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A Unicorn Named Sparkle, Aylea Stephens
A Unicorn Named Sparkle, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
When she sees an ad for a unicorn for only fifty cents, Lucy immediately decided to purchase her very own unicorn. She has lots of expectations for what her new friend will be like. Her plans for her unicorn, who she names Sparkle, are crushed when Sparkle arrives and is nothing like what she hoped for. Sparkle eats things he's not supposed to, he smells funny, and he doesn't even look like how she expected him to. Lucy decides that she's going to return him, but when he needs her she realizes that she loves him for who he is …
Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane's Musical Journey, Aylea Stephens
Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane's Musical Journey, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
John Coltrane lived in a world full of music. He heard it at church, and especially at home. When his father, grandfather, and grandmother all died within a short time, he wasn’t sure life could ever be okay again. His family had no money, but John turned to music to fill the hole where his Papa had been. He learned the alto saxophone, and it gave him voice. He listened to big bands and one day he listened to Charlie “Bird” Parker playing a new type of jazz, bebop, that John loved and began playing as he toured around. Still, …
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, Jess Verzello
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, Jess Verzello
Children's Book and Media Review
This fun Brown Bear series book changes things up a bit and asks what each animal hears rather than sees. With an exotic array of animals from a snorting hippopotamus, fluting flamingo, braying zebra, trumpeting elephant, to a bellowing walrus kids will love to read this book aloud and make each noise. It turns out the all these animals live in the zoo together and the zookeeper hears the children imitating each animal. This durable board book is perfect for toddlers to primary kids as they will never tire of the beautiful illustrations and the fun noises each animal makes. …
Worm Loves Worm, Carlie Smith
Worm Loves Worm, Carlie Smith
Children's Book and Media Review
Worm loves worm, so they decide to get married. Simple, right? But their friend Cricket plans on marrying them, Beetle insists on being the best Beetle, and the Bees beg to be the bride’s attendants. Eventually dancing, rings, and cake are all included in the wedding celebration. The trouble comes when dressing up for the occasion. Who will wear the bride’s dress and who will wear the groom’s tux? They decide to each wear a little bit of each outfit, defying the concerns of Cricket who says it’s not “how things have always been done.” Worms agree to change things …
A Sick Day For Amos Mcgee, Kristie Hinckley
A Sick Day For Amos Mcgee, Kristie Hinckley
Children's Book and Media Review
You might not expect to see an owl with glasses, a rhino with a scarf, a penguin with socks, or an elephant sitting on a chair, but that is exactly what Amos McGee sees when he heads to the Zoo. He takes care of them there. The animals expect him everyday until one day, he doesn’t show up. The animals eventually find Amos, who is stuck at home stick, and they do just as much for Amos as he does for them. Friends rely on each other, especially when things get hard (or there is a sick day for Amos …
The Secret Life Of Figgy Mustardo, Lisi Hong
The Secret Life Of Figgy Mustardo, Lisi Hong
Children's Book and Media Review
Figgy Mustardo is no ordinary dog. When his owners leave, he turns into a pizza-making, race-organizing rock star. The problem is these extraordinary activities leave him completely exhausted and unwilling to play fetch when his owners come home. Worried about Figgy, his owners buy a new puppy so Figgy won’t be alone at home. At first Figgy is apprehensive about this new puppy named Dot, but after putting on a wonderful show with Dot, they become fast friends. The Secret Life of Figgy Mustardo leaves an adult reader a bit disappointed, but most children will still enjoy the book despite …
Dc Super Friends: Workbook Abc 123, Jess Verzello
Dc Super Friends: Workbook Abc 123, Jess Verzello
Children's Book and Media Review
Practice writing numbers and uppercase letters in this interactive DC Super Friends workbook. Each page has a letter or number in bold with a superhero or phrase alongside it. There is a space to look at the letter or number, trace the letter or number, and practice writing the letter or number. The workbook also includes fun exercises such as matching numbers and number trail. Children who are just starting to write and recognize their letters and numbers, and who love DC Super Friends, will love this interactive workbook. The workbook includes a dry-erase marker that makes it easy for …
How To Be Famous, Carlie Smith
How To Be Famous, Carlie Smith
Children's Book and Media Review
