Type: very long picture bookAges: 9+Author: Elizabeth Ripley The mere quality of this book is top-notch–from its physical features to its format. Ripley is a great writer, too, so definitely seek it out if you’re interested in art of American…
Type: middle grade fantasy novelAges: 10-14 (11+ for more sensitive readers)Author: Andrea Cox Christen Call me impressed! This was a lovely middle grade story, if by no other category, we base it on how many times I thought about it…
Type: chapter bookAges: 7-10Author: Maria Parr *In context, it was made to be humorous since there was no one else to fill those roles in an annual cultural tradition. Furthermore, it was clearly necessary, physically, because the dress didn’t fit…
Type: chapter bookAges: 8-12Author & Illustrator: Natalie Babbitt Babbitt is such a unique writer! Most know her as the author of Tuck Everlasting, but my favorite of hers is Dick Foote and the Shark. This book, Knee-Knock Rise, is a…
Type: short chapter bookAges: 8-12 (flexible)Author: Kate Willis This was only my second of Kate’s books to read, and I was so pleased with both of them. (See The Treasure Hunt review here.) The sister character is hidden away at…
Type: fantasy novelAges: 11+Author: Jonathan Auxier My main goal in reading this book was to find a birthday gift for one of my children. That goal was met with flying colors! I truly enjoyed the story myself, but I know…
Type: chapter bookAges: 10+Author: Robert Newton Peck This is not a safe book! By that I mean, it isn’t moralistic, didactic, nor free of foul language. Because of that, I actually recommend you not hand this over to a third…
Type: chapter bookAges: 9-12Author: Carolyn LeiloglouIllustrator: Vivienne To Just as the first book of the series was more focused on Vincent and his experience, this second one involves many of the same characters but with a focus on his cousin, Georgia. She occasionally…
Type: chapter bookAges: 8+ (possibly lower if read aloud by parent)Author: Katy Morgan Round two and just as pleased! See my review of Katy Morgan’s first book of this series here. She makes it very clear that this is only a retelling…
Type: historical fiction chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Elizabeth RaumIllustrator: Laurie A. Conley “Size is not the measure of a man. It’s how he acts in a time of trial that determines his worth.” Ebenezer grows up before our very eyes as…
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