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Buster The Very Shy Dog In The Great Bone Game, Ariel Woodbury
Buster The Very Shy Dog In The Great Bone Game, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Phoebe had all the bones for herself before Buster arrived, and she still wants all the bones even though he is here. When Buster follows Phoebe outside, he returns to find his bones gone! Phoebe helps him to train his bones to stay, but she is actually trying to get more of his bones. The dog next door has a ginormous bone and Phoebe wants his bone too! She tells Buster to make friends with him. Buster offers to help Gregory train his bone. They tell it to stay and then run around the house. When they get back it …
Red Queen, Abigail Packard
Red Queen, Abigail Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Mare is a Red in a world where silver-colored blood marks citizens of Norta with superhuman abilities (controlling fire, water, minds, etc.) and red blood marks the ungifted, lower class. Mare tries to rob a young man named Cal after learning that her best friend is going to be conscripted unless they find money to pay off a group of Red rebels called the Scarlet Guard. Cal catches her, but takes pity on Mare and secures a job for her in the palace. While she is serving the Silver nobility, she falls into an arena’s electric shield. Instead of being …
The West Wing: Evidence Of Things Not Seen, Emilee Bell
The West Wing: Evidence Of Things Not Seen, Emilee Bell
Children's Book and Media Review
Just as with most episodes of The West Wing, many things are happening simultaneously: A spy drone went down in Russia and the president has to try to ask for it back without telling the Russian leader they were taking pictures. The entire episode revolves around Leo and the staff trying to convince the president he can lie to the the Russian president about the situation. President Bartlett takes their advice, but makes no progress until he tells the truth to his Russian counterpart. Josh interviews a Republican lawyer to take Ainsley Hayes' place in the legal counsel office of …
Henry And Mudge And The Funny Lunch, Ariel Woodbury
Henry And Mudge And The Funny Lunch, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Henry and his father always make a funny lunch for Mom on Mother's Day. This year they are making a Pineapple Sofa! They go shopping for the ingredients they need, and then head home to make their creation. They even make an apple dad, a peach mother, a plum boy, and a kiwi dog to sit on the couch. Mom loves it and they all eat it together.
(Don't You) Forget About Me, Lisa Packard
(Don't You) Forget About Me, Lisa Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Skylar lives in a special place called Gardnerville where no one ever gets sick and no one ever dies, but it comes at a cost. Every fourth year something happens to the teenagers of the town and their emotions get out of control. Sometimes people get turned into trees or their lips are glued together. Skylar's sister, Piper, killed sixteen people when they followed her to a bridge and drowned. Skylar, full of despair, starts to take forget-me-not pills so she won't remember anything. When people start escaping from the prison, Skylar realizes that she must break her sister out …
The Girl Who Drank The Moon, Rachel Wadham
The Girl Who Drank The Moon, Rachel Wadham
Children's Book and Media Review
Each year the Protectorate sacrifices a baby, but what the townspeople don’t know is that the kind Witch Xan safely retrieves them all. The year she retrieves Luna, Xan realizes only she can guide the child infused with moon magic, and she takes her home. Back in the Protectorate, Antian begins to question the practice of infant sacrifice as he sees Luna’s mother driven to madness from loss, and his son is marked as the next sacrifice for the Witch. As the pair set out to put an end to the ritual, Luna nears her thirteenth birthday and her long-suppressed …
Mitchell On The Moon, Ariel Woodbury
Mitchell On The Moon, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Mitchell and some of his friends are about to go trick-or-treating when Gretchen notices that some of the moon has disappeared! Mitchell, Sorcerer of Space, is the only one who can save the moon! He takes off on the Moon Ladder of Magic and Mystery, but when he lands on the moon he discovers that Gretchen has stowed away on the ladder! The Jack O'Jerks that are eating the moon almost eat her, but Mitchell uses his lightning wand to save her and the moon. Back on Earth, they head out into the evening.
