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Frankenstein's Fright Before Christmas, Aylea Stephens
Frankenstein's Fright Before Christmas, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
This books takes the traditional night before Christmas poem and adds a spooky element to it. Miss Devel is feeling harassed by her monsters’ bad manners. When the monsters finally go to bed, Miss Devel is woken up by a huge crash and a visit from Frankenstein who has brought a tree for Saint Nick. Saint Nick has brought some special present for the monsters, but when he falls through the ceiling the little monsters attack the presents. Everyone is happy until they realize that poor Frankenstein didn’t receive any presents. Saint Nick’s solution is one that will make everyone, …
Edible Numbers, Liz Kazandzhy
Edible Numbers, Liz Kazandzhy
Children's Book and Media Review
In this creative counting book, the author, a passionate gardener, presents fruits and vegetables in several varieties. For example, one potato seems simple enough (the common Idaho potato), but did you know that there are at least five other kinds? Six types of pears, nine types of squash, and eleven kinds of eggplant are just a few of the foods you’ll glimpse in this counting book that takes you from one to twelve and leaves you a little more hungry than before!
Delusion, Becky Burr
Delusion, Becky Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
What do you get when you mix two sisters, magicians, World War II, and love? Laura L. Sullivan creates a Harry Potteresque story of two sisters, Phil and Fee, who work with their family as illusionists in England during the 1940's. However, when bombs strike London, the sisters are shipped off to the countryside. Quite by accident they discover a magician's school of all men. Fee falls for Thomas, and Phil falls for Arden, but tries to hide her feelings. After all, how can there be a happy ending for a non-magic commoners and a magician who is sworn to …
Christmas Mouse, Aylea Stephens
Christmas Mouse, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Mouse is busy getting everything ready for Christmas. Mouse has to hang lights and holly, hang decorations on the tree, and leave presents under the tree for a special friend. Robin comes to share some gingerbread, and there are lots of other treats to eat and games to play. There are carols to sing with friends, stockings to hang, and Santa to wait for as Mouse celebrates Christmas.
The Christmas Miracle Of Jonathan Toomey, Aylea Stephens
The Christmas Miracle Of Jonathan Toomey, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Johnathan Toomey is called Mr. Gloomy by the village children because he never smiles and sits alone carving wood most of the time. His life changes when the widow McDowell and her son, Thomas, come to him asking that he would carve a set of Christmas figures for her. As Thomas and the widow describe the pieces and watch him work, they are initially put off by Mr. Toomey’s gruffness. However, as Thomas provides Mr. Toomey with suggestions on how the figures should look, the widow and her son start to become friends with the woodcarver. Slowly Mr. Toomey begins …
The Berenstain Bears' Old-Fashioned Christmas, Aylea Stephens
The Berenstain Bears' Old-Fashioned Christmas, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
On Christmas Eve, the Bear family goes to Grizzly Gran and Gramp’s house for an old-fashioned Christmas. The decorations are handmade out of things from nature, they sing Christmas carols at the piano, cut down their own Christmas tree, and decorate the tree with lights and ornaments. They even make all of the things they need for Christmas dinner, listen to Christmas carolers, and put out treats for their animal friends. Finally they get to open their Christmas presents the next morning and it is just like Christmas as it is supposed to be.
Ball, Liz Kazandzhy
Ball, Liz Kazandzhy
Children's Book and Media Review
Like most dogs, all this dog wants is to play with his ball. When the little girl in the house wakes up, she happily plays fetch with him, but soon she has to go off to school, leaving the dog alone with his beloved ball. He tries to get others to play with him—mom, baby, cat—but with no luck. Finally, he starts a game creatively playing with the ball by himself, dozes off, and has a series of vivid, ball-related dreams. Before he knows it, the little girl returns and the dog is finally able to play fetch again.
