beyer *The above minimum age recommendation is solely because of the book’s length. If your younger child has a good attention span, the content is gentle and appropriate. Have your children recently experienced…

Book Thoughts: On Meadowview Street (Cole)

Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Henry Cole This is one of those books you wish you could visit in real life! The daughter, Caroline, had some great ideas for their yard, and the neighbors’ creativity begins blooming, too. It’s a lovely…

Book Thoughts: The Lonely Sentinel (Prins)

Type: chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Piet Prins Have you ever read any of Piet Prins books? They were all originally written in Dutch, but the translations are done well, giving our 8- to 12-year-olds great historical fiction series. See this review…

Book Thoughts: Be a Good Dragon (Cyrus)

Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Kurt Cyrus I sure do love a good rhyme! The magic element was unnecessary, but if you’re okay with a few pages of it, the rest of the book is fun. Check it out when your…

Book Thoughts: The Golden Goblet (McGraw)

Type: chapter bookAges: 9-12Author: Eloise Jarvis McGraw Ranofer, the main boy, has wanted nothing more than to be a master goldsmith like his recently deceased father; however, his half-brother arranges jobs for him that do not allow for that career…

Book Thoughts: Read a Book with Me (Schimel)

Type: picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Lawrence SchimelIllustrator: Thiago Lopes Not only do we quickly love the main character and hope, for his sake, that he’ll find someone who can spare some time to read, but this book also shines a light…

Book Thoughts: Mara: Daughter of the Nile (McGraw)

Type: historical fiction chapter bookAges: 11+Author: Eloise Jarvis McGraw *Regarding the romance, there are some instances where attraction is simply implied, but there is also “ogling,” a few flirting scenes (fake to get favors, but nonetheless, flirting), a few instances…

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