Eloise And The Dinosaurs, Cynthia Phillips
Eloise And The Dinosaurs, Cynthia Phillips
Children's Book and Media Review
Eloise is going to the dinosaur museum with her tutor and her nanny. Eloise loves dinosaurs! She also loves vexing her tutor. At the museum, Eloise mimics her tutor and misbehaves by “decorating” and touching the exhibits. She sees many dinosaur bones, including the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Eloise has a fun time at the museum!
Pocket Points, Kiersten Carr
Pocket Points, Kiersten Carr
Children's Book and Media Review
Pocket Points is a free app designed to incentivize staying off cell phones at school. After downloading, the student enters the name of their school, and if that school is offered as an option (there are schools listed nationwide), the app uses GPS tracking to determine if the student is on campus when the app is in use. If this is the case, the student simply starts the app before class begins, then locks their phone. The app logs a certain amount of points per minute the phone is not in use and stops logging once the phone is opened …
Adrenaline Crush, Lisa Packard
Adrenaline Crush, Lisa Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Dyna is a huge adrenaline junky and risk-taker no matter what the challenge. One day she goes too far and everything ends in disaster. She wakes up in the hospital to find out that she fell off a high cliff and shattered her leg. Realizing she might never be able to go on adventures again, she goes to a physical therapy group where she meets a young veteran who lost his leg. As she slowly begins to heal, she realizes that she won’t be truly happy always playing it safe. Her physical therapy group encourages Dyna to take risks again, …
Very Little Sleeping Beauty, Cynthia Phillips
Very Little Sleeping Beauty, Cynthia Phillips
Children's Book and Media Review
Little Sleeping Beauty is surprisingly not tired. Her birthday party is in the morning and she is much too excited to sleep. Daddy has tried everything to get her to sleep! They read books and sang songs, but Little Sleeping Beauty is as awake as ever. Aunt Fairy decides to pay a special visit to Little Sleeping Beauty and brings her a present to help her to sleep. However, after going to bed so late, Little Sleeping Beauty is not so sure she's ready to wake up for her birthday party.
Tractor Mac Builds A Barn, Ariel Woodbury
Tractor Mac Builds A Barn, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Tractor Mac is always driving around the farm working with Farmer Bill. But one day, Farmer Bill hooks Tractor Mac up to a big machine and he has to sit still. And he does the same thing the next day too! Tractor Mac feels lousy not moving around all day. After being stuck in the same place for a long time, Farmer Bill shows him what the big machine Mac was running made: all the planks, boards, and beams for a barn! Mac and his friends help the town to raise the barn and Mac starts to feel pretty good …
The Nameless City, Lisa Packard
The Nameless City, Lisa Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Kaidu has traveled to the Nameless City to study and train as a soldier, but he's no good at being a soldier. He escapes to explore the city and meets Rat, a homeless girl who doesn't like outsiders. When Rat runs away, Kaidu chases after her and eventually catches Rat, which surprises her. No one has ever caught her before! As a trade, Rat will teach Kaidu how to run even faster if he will bring her food to eat. Becoming quick friends, Rat and Kaidu find that they have a lot in common. One day while Kaidu has to …
Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?Bill Martin Jr., Emily Mccarty
Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?Bill Martin Jr., Emily Mccarty
Children's Book and Media Review
Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See and the tenth anniversary of Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See, Baby Bear is back in a board book edition with easy access tabs for each animal baby bear encounters. Join Baby Bear as he discovers animals indigenous to North America like the red fox, mountain goat, and striped skunk. In an exciting conclusion, Baby Bear finds his mom!
The Wrath And The Dawn #2: The Rose & The Dagger, Abigail Packard
The Wrath And The Dawn #2: The Rose & The Dagger, Abigail Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
The city of Rey was nearly demolished in the storm. Khalid is suffering near exhaustion from having not fulfilled the terms of the curse. Shahrzad is living in Tariq’s army camp as a prisoner. Tariq has lost a lot of control over the forces he has gathered and his uncle, Reza, has begun to take full control of these forces. Jahandar is in a wounded trance and both Shahrzad and her sister Irsa try to nurse him back to health. Shahrzad travels to find Musa Zaragoza at the Fire Temple to find aid for Khalid. Zaragoza introduces her to Artan, …
Build, Dogs, Build: A Tall Tail, Lori Cunningham
Build, Dogs, Build: A Tall Tail, Lori Cunningham
Children's Book and Media Review
It's time to start your day with Duke and his crew of construction worker dogs. They are ready to knock down an old building with their wrecking ball, using a bulldozer and dump truck to clean up the mess. But Duke has to check the plans before giving the go. Digging tunnels and laying concrete is only half the fun. The skilled dogs are taking great care to do their job, and hurry to finish all the wiring and fixture before the day is done.
