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Princess Arabella Mixes Colors, Ashley Mckenzie Apr 2019

Princess Arabella Mixes Colors, Ashley Mckenzie

Children's Book and Media Review

Robot’s day is humming along as it normally does—until a beautiful stranger catches his eye and shorts his circuits. Robot is shy as can be and tries to get up the courage to speak to this lovely lady. He walks by their meeting spot, he thinks about her all day, and finally he is ready to go back again and say hello. But when he arrives, she has disappeared! Robot is first devastated, but then he hatches a plan. He searches until he finds her inside their meeting spot, and his love is finally revealed to be a shiny toaster! …

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Funny Bone Jokes And Riddles (Martha Speaks), Ashley Mckenzie Apr 2019

Funny Bone Jokes And Riddles (Martha Speaks), Ashley Mckenzie

Children's Book and Media Review

Did you know that geckos eat their own skin? Gecko follows a little critter by the same name as it goes about its daily life, detailing its many daily activities. In a single day, a gecko could be shedding and eating its own skin, camouflaging, catching dinner, escaping from a scuffle with a rat (tail not intact), and finally defending its turf before settling down to a good night’s sleep.

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Level Up: Labyrinth, Becky Jamieson Apr 2019

Level Up: Labyrinth, Becky Jamieson

Children's Book and Media Review

A longtime fan of the Mason Falls high school baseball team, Justin is pleasantly surprised when the team suddenly starts winning—big time. Then he starts to wonder if it’s a little too good to be true. How can a team get so good so fast? Is a new coach and solid batter really enough to make such an amazing turnaround? He decides to find out. Together with his friends, Katie and Bryce, they uncover a corrupt plot to take the losing team to state.

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Bug Girl 2: Fury On The Dance Floor, Becky Jamieson Apr 2019

Bug Girl 2: Fury On The Dance Floor, Becky Jamieson

Children's Book and Media Review

Leonard is celebrating his eighteenth birthday in a nontraditional way: planning a murder/suicide. He spends his last day reaching out to the four people who mean most to him. Leonard narrates his last day with reminiscences of how each of these relationships came to be, and he offers a gift to each friend—something to remember him by. This journey through a single day showcases the loneliness, desperation, and resentment that build up in the life of an abused and neglected misfit. Leonard teeters on the tightrope of wanting someone to stop him and needing to make something, anything, happen by …

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Dream It!: A Playbook To Spark Your Awesomeness, Bailey Ondricek Apr 2019

Dream It!: A Playbook To Spark Your Awesomeness, Bailey Ondricek

Children's Book and Media Review

Rain knows the statistic: only one out of four marriages survives the death of a child. That’s why, when her mom announces they are moving from their house in Vermont to a tiny apartment in New York City, Rain says she’s okay with it. She knows fresh starts are good. But life in the big city is very different from what she’s used to, and her parents are reacting to grief in very different ways. As the one-year anniversary of her older brother’s death approaches, Rain tries to find a way to keep her parents together, all the while struggling …

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Barely Behaving Daughters, Bailey Ondricek Apr 2019

Barely Behaving Daughters, Bailey Ondricek

Children's Book and Media Review

Fall is considered a favorite season by many. The leaves are changing and revealing their beautiful colors. The air is turning cooler and the days are getting shorter. The temperature in fall is cooler than summer, but warmer than winter. However, fall weather is not the same all over the world. Different places may have a more mild fall compared to other places. No matter what the weather, fall remains a fun time of spectacular changes.

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How I Learn: A Kid's Guide To Learning Disability, Laura Dekle Apr 2019

How I Learn: A Kid's Guide To Learning Disability, Laura Dekle

Children's Book and Media Review

Lily learns that the most obvious answer is not always the correct one. Our learning-disabled protagonist has always doubted her mental abilities. However, upon discovering a magical Egyptian world in her attic, Lily knows that her mother's rescue is up to her. She meets her mother's ancestor on her forays up the stairs, and with her help she uncovers clues that the police have overlooked. With a ransom exchange fallen through, Lily desperately puts the final piece of the puzzle in place and discovers that the kidnapper is a trusted member of the family's circle. Disillusioned by envy of the …

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Inside College Football: Clemson Tigers, Laura Dekle Apr 2019

Inside College Football: Clemson Tigers, Laura Dekle

Children's Book and Media Review

Birdie is eager to play the role of the butterfly in her class presentation. The only problem is that her rude classmate, Anya, wants the part too. Birdie ends up choosing the role of the caterpillar instead and puts her all into crafting the perfect costume. On the day of the show, Anya’s butterfly costume encounters a ruinous disaster. Even though she’s been difficult to get along with, Birdie comes to her rescue and saves the class play.

