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Home, Sydnee Burr
Home, Sydnee Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
Carson Ellis walks readers through a variety of homes from around the world. Engaging illustrations whisk the audience away to the gathering of home options and causes imaginations to run wild about what it would be like to live in those different houses.
Have You Heard The Nesting Bird?, Ariel Woodbury
Have You Heard The Nesting Bird?, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
As two children are outside they hear the calls of many different birds. But one bird is silent. The nesting bird isn't singing or moving around. Then, the eggs begin to hatch and baby robins are born.
Giants Beware!, Kiersten Carr
Giants Beware!, Kiersten Carr
Children's Book and Media Review
Claudette is an aspiring giant slayer who wants to be just like her dad, a retired adventurer and swordsmith. The only problem is that she lives in a nice, safe town where giants are only stories. Determined to make her dream a reality, Claudette convinces her friend Marie, an aspiring princess, and her little brother, Gaston, who wants to be a swordmaker-slash-pastry chef, to sneak out of the city with her and go find a giant. Along with their faithful dog, Valiant, and with most of the town chasing after them, the three children encounter a crabby witch and her …
The Foolish Tortoise, Sydnee Burr
The Foolish Tortoise, Sydnee Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
The foolish tortoise is tired of going so slow. He hypothesizes that his heavy shell is what holds him back, so he consequently decides to crawl out and leave it behind. Although he now can indeed move much faster, he also encounters many dangers that his shell previously protected him from. Finding his own shell in the end of his adventure is a welcome sight to Tortoise, and he gladly crawls back in and bids the world good night.
Eleanor And Park, Katelyn Osborn
Eleanor And Park, Katelyn Osborn
Children's Book and Media Review
When Park sees the chubby new girl with the oversized clothes and a big frizzy red mop of hair looking for a seat on the bus, he knows what his friends are thinking and what he would usually think – stay FAR away. But inexplicably, he moves over so she can sit down next to him. Thus begins the unlikely relationship that is “Eleanor and Park”. What starts as an innocent friendship founded on comic books and punk music turns into something more, something they’ve never felt before, something that makes Eleanor feel like the incessant bullying at school and …
D-Day: The Invasion Of Normandy, 1944, Emma Cisneros
D-Day: The Invasion Of Normandy, 1944, Emma Cisneros
Children's Book and Media Review
D-day is a day that many Americans and most of the world know of as a day that turned the tides in WWII to bring the Allies to victory. This non-fiction book is divided into two main sections: The Plan and The Invasion. In "The Plan," the inner workings of the Allied minds are discovered. D-day was kept as a great Allied secret and was planned to have three different waves of attack: by air, by land, and of course- by sea. One of the greatest struggles with the plan was making sure the weather conditions were just perfect- if …
The Brides Of Rollrock Island, Tessara Garrett
The Brides Of Rollrock Island, Tessara Garrett
Children's Book and Media Review
Lanagan combines many characters’ short stories into one extended and connected tale. Her writing is lovely and engaging, and she paints beautiful pictures of the island of Rollrock. She retells the legend of selkies, seals that turn into women, and the men that steal their magical selkie skins to keep them in human form. The witch Misskaela seeks revenge for society’s mistreatment of her, and she uses her magic to show the men of Rollrock their own shallow folly. The women she drives away as their men are all enchanted with the magical selkie wives Misskaela draws from the sea. …
The Bath Monster, Aylea Stephens
The Bath Monster, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
After you take a bath, all the dirty water goes down the drain to feed the bath monster. Jackson loves everything about getting dirty, like playing in mud, climbing trees, and rolling down hills. His mother tells him that he has to take a bath or the Bath Monster, whose second favorite food is dirty bath water, will get him. Jackson decides that he doesn’t believe in the Bath Monster so he won’t take any more baths, but the Bath Monster still believes in Jackson. When he doesn’t get his nightly meal, the Bath Monster has to go find a …
How To Catch A Bogle #2: A Plague Of Bogles, Tessa Mcmillan
How To Catch A Bogle #2: A Plague Of Bogles, Tessa Mcmillan
Children's Book and Media Review
Jem Barbary has left his thieving life behind since his past employer, Sarah Pickles, sold him to be bogle bait. With Sarah Pickles still at large, Jem is having a difficult time finding his place. But with Birdie leaving Alfred to live with Miss Eames, Alfred accepts Jem as his new apprentice. However, the two notice that one London neighborhood is swarming with bogles, an odd behavior for these solitary demons. In the midst of this bogle infestation, Jem recognizes Sarah Pickles’ daughter living near the cursed neighborhood. He follows her and sees that the infamous butcher, Salty Jack Gammon, …
A New Year's Reunion: A Chinese Story, Aylea Stephens
