by Site Owner | Sep 17, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
By Chris Van Dusen, Chronicle Books. $15.99, 32 pages “We’ll practice up there ‘til we learn how to ski. Then we’ll head for the mountain,” said Mr. Magee. Are you ready to take an adventure with one of today’s most endearing children’s book characters? If you aren’t...
by Site Owner | Sep 7, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
By Laura Krauss Melmed, Chronicle Books, $16.99, 24 pages “Each year we take eight winter nights to kindle our menorah’s lights.” So begins Laura Krauss Melmed’s Eight Winter Nights: A Family Hanukkah Book. It will make a wonderful addition to any family library. In...
by Site Owner | Aug 2, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
By Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall, Illustrator, Chronicle Books, $14.99, 128 pages All the second grade students at Emerson School must create a project for the science fair. With a global warming theme, best friends Ivy and Bean team up to create something unusual....
by Site Owner | Jul 31, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Humor
By Bethany Keeley, Chronicle Books, $14.95, 176 pages What hidden price must one pay for something marked “free”? “Fresh” salad bar? Not so appetizing after all. Food and ale, “not far”…means you’ll never find it in your lifetime! You’ll enjoy signs like these in...