Pigeon is the most famous and most important animal at the zoo - or at least that’s what he would say! He is shown in different exhibits soaking in the limelight. In reality, people are there for the other, much more majestic creatures like elephants or crocodiles. Unfortunately, Pigeon’s cockiness and presence is quite the irritant to both people and animals. He is oblivious to their true feelings. Eventually his big-head leads him too close to a lion and he is gobbled up! This book cleverly makes the illustrations an integral part of the story. The lecture preached by Pigeon …
The Upside Of Unrequited, Olivia Noli
The Upside Of Unrequited, Olivia Noli
Children's Book and Media Review
The Upside of Unrequited is a new novel by Becky Albertalli. The novel is about Molly and her twin sister, Cassie. Molly is a self-proclaimed fat nerd and her sister is a thin, cool lesbian. While Cassie is more of a go-with-the-flow person in relationships, all Molly every thinks about is getting a boyfriend. Suddenly, a new girl enters their life and Cassie is smitten. Molly has to deal with growing apart from her sister while suddenly having two new crushes. The novel explores ideas of unrequited love as a teenager, as well as finding the first boyfriend/girlfriend. This novel …
Extra Yarn, Kristie Hinckley
Extra Yarn, Kristie Hinckley
Children's Book and Media Review
One girl has the power to change an entire community. In Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett, a girl finds a box filled with an endless skein of yarn and makes sweaters for everyone and everything she comes across, until the box is stolen. The evil archduke who had the box stolen is delighted to see that the little girl can’t spread goodness anymore. He says that she will never be happy again, but the box is returned to her and she is happy in the end. Readers will learn that no one can take away your happiness or your power …
Cheetah Can't Lose, Carlie Smith
Cheetah Can't Lose, Carlie Smith
Children's Book and Media Review
Two kittens challenge the normally dominant Cheetah to a race. To give themselves a chance at winning, they slyly design pre-race contests to slow Cheetah down. Cheetah enters the race with boxes on his feet, a belly full of ice cream, a knit sweater, and a bouquet of balloons tied to his hands, and a crown to cover his eyes. The kittens easily win, but Cheetah still thinks he is the victor. They kindly do not disagree and celebrate their friend even though he is overconfident. In this twist on the fable The Tortoise and The Hare, the small but …
The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist, Jarrett Bell
The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist, Jarrett Bell
Children's Book and Media Review
Tula, the nickname of Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, is a young girl on a plantation in Cuba during the height of the slave trade. As Tula’s fourteenth birthday approaches, her grandfather and mother arrange her marriage for financial gain. Tula's impending loss of freedom connects her to the injustice of the enslaved around her. This inspires her to courageously write bold abolitionist and feminist poetry. Engle takes creative liberties in filling in Tula’s life to give modern readers an insight to one of history’s most daring abolitionists in the nineteenth century. The Lightning Dreamer is a historical non-fiction piece written …
The Dead Bird, Carlie Smith
The Dead Bird, Carlie Smith
Children's Book and Media Review
Children learn to love and mourn a dead bird they find at the park. They are glad that they can give it a funeral. They lovingly plant flowers and compose a song. They remain dedicated to tending the grave until they forget. This deceptively simple book is another powerful story from the author of Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown. The repetition of the phrases, and sometimes illogical sentences capture the experience, reasoning, and feelings of young children. The kids in the story mimic with characteristic simplicity and sincerity the patterns of mourning that they’ve seen grown ups do. This edition …
Bear's Big Breakfast, Kelsie Ward
Bear's Big Breakfast, Kelsie Ward
Children's Book and Media Review
Bear’s Big Breakfast is a classic read-aloud story that helps children identify the letter “b.” The story takes the young readers on an adventure in search for the hungry little cub to find something to eat for breakfast, after a long hibernation. The bear knows that the food that he is in search of begins with the letter “b,” and along his journey encounters a various number of other friends, who’s characters also begin with the letter “b.” Though his friends all agree that they would not make a suitable breakfast for the cub, they agree to help in his …
Silly Wonderful You, Carlie Smith
Silly Wonderful You, Carlie Smith
Children's Book and Media Review
A mother addresses her toddler and explains all the tender surprises that come with a child. She mentions the gamut of childhood experiences, from giggly, splashy bath time to gluey, glittery craft projects. The biggest surprise is how much the mother ginormously loves her child and her delight that dreams really do come true. The rhythm of the text, the message of the book, and the bright pastels of the pictures will appeal to small children. However, the content of the illustrations and words might resonate more with parents than with kids. Parents can empathize with the bemusement and exhaustion …
