by Megan McIntyre | Aug 24, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Humor
Tammi Sauer and Guy Francis have created a story out of knock knock jokes. This feat was unexpected. I anticipated a book with a few jokes or the same joke, or jokes and a really annoying main character but instead the jokes create the whole story about a bear...
by Megan Stevens | Jul 19, 2018 | Action & Adventure, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller, Young Adult
Ally Carter’s suspenseful thriller, Not If I Save You First, is a young adult novel that combines action, adventure, and survival as well as the elements of friendship and hope. Madeleine (Maddie) Rose Manchester is the daughter of a Secret Service agent who protects...
by Megan McIntyre | May 9, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
There is nothing small about Tiny’s big can-do attitude, and that is the whole point of this clever, wonderful illustrated story about a dog, presumably little in stature, named Tiny and his human kid owner and cheerleader. The kid does not appear to have a name...
by Laura Di Giovine | Apr 19, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
In Matt Carr’s delightful picture book, Superbat, Pat the bat is tired of being a normal bat. He wants to be a superhero like the characters in his favorite comic books. So, he sews his own caped crusader costume and becomes Superbat! Gentle humor buoys the narrative...
by Megan McIntyre | Nov 15, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
In true pug fashion, Pig (the Pug) stole my heart with his flat little face and silly antics. This book in the Pig the Pug series highlights Pig’s character flaw of being very focused on winning, even if it means cheating, and not being a fun friend to be around...
