by Whitney Morton Woodcock | Apr 10, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
Marvin is a young gorilla living in New York City, and he’s different from other gorillas. He’s calm, observant, and pays close attention to everything in his world. His grandpa prefers doing typical gorilla things, like scarfing down bananas and going “thump thump...
by Whitney Morton Woodcock | Mar 28, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
Poor Little Louie. He’s not really that little anymore, and he wants to be a strong, independent kid, but he got sick! He’s not feeling well; he’s feverish and tired, and his nose is all stuffed up, so when he calls for his mom, it sounds like he’s saying “Bob!”…which...
by Whitney Morton Woodcock | Mar 20, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Education, Parenting & Families, Social Science
I Wish My Teacher Knew started out as a classroom assignment gone viral. Teacher Kyle Schwartz, wanting to know her students better and teach them more effectively, handed out sheets to her third graders that said, “I wish my teacher knew _______” and the responses...
by Whitney Morton Woodcock | Mar 1, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Children's, Film, TV & Theater, Religion
Author Richard Michelson has an inside perspective on his subject for Fascinating: the Life of Leonard Nimoy. He is an art gallery proprietor, and he represented Nimoy in his fine art photography career. They were so close that “it was a source of amusement for us...
by Whitney Morton Woodcock | Feb 13, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's
Babies have busy schedules! The nameless infant protagonist of Eat, Sleep, Poop juggles visits from grandparents, new toys, shopping with Mom, chores with Dad, fun with the family dog, and of course eating, sleeping, and pooping. Sometimes Baby even has to sacrifice...