Arctic Animals: Reindeer, Aylea Stephens
Arctic Animals: Reindeer, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
In this book of facts and photographs, basic information is presented so that readers can learn about reindeer. Also known as caribou, these animals live in the arctic. The book discusses how reindeer find their food, the type of climate they live in, their herds, mating season, how they stay warm in the winter, what kinds of foods they eat, and how the reindeer calves grow and develop. At the back of the book, there is a science lab for children to discover how reindeer hooves help the animals to walk in soft, deep snow and definitions of some of …
62 Comedy Duet Scenes For Teens, Rebecca Wallin
62 Comedy Duet Scenes For Teens, Rebecca Wallin
Children's Book and Media Review
Written specifically for secondary drama students, the book contains short two-person scenes for two women, two men, or one man and one woman. The scenes deal with subjects that high school students will relate to such as break-ups, clunker cars, homework woes, school projects, difficult teachers, and crushes. Most of the characters are high school age though some older characters are present and provide opportunities for stretching characterization. The familiar settings and minimal prop needs insure that they can easily be performed in a drama classroom.
Whose Shoe?, Sydnee Burr
Whose Shoe?, Sydnee Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
When a helpful mouse finds a lost shoe, he desperately tries to locate its owner. Walking all over the wild neighborhood, Mouse asks his neighbors if the precarious shoe belongs to them. The various animals give their reasons why that big blue shoe could not possibly be theirs, and the mouse continues onward until the owner is found.
What This Story Needs Is A Pig In A Wig, Ariel Woodbury
What This Story Needs Is A Pig In A Wig, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
This cute children's book starts with a pig in a wig on a boat, but more and more animals get on the boat until the boat is too crowded for pig! Pig exclaims, "It's getting crowded in here...off of this boat before we all sink!" The animals leave the boat one by one until pig is all alone in the boat. Pig realizes that the boat was more fun when she was sharing it with all of her friends. Pig admits she made a mistake and calls to her friends to swim back to the boat to play. The boat …
Wee Rhymes: Baby’S First Poetry Book, Sydnee Burr
Wee Rhymes: Baby’S First Poetry Book, Sydnee Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
Wee Rhymes provides new parents with a source of bedtime stories for their new addition to the family. The poems on each page are geared towards young minds. The illustrations are geared towards mature appreciation. The combination of the two make for a poetry book to be enjoyed by everyone in the family.
The Very Inappropriate Word, Liz Kazandzhy
The Very Inappropriate Word, Liz Kazandzhy
Children's Book and Media Review
Michael is a boy that collects words. Every day he discovers all kinds of different words, and then takes them home and puts them in his room. One day, he came across a word on the bus that he had never heard before, and he soon learned that it’s an “inappropriate” word. He put it away before using it, but then he started noticing that word everywhere he went. He decided to try it out at school, and soon all the kids were passing it around. It was all fun and games until the teacher found out and disciplined Michael …
The Undertaken Trilogy: Death Watch, Torin Kelley
The Undertaken Trilogy: Death Watch, Torin Kelley
Children's Book and Media Review
Silas Umber's world is turned upside down when his father mysteriously disappears. In response to disappearance of his father, Silas withdraws from this friends and family. However, things start to change for Silas when his uncle invites him and his mother to move in with him in his mansion in Lichport, the same city where his father had worked. While searching for his father, Silas finds a watch that allows him to see the dead. Silas discovers his father's role as the town's undertaker and soon he is expected to take over his father's role of caring for the dead …
Tuck Everlasting, Sydnee Burr
Tuck Everlasting, Sydnee Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
Winnie Foster's childhood is suffocating her. Button up boots, tight lace dresses, and the stifling heat of summer makes her yearn for something more. Even just exploring beyond the iron gate enclosing everything she's ever known into a neat little square would suffice. Tampering with the idea of running away, she accidentally finds herself a victim of kidnapping. Her kidnappers, however, don't frighten her; they fascinate her and teach her lessons on life that she will not soon forget.
