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Book Thoughts: The Last Little Cat (DeJong)

Type: beginner chapter book length (no chapters)Ages: 3-8Author: Meindert DeJongIllustrator: Jim McMullan This book has a sweet ending! It was unclear what was going on in the barn with all the dogs, but it wasn’t vital to the storyline. Young…

Book Thoughts: Henry Huggins (Cleary)

Type: chapter bookAges: 6-10Author: Beverly Cleary As it was copyrighted in 1950, it is set in simpler times that don’t have technology at every turn. I appreciate how the kids are resourceful and don’t need to be entertained. Henry works…

Book Thoughts: Caleb’s Lamb (Santos)

Type: short chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Helen Santos I dearly love this book. When I first read it, I had no idea of its details–turns out, this made it all the more impactful. Therefore, I purposely kept my bullet points above…

Book Thoughts: Oliver Twist (Dickens)

Type: chapter bookAges: 11+Author: Charles Dickens It is my understanding that Dickens was well acquainted with the type of life described in much of this book. He himself grew up in similar hardships, so his novel shined a bright light…

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