The Wrath & The Dawn, Abigail Packard
The Wrath & The Dawn, Abigail Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Shahrzad is going to kill her husband, the king of Rey, to avenge the death of her best friend. At least that’s her plan when she agrees to marry Khalid, the rumored monster king that kills each of the wives he takes at dawn the day following their wedding. Shahrzad awaits for her husband the night after they are married and when he comes to her she begins telling him a story. When dawn arrives, she has yet to finish the story and refuses to finish it until the following night. Khalid, intrigued, agrees to let her live in order …
Creekfinding: A True Story, Tessa Mcmillan
Creekfinding: A True Story, Tessa Mcmillan
Children's Book and Media Review
Many years ago, a creek ran through the Iowan countryside. It teemed with fish and insects, attracting local wildlife to the creek’s plentiful banks. All of that changed when a farmer bought the acreage and bulldozed the creek away from its natural course. For years the land was farmed until a new owner, Mike, bought the property. Mike wanted to restore the parcel to its original wildness by bringing back the creek. Many thought Mike’s plans were foolish, but he moved forward, confident in his vision. After much research, hard work, and help, Mike found and restored the creek to …
The World From Up Here, Ariel Woodbury
The World From Up Here, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Wren never felt brave. And when her mother goes to the hospital for depression, life becomes more difficult. She has to take care of her little brother, Russell, while her dad stays with Hermon. Russell has Asperger syndrome, and sometimes he can be difficult to control. With their parents gone, they are staying at Aunt Marianne's house. The students in Wren's history class have to pick a topic to do a report on. Silver, Aunt Marianne's daughter, always the brave and courageous one, picks the topic of Witch Weatherly. There was a myth that no one ever came back from …
The Pirate Jamboree, Sydnee Burr
The Pirate Jamboree, Sydnee Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
Teague creates a fantastic world for his young readers in this lively story in verse. A reunion of pirates commences, and each participant is described as they arrive. It later becomes apparent that these flamboyant, ferocious, and fancy pirates are neighborhood children gathered together utilizing their advanced imaginations. In their raucous excitement, a huge mess is made! Then they spot Mrs. Jones coming in sailing on the S.S. CLEAN YOUR ROOM. The pirates flee, the harbor is quiet, and tomorrow will probably bring another pirate jamboree.
The Solar System Through Infographics, Sydnee Burr
The Solar System Through Infographics, Sydnee Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
Higgins takes curious readers on a roller coaster through space. Exploring different topics such as the big bang theory, the sun, stars, planets, black holes, and more; Higgins provides an expansive introduction to the solar system. The Solar System Through Infographics may not be for those readers already well versed in the solar system, but it does function as a great kick-starter for new readers to the topic, and will satiate curiosities and interest.
Rory The Dinosaur Wants A Pet, Ariel Woodbury
Rory The Dinosaur Wants A Pet, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Rory's friends has a pet hermit crab named Sheldon, and he is so much fun! They play hide and go seek and fetch with Sheldon on the beach. Rory wants a pet too! He sets off to find himself a pet, but it is harder than he thought, and he has to go home for dinner before he finds one. While he's walking home a coconut falls from it's tree and rolls behind Rory. Rory races home with his new pet, George. George is so fun!
A Second, A Minute, A Week With Days In It: A Book About Timebrian P. Clearybrian Gable, Ariel Woodbury
A Second, A Minute, A Week With Days In It: A Book About Timebrian P. Clearybrian Gable, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
A Second, a Minute, a Week with Days in It: A Book about Time explains time in a way that should help children comprehend how long an hour is, not just the abstract idea of sixty minutes. There are sixty seconds in a minute, sixty minutes in an hour, twenty-four hours in a day, and seven days in a week. Months can have a different number of days, but there are always twelve months in a year.
