by Alyssa Elwell | Feb 12, 2015 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Flying Eye Books Formats: Hardcover Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble[/alert] The Dinner That Cooked Itself By J. C. Hsyu and Kenard Pak is a Chinese folktale re-imagined and...
by Site Owner | May 22, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History, Tweens
Escaping the Holocaust By Lauren Tarshis Scholastic, $4.99, 112 pages I Survived: The Nazi Invasion, by Lauren Tarshis, is a children’s book about a young Jewish boy (Max), and his younger sister (Zena), and their struggles to survive while ruthless Nazi’s destroy...
by Site Owner | Mar 26, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction, Tweens
Dog V.S. Snow By Kate Klimo, Illustrated by Tim Jessell Random House Children’s Books, $6.99, 160 pages Dog Diaries #3 Barry is an engaging book about the life of a young Bari and his love for snow. Barry is a Bari or better known as a Saint Bernard. Barry has a...
by Site Owner | Mar 13, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
By Daniel Kirk Abrams Books for Young Readers, $16.95, 32 pages Library Mouse: Home Sweet Home By Daniel Kirk tells the story of a homesick mouse and his search for a temporary home. With the library being remodeled, Sam and his friend Sarah create new houses like a...
by Site Owner | Mar 13, 2014 | Tweens
A Boy and His Big Promises By Greg Pincus Scholastic, $17.99, 240 pages The 14 Fibs Of Gregory K. is certainly a book for the poetic type. This book is about a young boy and his ambition to keep his promises. Gregory K, really, really, wants to go to Author’s Camp,...