Category Books

Book Thoughts: Sam, Bangs & Moonshine (Ness)

Sam, Bangs & Moonshine (Ness) | keenlykept.com

Type: picture bookAges: 3+Author: Evaline Ness Moonshine: empty talk or nonsense Young listeners to this classic picture book will, at first, have the opposite example of living honorably with truth telling. It is very obvious–and parents can make it even…

Book Thoughts: Around the World in 80 Days (Verne)

Around the World in Eighty Days (Verne) | keenlykept.com

Type: historical fiction chapter bookAges: 10-15Author: Jules Verne *This is in chapter 14 and can be read for free on gutenberg.org if parents wanted to pre-read. Phileas Fogg is a man of unbroken regularity with perfectionist tendencies and for whom…

Book Thoughts: Sunshine Country (Roy)

Sunshine Country (Roy) | keenlykept.com

Type: chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Kristina Roy With its beautiful descriptions of nature, an admirable faith of a child, and a little mystery, Palko’s story is satisfying from start to finish. Readers will heartily join him in his search for the…

Book Thoughts: The Poet’s Dog (MacLachlan)

The Poet's Dog (MacLachlan) | keenlykept.com

Type: short chapter bookAges: 8-12Author: Patricia MacLachlan The overall feel of this book is certainly somber, but it is remarkably appropriate for the above age group (and older). Literary buffs will appreciate many references–from Yeats and Shakespeare to Narnia and…

Book Thoughts: Tatsinda (Enright)

Tatsinda (Enright) | keenlykept.com

Type: illustrated chapter bookAges: 5-10Author: Elizabeth EnrightIllustrator: Katie Thamer Treherne Every single name in this book is made up…and they almost all begin with T! Prince Tackatan aims to rescue the beautiful young lady, Tatsinda. King Tagador is married to…

Book Thoughts: The Troll Music (Lobel)

The Troll Music (Lobel) | keenlykept.com

Type: picture bookAges: 3-7Author: Anita Lobel A grumpy troll! The five musician friends are temporarily distraught when their instruments begin to make farm animal sounds. But with some creativity and a little help from the troll’s wife, the magic spell…

Join the bookish fun...

Subscribe for the monthly update and access to exclusive freebies.