Book Thoughts: The Secret Three (Myrick)
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!
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Book Thoughts: Big Bad Bruce (Peet)
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. 🙂
Book Thoughts: 7 Days of Awesome (Byous)
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…
Book Thoughts: After the Fall (Santat)
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…
Book Thoughts: Trouble with Terry (Laxau)
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…
Book Thoughts: Basil and the Cave of Cats (Titus)
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…
Book Thoughts: Basil and the Lost Colony (Titus)
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…
Book Thoughts: Basil of Baker Street (Titus)
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…
Book Thoughts: Babies on the Move (Cañizares, Moretón)
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. 🙂
Book Thoughts: There Might Be Lobsters (Crimi)
Type: picture bookAges: 3-8Author: Carolyn CrimiIllustrator: Laurel Molk My kids, especially one of them, found this book hilarious. It was not what we were expecting when we first picked it up. Make sure to read with a slightly dramatic edge—particularly…