Children’s Book Review: An Atlas of Imaginary Places By Mia Cassany
AN ATLAS OF IMAGINARY PLACES By: Mia Cassany Illustrated by: Ana de Lima Published: May 8, 2018 Publisher: Prestel Junior Fiction This beautiful picture book is perfect for reading before bedtime to set up your child for imaginative dreams while they sleep. Or read this book before they head off to the land of make-believe…
Read More Quick Lit: Mini Reviews of Some Recent Reads – May Edition
I’m trying to read more books that I choose for my own reading enjoyment. Not for review, but because I’ve been wanting to read them or they caught my attention. Most of them have been talked about ad nauseam or have been on my to-read list for a long time so they don’t really…
Read More Book Review: Let Me Lie By Clare Mackintosh
LET ME LIE By: Clare Mackintosh Published: March 13, 2018 Publisher: Berkley Fiction/Suspense LET ME LIE is the third novel by Clare Mackintosh, a former UK detective who uses her background in police work to write thrilling novels. Her newest thriller will leave readers in disbelief as the twists are revealed. Anna is overwhelmed with…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Anna and Johanna By Geraldine Elschner
ANNA AND JOHANNA A Children’s Book Inspired by Jan Vermeer By: Geraldine Elschner Illustrated by: Florence Koenig Published: April 10, 2018 Publisher: Prestel Junior Fiction Jan Vermeer was a 17th Century painter from The Netherlands. He married, had at least ten children, and died at the young age of 43, leaving his family in debt,…
Read More Books that Came in April 2018
Boy, you can tell I have a lot going on, I only read 6 books in the last month and four of them were children’s books. I also had one audio that I was listening to, but it expired before I could finish it, so I’m currently back on the waitlist. April was full of…
Read More Book Review: The Great Alone By Kristin Hannah
THE GREAT ALONE By: Kristin Hannah Published: February 6, 2018 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Fiction After reading my seventh Kristin Hannah novel, I think she just keeps getting better. I didn’t think she could top her latest best-selling historical fiction novel, THE NIGHTINGALE, but I think she has. Hannah has a family connection and great…
Read More Children’s Book Review: I Am Famous By Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie
I AM FAMOUS By: Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie Illustrated by: Joanne Lew-Vriethoff Published: March 1, 2018 Publisher: Albert Whitman and Company Fiction In our era of smartphones, tablets and social media it seems even the youngest of toddlers knows how to take a “selfie”. Parents are posting videos of their children being silly and…
Read More Children’s Book Review: Bet You Didn’t Know! From National Geographic Kids
BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW! Fascinating, Far-out, Fun-tastic Facts Published: August 8, 2017 Publisher: National Geographic Children’s Books Non-Fiction I’ve been subbing in the elementary classrooms long enough now that the students know I usually have a few fun books to share in my teaching bag. I recently taught remedial readers in fourth and fifth grades and their…
Read More Quick Lit: Mini Review of Some Recent Reads – April 2018 Edition
I’m trying to read more books that I choose for my own reading enjoyment. Not for review, but because I’ve been wanting to read them or they caught my attention. Most of them have been talked about ad nauseam or have been on my to-read list for a long time so they don’t really…
Read More Children’s Book Review: The Boo-Boos that Changed the World By Barry Wittenstein
THE BOO-BOOS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD A True Story About An Accidental Invention (Really!) By: Barry Wittenstein Illustrated by: Chris Hsu Published: February 13, 2018 Publisher: Charlesbridge Non-Fiction Who knew the story of how band-aids were invented would be so interesting! Wittenstein has a way of telling a story from history but injecting enough humor to keep…
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