by Retired Reviewer | Jul 11, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Nature, Outdoors & Animals
Having recently watched the movie, this reviewer really wanted to love this book, as the other books from this series have been pretty awesome. The cover shows a bright photograph taken from the movie, but when you open the book, the pictures are so dark you can...
by Site Owner | Jun 27, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Nature, Outdoors & Animals
An Evolution Tale By Jean Craighead George, Illustrated by Wendell Minor HarperCollins, $15.99, 32 pages The Galapagos Islands, known for their incredible variety of species, was the home to a rare long-necked giant sea turtle named Lonesome George. Jean Craighead...
by Site Owner | Jun 2, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Classics
50th Anniversary of a Powerful Story of Life By Shel Silverstein HarperCollins, $16.99, 32 pages This classic book has reached its 50th anniversary and deservedly so. The Giving Tree is an amazingly simple yet powerful story of a boy and his tree, of love and...
by Site Owner | May 29, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Classics, Tweens
A Silverstein Classic Roars Again By Shel Silverstein HarperCollins, $16.99, 112 pages Originally published in 1963, Shel Silverstein’s Lafcadio, The Lion Who Shot Back is making a reappearance for a 50th anniversary edition. With the tale of Lafcadio, Silverstein’s...
by Site Owner | May 27, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Classics, Poetry, Tweens
Silverstein Re-imagines Childhood By Shel Silverstein HarperCollins, $17.99, 112 pages Award winning author and artist Shel Silverstein is celebrated in this special 50th anniversary edition of Don’t Bump the Glump! and Other Fantasies. With the same splendid sense of...