The New Kid On The Block, Kristie Hinckley
The New Kid On The Block, Kristie Hinckley
Children's Book and Media Review
The New Kid on the Block is a collection of poems written about everything from beets to gratitude for having your nose where it is on your body. They are all written from a child’s perspective, making them very relatable for children. Some poems require you to use your imagination, (or maybe even a dictionary) unless you already know what a fleek or a slyne is. Regardless, get ready to giggle at Jack Prelutsky’s funny sense of humor! You will want to start writing your own poems after reading these. There is one small sketch on every page that coordinates …
Egg, Jess Verzello
Egg, Jess Verzello
Children's Book and Media Review
Four eggs: pink, blue, yellow, and green! The pink, blue, and yellow eggs hatch to reveal baby birds inside, but the green egg hasn’t moved. The birds come back and peck at the green egg until it hatches to reveal a surprise: a baby alligator! Scared, the birds fly away at first and the alligator is sad, but they soon return and become friends. This book would be the perfect gift for celebrating Easter and springtime. The pastel colors and clean illustration style bring out the message of friendship and accepting what is different from us. The text is repetitive …
Bug Patrol, Ariel Woodbury
Bug Patrol, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Captain Bob is on Bug Patrol right at 9 AM. He gets a call about a swarm of ants on a doughnut and rushes off to make the ants show some manners and share. Then Captain Bob gets called in to help some beetles who are fighting over a parking space to be more patient. Next, Captain Bob chases some speeding spiders and gives them speeding tickets. His whole day is filled driving from one place to another helping the bugs of the city in anyway he can until, finally, its 8 PM and he gets to go home to …
Flat Stanley And The Very Big Cookie, Kristie Hinckley
Flat Stanley And The Very Big Cookie, Kristie Hinckley
Children's Book and Media Review
Stanley Lambchop was just a normal boy, until a bulletin board fell on top of him and smashed him flat. He uses his flatness to his advantage and helps fix problems in the community doing things that “non-flat” people can’t do! This time, Pete the baker needs something new and exciting that will bring in customers. They brainstorm, but can’t seem to think of anything. After school, Flat Stanley and Arthur run to check on Pete, but Flat Stanley slips on the mess in the bakery and lands face-first in the rolled out cookie dough. That gives Pete the idea …
Worldwalker #1: Trial By Fire, Aylea Stephens
Worldwalker #1: Trial By Fire, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Lily Proctor deals with life-threatening allergies every day until one day she is suddenly taken from her world into a frightening, alternate world similar to Earth but with many terrifying changes. This Salem is full of terrifying creatures and alternate versions of her former friends—and even an alternate version of herself, a girl called Lilian who is threatening the future of the world and wants Lily’s help to do it. With the help of Rowan, this world’s version of Lily’s former ex-boyfriend, Lily discovers that she is the most powerful witch the world has seen. With her powers, she and …
Choke, Lisa Packard
Choke, Lisa Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Windy wants to be one of the in-crowd girls at school. Her dream comes true when Nina, the cool new girl, talks to Windy! Since Nina is paying attention to Windy, all the other in-crowd girls have become her friends. Windy has never been happier as she finally gets to be with the cool kids. But as she gets to know them better, Windy realizes they aren't all what she thought they were, and Nina has a new game to play to become "breath sisters." You have to choke someone until they pass out, and when you wake up it's …
Fancy Nancy: Fanciest Doll In The Universe, Aylea Stephens
Fancy Nancy: Fanciest Doll In The Universe, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Sometimes having a little sister creates a lot of trouble. One day JoJo, Nancy’s little sister, does something truly despicable: she gives Nancy’s doll Marabelle a pirate tattoo. To help cheer Nancy up, Nancy’s mom takes her to a gala for girls are their dolls. Nancy and Marabelle have a great time at the gala going on rides, eating delicacies, and looking at the fancy ball gowns in the doll dress shop. Unfortunately, a tragedy happens! Marabelle has been mixed up with another doll! As embarrassed as Nancy is about Marabelle’s tattoo, it allows Nancy to get her friend back …
How To Keep Rolling After A Fall, Charlotte Esplin
How To Keep Rolling After A Fall, Charlotte Esplin
Children's Book and Media Review
At the beginning of her big senior year, Nikki has been expelled from her high school for bullying. Some spiteful photographs displaying another student's bad decisions at a party were posted onto Nikki's Facebook, but Nikki swears she didn't do it. Having everyone in the town hate you, including your own family, brings new trials that Nikki begins to learn painful lessons from. At her new school, nobody wants to talk to her except another girl who is rejected by the popular students. And a new romance begins between Nikki and a paraplegic who also knows what it's like to …
