Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Judi BarrettIllustrator: Ron Barrett If you’re wondering why you recognize the author’s name (or the art style), it’s the same duo who produced Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs! This is another great book…though Cloudy might…
Type: picture bookAges: 3-6Author: Mildred MyrickIllustrator: Arnold Lobel I love this sweet old book. The boys are carefree, thoughtful and excited for their adventures!
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Bill Peet Sometimes I really like Bill Peet books. Other times, they’re just not for us. I’ll try to review some that we like better…one day. 🙂
Type: picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Shawn ByousIllustrator: Colin Jack *I only give one caveat to this point: Unfortunately, there was little info I could find on the author, which I like to do when reviewing Christian books. In his rhymes, he…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: Dan Santat Though it’s supposed to be all inspiring, this story fell flat for me. Of course, overcoming challenges is a good thing, but ehh. There were a few weird things in the book. However, I…
Type: chapter bookAges: noneAuthor: Joan M. Laxau You are correct that I did not let my kids read this after I pre-read it. 😉 We received a bundle of old books from a grandparent and I’ve slowly been working through…
Type: short chapter bookAges: 5-8Author: Eve TitusIllustrator: Paul Galdone This could entirely be because it was an audiobook, but, though there were a few funny parts, it seemed crazily disjointed. It bounced around from prehistoric creatures worshiping goddesses to briefly…
Type: short chapter bookAges: 5-8Author: Eve TitusIllustrator: Paul Galdone This was an audiobook for us and the Hoopla reader’s British accent made it exciting, more accurate (geographically) and also sometimes hard to understand with our American ears. We understood book…
Type: short chapter bookAges: 5-8Author: Eve TitusIllustrator: Galdone, Paul This was a Hoopla audiobook win for us! I personally wasn’t a big fan of the subsequent two books in the series (links below), but this one was great. By the…
Type: board bookAges: 0-3Authors: Susan Cañizares & Daniel Moretón My kids have always loved this short board book during their youngest years. It’s been taped up many times, ha! A sweet addition to your toddler’s library. 🙂
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