by Site Owner | Nov 20, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
Bad Astrid Is Really Nice By Eileen Brennan, Illustratrated by Regan Dunnick Random House Children’s Books, $15.99, 32 pages Bad luck comes to town when Bad Astrid moves into the neighborhood. Astrid is a bully who seems to follow other kids around and ruin...
by Site Owner | Nov 15, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
The Mighty Lalouche: The Brave Postman By Matthew Olshan, Illustrated by Sophie Blackall Schwartz & Wade Books, 32 pages, $17.99 The Mighty Lalouche does not start out so mighty. He is a slight man with a famous mustache. Lalouche is a mail carrier...
by Site Owner | Nov 14, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
Bluebird Exposes Dangers of Bullying By Bob Staake Random House Children’s Books, 32 pages, $17.99 Bluebird by Bob Staake has no words, but uses a comic book style to get the message across to readers in the same tradition of wordless...
by Site Owner | Nov 8, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
The Early Bird Catches The Snail By Bethanie Deeney Murguia Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 32 pages, $15.99 Snippet, the youngest snail in his family, likes to wake up early. He is bored without his family to play with, until he finds other...
by Site Owner | Nov 5, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, Education, Parenting & Families, NW Author, Portland Authors
Teaching Children to Embrace Individuality By Allen Say Scholastic, 32 pages, $17.99 Yuriko is a unique little girl living in California. After a stressful day at school when her new teacher mispronounces her name and classmates make fun of her baby...