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Giraffe Problems by Jory John, illustrated by Lane Smith

Giraffe Problems by Jory John, illustrated by Lane Smith

by L Ruby Hannigan | Jan 3, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's

Edward is a giraffe with problems about his long neck. Yes, he can’t understand why it’s soooo long! He thinks its too “necky.” He seems to hang around the wrong critters who stare and talk about him, like the alligator, the ants, the birds and...
There’s a Dragon in Your Book by Tom Fletcher, illustrated by Greg Abbott

There’s a Dragon in Your Book by Tom Fletcher, illustrated by Greg Abbott

by Whitney Smyth | Dec 3, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's

By the same pair that gave us There’s a Monster in Your Book comes There’s a Dragon in Your Book. This time there’s a cute green dragon for your little one to interact with! This is the kind of book that is best read with a companion (either a parent or a younger...
The Twelve Days of Preschool by Jenna Lettice, illustrated by Colleen Madden

The Twelve Days of Preschool by Jenna Lettice, illustrated by Colleen Madden

by Megan McIntyre | Sep 18, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's

The title gives it away! This book by Jenna Lettice and Colleen Madden is set to the age-old holiday favorite “Twelve Days of Christmas.” It is made more age appropriate and catchy by utilizing the phrasing ‘on the [insert number] day of preschool, we all...
A Cooked-Up Fairy Tale by Penny Parker Klostermann and Ben Mantle

A Cooked-Up Fairy Tale by Penny Parker Klostermann and Ben Mantle

by Megan McIntyre | Jan 11, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's

This book uses inventive story weaving in classic fairy tales (and an unexpected character, Judy, who resembles Edna from The Incredibles by the way) into a new tale of a boy who loves to cook. In reading this book with my toddler, I realized that he did not get most...
The Losers Club by Andrew Clements

The Losers Club by Andrew Clements

by Seniye Groff | Dec 19, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, Tweens

If your middle school reader does not like reading, that will change after he reads The Losers Club. Kids will easily identify with Alec as he navigates his way through school, bullying, and finding his “spot” in the middle school pecking order. Alec loves to read; he...
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