The Tree House That Jack Built, Aylea Stephens
The Tree House That Jack Built, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Jack built a tree house by the sea, but then many animals come to the tree house with jack. First it’s a fly, then a lizard, then a parrot, a cat, and so on. They have all come to hear Jack read a book. This particular book is about a boy who lives in a tree house by the sea and all of the animals are his friends. Starting with a twist on the familiar story of “the house that Jack built,” the story takes on its own identity in Jack’s tree house.
Thanksgiving Day Thanks, Aylea Stephens
Thanksgiving Day Thanks, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Thanksgiving is coming, and Sam’s class couldn’t be more excited. Everyone knows of one special thing that they are grateful for, but Sam isn’t sure what his special thing is. Sam’s teacher, Mrs. Wright, wants everyone to write down something they are really grateful for while the class works on Thanksgiving projects like a pumpkin pie making contest, making place mats, and helping with a food drive. Sam is able to think of a great project: balloons just like the Thanksgiving parade on TV! Lots of wind might ruin Sam’s special project, but he is finally able to come up …
Thanksgiving At The Tappletons', Aylea Stephens
Thanksgiving At The Tappletons', Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Thanksgiving is always a big day for the Tappletons, but this year everything seems to be going terribly wrong. First the Thanksgiving turkey slides out the door, into the street, and finally into the pond. When Mr. Tappleton goes to buy the pies there are completely sold out. Their son Kenny had fed all of the vegetables for the salad to the rabbits in Mr. Butterworth’s class the day before. Jenny doesn’t put the blender lid on all the way, and mashed potatoes go flying everywhere. No one has the heart to tell the others what happened, so when it …
Snoring Beauty, Sydnee Burr
Snoring Beauty, Sydnee Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
In this twist on sleeping beauty the princess snores, and boy does she. The poor mouse who lives below her can never get sleep because she is so loud when she sleeps. He plots to find her prince, but then has to convince the prince to stick around once the snoring starts.
Slug Needs A Hug!, Liz Kazandzhy
Slug Needs A Hug!, Liz Kazandzhy
Children's Book and Media Review
All Slug wants is a hug from his mom. When he doesn’t get it, he starts questioning why, and he goes to his other animal friends for advice. One by one, these creatures try to help make him more huggable—Kitten suggests becoming furrier, Bird offers some feathers and a beak, Pig says he needs a tail, and so on. After this intense makeover, and wearing this conglomerated costume, Slug returned home to show his mom his new look. Once she finally recognizes him, she insists that there’s no need to change who he is and that she loves him as …
Princess Decomposia And Count Spatula, Tessa Mcmillan
Princess Decomposia And Count Spatula, Tessa Mcmillan
Children's Book and Media Review
Princess Decomposia is struggling to juggle the affairs of the kingdom, care for her hypochondriac father, and maintain positive relations with heads of state. This mountain of work gives her no time for herself. But Decomposia's life changes when she hires a new court chef, Count Spatula. Count Spatula is an imaginative cook who is just as sweet as his baked goods. Soon after he is hired, Count Spatula notices the strain Decomposia is under and gives her helpful advice to cut down on her load. Unfortunately, her father, King Wulfrun, is not happy with the budding relationship between his …
Peak #2: The Edge, Tessa Mcmillan
Peak #2: The Edge, Tessa Mcmillan
Children's Book and Media Review
Peak honestly wants to forget his time on Everest. But the film crew who taped his and Sun-jo’s Everest climb seek out Peak with a proposition. The richest man in the world, Sebastian Plank, is hosting a Peace Climb for young international climbers, and Plank wants Peak to represent the US. Except there is a catch. The film crew only know the climb will be in Afghanistan. Peak accepts the offer with the condition that his mother join him. Their trip begins with a private jet to Afghanistan and a helicopter ride to the Hindu Kush Mountains. Before the climb …
Nobody's Perfect, Bryn Stephens
Nobody's Perfect, Bryn Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Everyone has heard that no one is perfect. In this story we view this fact through the eyes of a young boy as he interacts with those that he knows. He sees how his sister, friend, mother, and himself all have flaws and are less than perfect. But he comes to realize that those very things that can annoy him about the ones that he knows are also the things that he likes about them.