Earth Aliens #6: Rebirth, Lisa Packard
Earth Aliens #6: Rebirth, Lisa Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Zeneba has been captured by the humans. Despite being tortured and questioned about her people, Zeneba will not give in. Rhys is heartbroken over her capture and joins the Resistance to bring the human leader down, free Zeneba, and live in peace. However, while trying to free her Rhys is captured and imprisoned. Elena is able to break in, free Rhys and Zeneba, and barely escape with their lives. While in the capital city of the Charneki, the Tikshi come to kill them all, only to be beaten back until the humans show up. Zeneba and Rhys escape and try …
Kid Sensation #1: Sensation, Becky Jamieson
Kid Sensation #1: Sensation, Becky Jamieson
Children's Book and Media Review
Jim is not an ordinary sixteen-year-old. He is not even an ordinary super-powered teen. Jim has a smorgasbord of powers including flight, super speed, teleportation, telepathy, and shape-shifting (just to name a few). Two years ago at the superhero trials, Jim was caught on camera having a fight with the Alpha League, the most powerful superhero team around. However, they now have to work together to stop a group of super villains bent on destroying the Alpha League, killing Jim, and taking over the world. Stopping the super villains turns out to be the easy part; stopping the teenage members …
Splashdance, Ariel Woodbury
Splashdance, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Ursula and Ricardo are practicing for a big water ballet championship. But when the pool decides not to allow bears in, Ricardo finds a new partner. Ursula goes to the neighborhood pond to swim and meets some other bears and their water ballet partners. They all practice together, and on the day of the championship they sneak into the pool in disguise. Then, after all the other teams have gone, they take off their costumes and perform their routine. They bow and then leave. Afterwards, the pool decides that they shouldn't exclude bears and the team starts to prepare for …
Growing Green: Urban Gardening, Emilee Bell
Growing Green: Urban Gardening, Emilee Bell
Children's Book and Media Review
Children can get back to their roots with Carol Hand’s Growing Green: Urban Gardening. Hand weaves a history of gardening with practical application, inviting readers of all ages to introduce gardens into their lifestyles. Global gardening traditions are explained in this book, as well as predictions of future trends in the gardening space. Urban Gardening emphasizes the many benefits of gardening, a new vocabulary, and do-it-yourself methods. Community, school, home, and personal garden options are discussed at length, as well as possible strategies for combating challenges that urban dwellers might face in constructing and nurturing their gardens, including pollution, space, …
Earth Aliens #5: World At War, Lisa Packard
Earth Aliens #5: World At War, Lisa Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Now that more humans have arrived on Terra Nova, Zeneba realizes she must take action to stop her people from being killed. Rhys creates new technology for the Charneki to use, and hopefully give them some advantage if they do have to fight. Rhys and Zeneba come up with a plan to talk with the new arrivals and recruit them to the peaceful side before the arrivals become poisoned by the war-hungry humans. Hugh and his team of engineers travel to the new colony of humans to help them get settled when the Charneki army shows up with Rhys in …
The Keepers #2: The Harp And The Ravenvine, Becky Jamieson
The Keepers #2: The Harp And The Ravenvine, Becky Jamieson
Children's Book and Media Review
Horace, who can see up to one day in to the future, and Chloe, who can walk through walls, are no longer the newest Keepers on the block. They are veterans being asked to use their magical objects to protect the storehouse for such tools from their enemies, the Riven, once again. The Riven are following an animal empath named April with a broken object called the Ravenvine. They save April with the help of Chloe’s long lost mother who has the ability to stop the Riven with a magic-controlling harp. They are able to fix the Ravenvine, but Chloe …
Troto And The Trucks, Ariel Woodbury
Troto And The Trucks, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Troto is a happy little car that loves to go places! He drives all the way to Cactusville where three big trucks tease him for being small. Troto asks if they want to race, and they all meet at Cactus Canyon to begin. The other trucks may be bigger and faster than Troto, but Troto wins by squeezing between them, sliding under them, and jumping over things that trap the big trucks.