Type: picture bookAges: 3-6Author: John Rocco Admittedly, my guard was up when I realized it was published by Disney. They have endless propaganda and agendas, subtle and lately not so subtle. But I picked it up because it is promoted…
Type: chapter bookAges: 6-9Author: Roald DahlIllustrator: Quentin Blake I am not a big fan of Roald Dahl in general, BUT this was the cleanest of his that I’ve read. *The drunkenness was one small scene in which the kids &…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-7Author/Illustrator: Lynd Ward *Basically, the boy is humiliated by his family, but it’s all in his head. There’s no mention of anyone teasing him. So, the rest of the book is in response to this pride issue.…
Type: picture book:Ages: 3-8Author: Paulette BourgeoisIllustrator: Brenda Clark This is one of my all-time favorite picture book collections. Most of them are easily 5 stars for me (very few exceptions). Note: There are many Franklin books made after the TV…
Type: chapter bookAges: 6-9Author: Mary NashIllustrator: Garrett Price Though we let our kids read this, we also make sure to discuss “lying” versus “twisting/omitting truth.” If you’re following me for my biblical point of view, I’ll also note there is…
Type: picture bookAges: 2-6Author: Audrey WoodIllustrator: Don Wood Ngl, this was a totally random library book one of my kids wanted, and I didn’t think I’d bother making a review for it. But when I pre-read it, I found myself…
Type: picture bookAges: 4-8Author: William JoyceIllustrators: William Joyce & Joe Bluhm This was featured to me by Goodreads, so since it was a “popular” book, I thought I’d check it out. (I admit I have a problem going down bookish…
Type: chapter bookAges: 6-8 (listeners), 8-12 (readers)Author: Irene Howat We are very slowly making our way through this series, since we’re in other good books right now, but this one is mostly very good! Here are the 10 women: I’m…
Type: chapter bookAges: 7-10Author: Uma KrishnaswamiIllustrator: Julianna Swaney This chapter book was quite unique! The Indian culture is pretty foreign to us, so all the names, traditions and foods were a fun change of pace. If you’re reading it aloud…
Type: longer picture bookAges: 4-7Author & Illustrator: Bill Peet We don’t always care for Bill Peet, but some of his books are just great. Besides the above-mentioned phrases, it was a clean page-turner!
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