Newt's Emerald, Sydnee Burr
Newt's Emerald, Sydnee Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
Truthful Newington looks forward to her 21st birthday. She’ll be taken to London to dance at balls and receive gentlemen callers. Along with coming out into society, she’ll finally be given the emerald, her family’s most prized possession known for its magical properties. The eve of her birthday approaches, and her father pulls out the gem for a viewing when a storm hits, the lights go out, and the emerald is stolen. Truthful is thrown into an adventure in pursuit of the emerald involving disguise, finding true love, and discovering herself.
My Pen Pal, Santa, Aylea Stephens
My Pen Pal, Santa, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
In January, Ava writes a thank-you note to Santa Claus that starts a whole year of being pen pals with Santa. Santa replies to her questions, so Ava writes to Santa about Valentine’s Day in February, the tooth fairy in March, Easter in April, gardens in May, the naughty list in June, the Fourth of July, vacations in August, birthdays in September, Halloween in October, Thanksgiving in November, and her questions about Christmas in December. Ava keeps being told that Santa isn’t real, but thanks to her letters, she knows that he is!
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved A Mystery That Baffled All Of France, Aylea Stephens
Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved A Mystery That Baffled All Of France, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
When the American Revolution was going strong, Benjamin Franklin went to France to charm Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette into sending help to the Americans fighting the war. When he arrived, the Parisians were obsessed with the idea of science and a man named Dr. Mesmer. Dr. Mesmer was flamboyant and mysterious, making impossible things happened and curing people of their diseases. Some people wondered if all the people were being fooled. Ben used the scientific method to discover what the secrets were behind Dr. Mesmer’s act and managed to get help from the French government to assist in …
Melissa's Octopus And Other Unsuitable Pets, Aylea Stephens
Melissa's Octopus And Other Unsuitable Pets, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
People can have all kinds of different pets. Melissa has an octopus, but it’s not very suitable because he makes such a mess in the bathroom. Thomas has a mole, but the mole is always making tunnels and so is difficult to find. Betty can’t ever find her chameleon. Arthur’s warthog does exactly what it wants. Caroline has to use a ladder to hug her pet giraffe, and Simon’s doesn’t know which end of his worm he is supposed to talk to. Peter’s elephant is sometimes way too heavy. With all of these unsuitable pets, though, a crocodile that could …
Masterminds, Nancy Haight
Masterminds, Nancy Haight
Children's Book and Media Review
Eli Frieden lives in the most perfect town in the world, Serenity, New Mexico, where there is no crime, nothing bad ever happens, and honesty and integrity are valued above everything else. Then, Eli tries to slip out of town with his mischievous best friend, Randy, and becomes really sick before being rescued by the security team from the one business in town. Randy is sent to a boarding school in Colorado leaving a message left which gets Eli thinking and wondering about many things in Serenity. Pretty soon a group of classmates are investigating how things work around town …
The Magic Shop #4: The Disappearing Magician, Aylea Stephens
The Magic Shop #4: The Disappearing Magician, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Mike is thrilled when he gets the chance to show off magic tricks through the school talent show, but he’s not sure why Nora won’t do the magic show with him. He finds out that Nora has terrible stage fright, especially when the school bully, Jackson, is in the audience making fun of them. She refuses to participate in Mike’s act so Mike has to find a new friend, Adam, to help him with the show. He also realizes that as her friend, it is his job to help Nora find some way to conquer her stage fright so that …
The Magic Shop #3: The Great Escape, Aylea Stephens
The Magic Shop #3: The Great Escape, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Mike is doing better in school than ever, thanks to his new magic hobby. With magic, he is a lot more interested in math and in history. When his class gets an opportunity to learn more about their family histories, Mike wants to find out of the magician’s hat his grandmother gave him belonged to Harry Houdini. His grandmother tells him a lot of things about their family history that is very similar to Houdini’s history, and they even have the same last name. While Mike does some research to find out if he really is related to the great …