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…
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…
Type: board or picture book (depending on version)Ages: 2-6Author: Beatrix Potter I always wanted the story to go a tad longer than it does–it ends somewhat abruptly for me! But it’s still a sweet story that most children find quite…
Type: picture bookAges: 2-6Author: Watty PiperIllustrators: George & Doris Hauman If you haven’t read this to your children, I imagine it’s because they were just born and you haven’t had a chance yet. 🙂 After reading it, you’ll be able…
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…
Type: long picture bookAges: 3-10Author: Jill Barklem Everything–from what they eat to their activities to their home situations–is delightfully cozy. This little mouse world will surely charm your little ones!
Type: long picture bookAges: 3-10Author: Jill Barklem *This was spoken of twice and separately illustrated another time–two bottles of wine next to one sleeping mouse. Besides the unnecessary mention of alcohol in a young child’s book, the rest of the…
Type: long picture bookAges: 3-10Author: Jill Barklem I’m not sure why it was necessary to mention two different types of alcoholic drinks in a story about a child’s birthday picnic, but that’s a small part of the book. Besides that, it is as…
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…
Type: chapter bookAges: 7-10Author: Betty M. Hockett *Admittedly, I didn’t spend hours researching her, but I did see in one place that she was a Quaker missionary. This raises alarm bells for me, but her faith seemed sincere in the…
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