Pete The Cat And His Magic Sunglasses, Nicole Davis
Pete The Cat And His Magic Sunglasses, Nicole Davis
Children's Book and Media Review
Pete the Cat is having a rare rough day. It starts to look worse when grumpy toad shows up, but when he shares his secret cool, blue, magic sunglasses with Pete things get better. Pete sees the world in a completely new way. He encounters some unhappy friends and shares his cool, blue, magic sunglasses to help them cheer up. Suddenly, Pete crashes his skateboard and his cool, blue, magic sunglasses shatter. Wise owl tells Pete that he does not need the magic sunglasses to see the world in a new way, he just needs to look for the good …
Blackthorn Key #2: Mark Of The Plague, Tessa Mcmillan
Blackthorn Key #2: Mark Of The Plague, Tessa Mcmillan
Children's Book and Media Review
The plague is sweeping through London’s streets. Christopher Rowe wants to help by using his departed master’s apothecary, but strict rules deny Christopher, still only an apprentice, the right to open the shop to the public. Desperate for money, Christopher finds a cryptic note from Master Blackthorn about a hidden treasure. While Christopher and Tom are out following a clue, an intruder breaks into the apothecary. This break-in entangles Christopher in a deadly conflict between two competing doctors, Melchior and Galen, who claim to be healing plague victims in their own ways. After Tom is falsely diagnosed with the plague, …
Up In The Garden And Down In The Dirt, Ariel Woodbury
Up In The Garden And Down In The Dirt, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Winter is ending and a young girl and her Nana start dreaming up plans for their garden. The spring sun melts the snow, but the soil is still too cold and wet to start planting so they wait while the bugs wake up and start working down in the dirt. As the seasons change, they fertilize the soil, plant seeds, and water the garden while the bugs and animals chew up old leaves, pollinate, and dig tunnels through the dirt. This book teaches a lot about the role of different bugs and animals in a garden. They break down last …
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?, Jess Verzello
Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?, Jess Verzello
Children's Book and Media Review
This new addition to the Brown Bear series by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle follows endangered animals and all that they see. A Panda Bear, a Bald Eagle, a Water Buffalo, a Spider Monkey, a Green Sea Turtle, a Macaroni Penguin, a Sea Lion, and so many more animals to see! This board book will keep young readers turning each page. Now in a durable board book format, Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? focuses less on assigning specific colors to each animal, but instead brings to attention different endangered animals. Carle’s illustrations are beautiful as always …
Inside Out & Back Again, Abigail Packard
Inside Out & Back Again, Abigail Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Hà lives in Saigon during the the 1970s and Southern Vietnam is trying to maintain itself as a democratic state against communist Northern Vietnam. But in 1975 everything changes when Southern Vietnam succumbs to communism. Hà’s world is turned inside out; she and her family are forced to flee and find refuge in America. They move to Alabama and everything is different: food, religion, language, and school. It’s an emotional rollercoaster for everyone in Hà’s family as they try to adapt to this new culture. But Hà is determined to learn English and find a place for herself. She makes …
The Sisters Grimm #4: Once Upon A Crime, Olivia Noli
The Sisters Grimm #4: Once Upon A Crime, Olivia Noli
Children's Book and Media Review
The Grimm sisters and their family to New York City in this fourth installment. Initially elated at being back home, Sabrina Grimm is quickly disappointed to learn that "the real world" also contains an Ever After community. The sisters, their grandmother, Mr. Canis (the Big Bad Wolf and family friend), and Sheriff Hamstead (one of the three little pigs) are in search of the realm of Faerie, Puck's home. Puck's fairy wings were ripped off by the Jabberwocky in the previous novel and his health is in critical condition. Upon arrival in Faerie, Puck receives medical aid and the family …
Arcadia #1: Arcadia Awakens, Lisa Packard
Arcadia #1: Arcadia Awakens, Lisa Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Rosa is traveling to Sicily, the home of her ancestors, and along the way meets an attractive young man by the name of Alessandro. Unfortunately, he is off-limits. Alessandro and Rosa's families are rivals. As she is taken into her aunts home, she realizes not everything is as it seems. Rosa knew her family was in the mafia, but she was unaware of their supernatural secret: they are shapeshifters. Rosa and her family can turn into snakes, but her family isn't the only supernatural one. All the ancient mafia families that live in Sicily, including Alessandro's family, have the shapeshifting …