A New Year's Reunion: A Chinese Story, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Papa works very far away building big houses and only comes home for Chinese New Year. Mama and Maomao get up early so that they can spend the day with Papa. Papa gives them gifts, then they go to get a haircut for luck during the new year. The family makes sticky rice balls with a coin in one to give the receiver good luck, and Maomao is lucky enough to get it. They celebrate the new year by visiting people, repairing the house, watching the dragon dance on main street, and playing in the snow. When Papa has to …
A Little Something Different, Aylea Stephens
A Little Something Different, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Lea and Gabe don’t talk to each other, but everyone thinks they are destined to be together. A squirrel, a bench, a Chinese food delivery man, a bus driver, a creative writing teacher, and other side characters describe shy Gabe and his terror of talking to Lea and Lea and how she’s confused by how Gabe acts sometimes. They’re in the same creative writing class, have the same order of Chinese food, and show up to the same places, but their terror and confusion about what the other one is thinking keeps preventing them from getting together. When Gabe decides …
A House For Hermit Crab, Sydnee Burr
A House For Hermit Crab, Sydnee Burr
Children's Book and Media Review
Constantly growing, Hermit Crab is almost always in search of a new shell to call home. With every shell he acquires, he quickly becomes busy with decorating it and making it his own. As he moves on from his old shells, however, he has to leave friends behind, and his beloved decorations. Thankfully, each time Hermit Crab finds new friends and new decorations.
172 Hours On The Moon, Lauren Johnson
172 Hours On The Moon, Lauren Johnson
Children's Book and Media Review
It’s 2018, and NASA is grasping for public funding and attention by sending three lucky teenagers for a week-long stay on the moon. What the winners don’t know is that their trip is a brilliant cover-up. NASA’s primary purpose in returning to the moon is to investigate reports of a sinister being on the lunar surface. All three teens receive chilling supernatural warnings not to go, but nevertheless report for training and rocket into space with four NASA astronauts, eventually landing safely on the moon. But when the lunar habitat’s power is mysteriously disconnected and team members begin to die …
Wondrous Tales Of Old Japan, Rebeca Wallin
Wondrous Tales Of Old Japan, Rebeca Wallin
Children's Book and Media Review
Kabuki Theatre comes to life in a child friendly way in this dramatized collection of fairy tales from Japan. The show’s opening introduces children to the elements of Kabuki; music, costumes, vocal use, stage assistants, and movement are succinctly but thoroughly explained and demonstrated. Classic fairy tales are then retold in that style. Momorato – The Peach Boy is the story of a boy born from a peach to a childless couple who then rids the village of the ogres that have been tyrannizing it. In The Story of Urashimataro, a kind fisherman is brought to the Dragon King under …
Wolves Of Mercy Falls: Sinner, Shelly Darrington
Wolves Of Mercy Falls: Sinner, Shelly Darrington
Children's Book and Media Review
Los Angeles couldn’t be further away from Mercy Falls, Minnesota. Cole St. Clair, though he played an instrumental role in saving the werewolf pack there, is hitting the road, and sunny California is his goal. The official reason for his big move is his attempt to produce a new album, do a webshow, and break back into the rockstar world. His real reason, however, is going to prove a lot more difficult. Isabel Culpepper, former Ice Queen of Mercy Falls, now lives in LA with her mother, as her parents have now separated after the events of the original trilogy. …
Winnie: The True Story Of The Bear Who Inspired Winnie-The-Pooh, Erin Mason
Winnie: The True Story Of The Bear Who Inspired Winnie-The-Pooh, Erin Mason
Children's Book and Media Review
A bear cub is the last thing Harry the veterinarian expects to see out the train window on his way to war. When he finds out the cub is for sale, he takes Winnie as his own and she becomes the camp mascot. Although Winnie spends her nights sleeping under Harry's cot, her days are filled with making friends and playing games. In time Harry is transferred, and Winnie goes to live in the London Zoo. In her new home the black bear makes new friends with both bears and children. Winnie is so well behaved children are allowed to …
The Unlikely Adventures Of Mabel Jones, Melanie Curtis
The Unlikely Adventures Of Mabel Jones, Melanie Curtis
Children's Book and Media Review
Have you ever wondered what happens if you pick your nose…and eat it? Well, according to Mabel Jones, if you commit such a vile deed you’ll be kidnapped by a band of dastardly pirates (she knows from experience). After Mabel is caught “itching her nose”, she is snatched into another world, full of blood-thirsty, villainous, animal pirates, the likes of which she has never seen before. It is only Mabel’s ability to read that saves her from walking The Greasy Pole of Certain Death, and sends her on an adventure helping this rag tag crew of pirates find their much-desired …
Soon, Aylea Stephens
Soon, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Raju the elephant and his mother spend the day going on a great adventure. At each part of the journey, Raju asks when they can go home again and his mother says “soon”. As they travel, they encounter crocodiles, a snake, and a tiger that Raju’s mother protects him from so that they can get to the top of the mountain and see the beautiful world they live in. At the end of the journey, Raju wants to know when they can do it again and his mother says, “soon.”
