by L Ruby Hannigan | Dec 11, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Children's
All Barbie lovers out there will learn about Barbie’s famous creator in this short story! Ruth Handler was the creative and artistic inventor of the Barbie doll. Her motive for this invention was her young daughter, Barbara, who had outgrown her baby dolls and...
by Megan Stevens | Dec 1, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Tweens
N.D. Wilson’s prequel to his 100 Cupboards series, The Door Before, is a tale that combines suspense, fantasy, action, and humor. This story follows Hyacinth Maxine Smith, whose parents work for the Order, an organization that tracks down evil creatures and imprisons...
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...
by Seniye Groff | Mar 16, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Comics & Graphic Novels, Tweens
Super Hero High is a special place where super heroes in- training work on their skills. Barbara (a.k.a. Batgirl) works at the school as a tech whiz, but actually attends high school elsewhere. Batgirl is mesmerized by the other super heroes’ skills and freedom....
by P.J. Sun | Feb 6, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Nature, Outdoors & Animals, Science & Technology
The Magic Tree House Incredible Fact Book, by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce, is great fun for kids! The book is filled with snippets of information on a variety of subjects. The photographs are beautifully done, drawing the reader with marvelous details;...