by Megan McIntyre | Dec 22, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks
This finely curated book drew me in with promise of two of my favorite things: whiskey and pie, of which I found along with some talented writing. The authors’ styles are varied from poetry, essays and short stories, although I think listening to these being...
by Megan McIntyre | Dec 11, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Comics & Graphic Novels
Aimed at a seven to ten-year old audience, author Candace Fleming’s own three words, “history meets hijinks,” sum up this story quite well. Ben Franklin and his stinky feet (apparently) travel through time to modern day Rolling Hills, Illinois, which, according...
by Megan McIntyre | Dec 7, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History, Science & Technology, Travel, Tweens
Readers should know that this book is thorough and well written and while categorized as young adult audience, would be enjoyed by readers of many ages. The author posits that life = locomotion, starting with walking and how we then leveraged our bipedalism to make...
by Megan McIntyre | Dec 1, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
Like other Pig the Pug books, Pig the Elf is full of this larger-than-life dog, both in attitude and life lessons. The big lesson in this book is: do no bite Santa’s rear. Just kidding, while that is a key part of the story, Pig upon the final, albeit sill...
by Megan McIntyre | Nov 20, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
Fantastic! The first time reading through the book, my two-and-a-half-year-old picked right up on the idea of placing random items into the story. We gathered a few items from around the house (a dinosaur, pig, ambulance, and boat) and created a funny story that was...