Snakes, Alligators, And Broken Hearts: Journeys Of A Biologist's Son, Tessa Mcmillan
Snakes, Alligators, And Broken Hearts: Journeys Of A Biologist's Son, Tessa Mcmillan
Children's Book and Media Review
Sneed B. Collard III was born to biologist, Sneed B. Jr. and Patricia Collard. Naturally, Sneed was raised to love animals and be curious about his world. Unfortunately, his parents divorced when Sneed was in third grade. Sneed had a difficult time coping, especially when both parents married new spouses and moved to opposite coasts. For most of his childhood and into adolescence, Sneed’s life was split between living with his mother during the school year and visiting his father during the summer. Sneed treasured the summers with his dad as he helped with his father’s research or vacationed at …
Putting The Monkeys To Bed, Natalia Kelley
Putting The Monkeys To Bed, Natalia Kelley
Children's Book and Media Review
The story of Putting the Monkeys to Bed is in three phases. First, a loving mother follows a bedtime routine by reading a story to her son. She kisses him goodnight and leaves the room. That is when the chaos begins. Sam and his monkeys are not ready for bed so they bounce and jump and hop and play and sing. They have so much fun that they get in trouble. Then, Sam's mind begins to race with questions—random questions that keep his curious mind reeling. Finally, Sam realizes he is tired but his monkeys keep making mischief. Considering what …
Penny And Her Doll, Elle Snedigar
Penny And Her Doll, Elle Snedigar
Children's Book and Media Review
Penny is out in the garden with her mother smelling the roses when the mailman arrives with a package. He announces that the package is for Penny. Hooray! Penny opens the package, and with mama, reads the note inside. The package is from Gram! Penny opens the beautiful paper up to find a sweet doll with pink cheeks. Penny is faced with a big decision; what will she name her new doll? She thinks about it, and even asks her parents, but she cannot seem to find a name! Papa assures her that she will think of a fitting name …
The Passion And Perils Of The Insatiably Hungry, Tessa Mcmillan
The Passion And Perils Of The Insatiably Hungry, Tessa Mcmillan
Children's Book and Media Review
Adrian leaves behind her confining family to discover her life’s path in college. Yet homesickness creeps in on Adrian. Her cure? Healthy doses of fresh baked-goods crafted by her own gifted hands. As school progresses, she meets Charlie, a charmingly spontaneous guy who is attracted to both Adrian and her amazing culinary skills. A relationship blossoms, but Adrian can’t avoid some worrying signs with Charlie: his forgetfulness, his inconsiderateness, and his erratic temper. After holding on as long as she can, the two break up. But her old friend, Dale, re-enters her life to bring Adrian love, stability, and inspiration. …
The Orphan Train, Rebeca Wallin
The Orphan Train, Rebeca Wallin
Children's Book and Media Review
“We ride the orphan train, the orphan train, Deserted, unwanted children, seeking, searching for a home.” So opens the first of eight vignettes, each telling the story of an orphan that has been placed on a train in New York City to be sent to a new home in the west. Based on a real historic practice that spanned over 75 years and placed over 250,000 children, this play focuses mainly on the positive side of the practice – six of the eight children end up in happy situations or homes despite some hardships along the way.
