by michaeld | Nov 27, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
You Can Learn a Lot From a Little Raccoon Named Chester. By Audrey Penn, Illustrated by Barbara L. Gibson Tanglewood Publishing, $16.95, 32 pages Good ol’ Chester. For nearly a decade now, this loveable little raccoon has taught children around the world...
by Site Owner | Oct 15, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Nature, Outdoors & Animals
A Man and His Dog Beat the Odds By Martin Kihn Pantheon, 214 pages, $23.95 Help sometimes comes wrapped in unlikely packaging – like fur. Martin Kihn’s new endearing book details his struggles with alcohol and how his canine menace to society, a...
by Site Owner | Jul 1, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
By Jean Heilprin Diehl, Illustrated by Cathy Morrison Sylvan Dell Publishing, 32 pages, $9.95 Beatrix Beaver Saves the Day! Everyone is good at something, but occasionally it takes a little time to figure out just what that something is. Beatrix the beaver learns and...
by Site Owner | May 20, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Short Stories
By Alexander Lurikov Gray Cadence Publishing House, $10.00, 109 pages Ah, the joys of reading short stories. Unlike novels, the beauty of the short story is the low level of risk involved. Your time investment is minimal but the return can be immeasurable; especially...
by Site Owner | Apr 27, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Humor
By Ali Smith Pantheon, $25.00, 236 pages There But For The is award-winning Scottish author, Ali Smith’s, latest release. Smith’s novel is creatively centered, albeit loosely, around character Miles Garth who attends an upscale dinner party. Halfway through the...
