by Megan McIntyre | Sep 25, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
The best line in the book is “the ocean gets its saltiness from the tears of misunderstood sharks!” How is that for a teaser for Ame Dyckman and Scott Magoon’s book, Misunderstood Shark? When I first read the book, a certain Kelly Clarkson song kept...
by Laura Di Giovine | Mar 8, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Horror, Humor
Mary McScary prides herself on being able to scare everyone, but can she frighten her unflappable cousin Harry? Mary McScary is horror master R.L. Stine’s second picture book collaboration with illustrator Marc Brown, and young kids will be delighted. [alert...
by Megan McIntyre | Feb 12, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
Be Brave, Little Penguin is from the creators of Giraffes Can’t Dance (a favorite book at our house currently). Pip-Pip steals the show and your heart as the main character. He is an adorable, yet hesitant and scared penguin who doesn’t want to swim. The...
by Megan McIntyre | Sep 7, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
This is a wonderful book by Michael Garland featuring a mouse and elephant and all the ways they are different yet still good friends. The central concept of opposites is wonderfully illustrated and amount of rhyming is fun to read aloud. My toddler asked me to read...
by L Ruby Hannigan | May 2, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
Are Pirates Polite? is a story about the daily lives of polite pirates who use manners each and every day. The pirates are raucous, rowdy, and silly as they go about their daily duties… but they are always polite! They use “please” and “thank...