The Night World, Aylea Stephens
The Night World, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Everyone is sleeping, but that doesn’t mean that there is a world of activity going on during the night. Sylvie the cat wakes up the boy to go out, so the two go through the house in the quiet night. The house seems like a different place at night, but outside Sylvie has something to show the boy. In the night world, there are shadows of plants and animals that seems different than they do in the day. Animals gather so that they can also experience the world of the sun coming up.
Learning To Feel Good And Stay Cool: Emotion Regulation Tools For Kids With Ad/Hd, Emily Darowski
Learning To Feel Good And Stay Cool: Emotion Regulation Tools For Kids With Ad/Hd, Emily Darowski
Children's Book and Media Review
Understanding emotions and how to cope with them is something everyone must learn. This book focuses on helping children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) tackle this task. Twenty emotions are described with real-life scenarios, noting that some emotions feel good and others do not. This work helps children identify their “feel good zone” and “upset zone” and develop strategies that will help them feel good more often. Some strategies involve building routines and habits (e.g., eat enough protein, get adequate sleep). Other strategies teach children how to deal with specific negative emotions (e.g., shift attention when frustrated). Short games …
How To Pee: Potty Training For Boys, Whitney Troxel
How To Pee: Potty Training For Boys, Whitney Troxel
Children's Book and Media Review
Written by family physician Todd Spector, M.D., How to Pee: Potty Training for Boys is a guide to help parents potty train their young boys. Using his own experience of training his son, Dr. Todd explains how he used a game to help train his son how to use the toilet. Dr. Todd encouraged his son to create different "styles" of going to the bathroom. These styles would often involve costumes and props. He and his wife would try to guess which style their son was using. Dr. Todd gives simple instruction for how to pee in 10 different styles …
The Five Lives Of Our Cat Zook, Emily Loveless
The Five Lives Of Our Cat Zook, Emily Loveless
Children's Book and Media Review
Ever since her father taught her about whoppers, Oona’s been a storyteller and she must tell some of her tallest to rescue Zook from the vet when he gets sick. To comfort her younger brother, Fred, about Zook’s condition, Oona assures him that Zook is only on the fifth of his nine lives. She regails him with tales of Zook’s past lives, each installment reflecting the outrage and betrayal she feels at her mother’s budding relationship with the man Oona believes abused Zook before her family adopted him. But when Oona learns more about “Dylan the Villain” she is forced …
Embassy Row #2: See How They Run, Aylea Stephens
Embassy Row #2: See How They Run, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
After Grace finds out about how her mother died, she becomes more involved with a secret society that has the answers to the questions she has been asking for years. When her brother, Jamie, and his friend visit her on a break from West Point, it becomes clear that Grace isn’t the only one in danger. Her brother’s friend is murdered and she is determined to find out why. Her friend Alexi is accused of the murder, but she is certain that he is innocent and it is a conspiracy to get him out of the way. In the process …
Embassy Row #1: All Fall Down, Aylea Stephens
Embassy Row #1: All Fall Down, Aylea Stephens
Children's Book and Media Review
Grace knows that she is not crazy, but no one else seems to agree with her. She knows that her mother was murdered and that she saw the killer. When she moves back to Embassy Row to live with her grandfather, a powerful ambassador, she’s not sure how to handle putting on fancy dresses and pretending like everything is okay in this place without her mother. When she sees the man that killed her mother, her life gets even more complicated because one wrong move in Embassy Row could start a war. With the help of her new friends from …
Egg & Spoon, Tessa Mcmillan
Egg & Spoon, Tessa Mcmillan
Children's Book and Media Review
As life becomes increasingly desperate for Elena and her struggling community, an opulent train pulls into her disregarded Russian village. The train holds Ekaterina—or Cat—a young aristocratic girl who is heading to the Tsar’s palace. By accidental means the two girls switch places with Elena heading to St. Petersburg and Ekaterina unexpectedly meeting the witch, Baba Yaga. On their different journeys, the two girls finally confront each other at the Tsar’s palace. Elena is imprisoned for impersonating royalty, but Cat and Baba Yaga free Elena to help them find a resolution to a magical imbalance in their world. With the …