Children’s books

Children’s Book Review: My Name is Wakawakaloch! By: Chana Stiefel

A cavegirl is frustrated because kids and adults are always messing up her name. She just wants a simple name that can be found on a t-shirt like her other friends.
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Children’s Book Review: The Diggers by Margaret Wise Brown

New children's material from Margaret Wise Brown for kids who love machines that dig.
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Children’s Book Review: Marlon Bundo’s A Day in the Nation’s Capital By Charlotte Pence

MARLON BUNDO’S A DAY IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL By: Charlotte Pence Illustrated by: Karen Pence Published: April 9, 2019 Publisher: Regnery Kids Non-Fiction Marlon Bundo is the Bunny of the United States, otherwise known as BOTUS. He lives with the Vice-President and the Second Lady, Mike and Karen Pence, his “grandparents”. Their daughter, Charlotte, is…
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Children’s Book Review: A Tiger Like Me By Michael Engler

A TIGER LIKE ME By: Michael Engler Illustrated by: Joelle Tourlonias Translated by: Laura Watkinson Published: August 1, 2019 Publisher: Amazon Crossing Fiction Originally published in Germany, this translated children’s story shares a day in a little boy/tiger’s life. As the tiger wakes up and gives a ROAR! he starts his day as any tiger…
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Children’s Book Review: Awesome Achievers in Technology/Awesome Achievers in Science By Alan Katz

AWESOME ACHIEVERS IN TECHNOLOGY Super and Strange Facts about 12 Almost Famous History Makers By: Alan Katz Illustrated by: Chris Judge Published: August 6, 2019 Publisher: Running Press Kids Non-Fiction This new series by Alan Katz makes learning fun. He uses humor kids will find hilarious alongside factual stories about the people behind some really…
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Children’s Book Review: What If Everybody Thought That? By Ellen Javernick

WHAT IF EVERYBODY THOUGHT THAT? By: Ellen Javernick Illustrated by: Colleen Madden Published: August 27, 2019 Publisher: Two Lions Non-Fiction There are all kinds of different abilities in school and it’s easy for kids to make assumptions about the kids with those abilities. Javernick takes all kinds of situations and proves our prejudices wrong and…
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Children’s Book Review: From an Idea to Nike By Lowey Bundy Sichol

FROM AN IDEA TO NIKE How Marketing Made Nike a Global Success By: Lowey Bundy Sichol Illustrated by: C.S. Jennings Published: February 12, 2019 Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Non-Fiction I would be shocked if at some point in your life you didn’t have a pair of Nike shoes in your house. I can’t…
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Children’s Book Review: Pirates Don’t Go to Kindergarten By Lisa Robinson

PIRATES DON’T GO TO KINDERGARTEN By: Lisa Robinson Illustrated by: Eda Kaban Published: July 1, 2019 Publisher: Two Lions Fiction It’s time for Pirate Emma to start kindergarten. She has her treasure map and spy glass and she is ready to set sail with her favorite captain, Cap’n Chu. Cap’n Chu is really Ms. Chu,…
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Children’s Book Review: A Brief History of Life on Earth By Clemence Dupont

A BRIEF HISTORY OF LIFE ON EARTH By: Clemence Dupont Published: April 9, 2019 Publisher: Prestel Junior Non-Fiction This unique book begins at the very beginning of Earth, over 4 billion years ago. The opening picture shows the earth as an ocean of lava with volcanos all around. This age is aptly named the Hadean…
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Children’s Book Review: Count to 10 With A Mouse By Margaret Wise Brown

COUNT TO 10 WITH A MOUSE By: Margaret Wise Brown Illustrated by: Kirsten Richards Published: March 19, 2019 Publisher: Silver Dolphin Books Fiction The beloved Margaret Wise Brown, author of GOODNIGHT MOON and THE RUNAWAY BUNNY has a new line of classics including seventeen new books that will be published in 2019. Author, Amy Gary,…
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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