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Ryan Quinn And The Rebel's Escape, Tessa Mcmillan Apr 2019

Ryan Quinn And The Rebel's Escape, Tessa Mcmillan

Children's Book and Media Review

Not only is silk one of the world’s most luxurious fabrics, it is also one of the strongest natural textiles. This story tells about a photographer’s journey to Thailand to learn more about how silk is made. He learns that silk comes from silkworms. As he immerses himself into the process of making silk, he learns the legend of how silk was invented, witnesses how the silkworms are cared for, and even joins in a lesson of silk weaving.

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Doll Bones, Karen Abbott Apr 2019

Doll Bones, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

The little man with the mustache has been entertaining gamers since 1981. Mario first appeared in the video game Donkey Kong before making his feature debut in his own game, Mario Bros., in 1983. Since then, Mario and his brother, Luigi, have added many more characters to their posse and millions of games have been sold. Mario is a well-known character that can be found on the shelves of many stores and is often spotted on clothing, backpacks, lunch boxes and more. Though Mario's video game graphics and playing consoles have changed over the years, he still remains one of …

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Oil Energy Projects: Easy Energy Activities For Future Engineers!, Beverly Jones Apr 2019

Oil Energy Projects: Easy Energy Activities For Future Engineers!, Beverly Jones

Children's Book and Media Review

Marlow Greene just got himself expelled from the last school that would accept him. Without any plan, he wanders through New York City—right into a battle between superhumans and demons. Eventually, Marlow discovers the ancient war between humanity and demons and joins the battle himself. He learns of The Engine, a machine as old as evil that can grant any wish in exchange for your soul. But someone betrays the Engineers. Worse, it’s Marlow’s best friend whom he saved from the enemies. Now Marlow and a handful of other Engineers have less than a month to stop the demon Mammon …

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Rivers: A Visual History From River To Sea, Cynthia Phillips Apr 2019

Rivers: A Visual History From River To Sea, Cynthia Phillips

Children's Book and Media Review

Norris Kaplan is a sarcastic and cynical Haitian-French Canadian teenager whose snarky witticisms often land him in hot water. After his mother gets a job in Austin, Texas, Norris finds himself in an American high school, cataloging his snap judgments of everyone he meets—the Cheerleaders, the Jocks, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl. But as time goes on, Norris begins to see that not everyone fits into the boxes he puts them in. It’s not until he screws everything up on prom night that Norris realizes it may be time to stop hiding behind his snarky opinions and start letting people …

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Young And Yang #1: The Wig In The Window, Rebecca Lambert Apr 2019

Young And Yang #1: The Wig In The Window, Rebecca Lambert

Children's Book and Media Review

Eleven-year-old Emma Alabama Lane Cake has had it. She, along with her family of bakers, move from town to town, improving each place as they go. Unfortunately, as soon as Emma starts to feel at home, it’s time to move again. While Emma likes to help her family with their business, she can’t stand the thought of moving yet again. They arrive in a new town, and Emma decides that she can’t make any more friends. Her heart will not handle making connections that will eventually break. Somehow, she must make her parents understand her need to belong somewhere. A …

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Kiss Kill Vanish, Giselle Davis Apr 2019

Kiss Kill Vanish, Giselle Davis

Children's Book and Media Review

Eliot lives for and longs for adventure. His grandfather, El Capitan, returns home from a sailing trip, and Eliot feels that his time has finally come. Together they can seek out excitement. After all, El Capitan has piloted a boat through jungles, and across the deep sea. As they walk through the city, Grandfather helps Eliot to imagine that they are hunting for dragons and finding giants. What Eliot wants most, however, is to take a trip with his grandfather on his boat. Unfortunately, the boat is old and broken. Sadly, Grandfather explains that his adventures are finally over. Eliot, …

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Amazing Reptiles: Bearded Dragons, Erica Sonzogni Apr 2019

Amazing Reptiles: Bearded Dragons, Erica Sonzogni

Children's Book and Media Review

Our world is filled with color. Everything we see has color. But what is color? Light helps determine color and how we perceive it. Colors work together, mixing and blending to make more colors. Colors can complement to make something stand out or help it blend in. Color can be warm and cool and can affect our mood. We are learning more about color all the time.

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Xtreme Snakes: Mambas, Haley Singleton Apr 2019

Xtreme Snakes: Mambas, Haley Singleton

Children's Book and Media Review

Mambas is an informational texts that teaches you the basic information about mambas. The first part of the book is an introduction to mambas and their physiology, while the second half serves to show the different types of mambas and discuss what to do if you are bitten. The book contains a glossary of all the bigger words younger readers might not understand. The book is charming, fun to read, and very informational.

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Without Refuge: A Story Of Escape From Syria, Emilee Bell Apr 2019

Without Refuge: A Story Of Escape From Syria, Emilee Bell

Children's Book and Media Review

The last we see of Ghalib and his Kurdish-Syrian family’s flight from air raids, ISIS, and desperation is on the crowded shore of Greece. In fact, this is often how Westerners see the refugee story: a direct line from bombs to asylum in Europe or the United States. However, Mitchell weaves a tale strife with the humanities of pain, joy, family, dreams, youth, age, desperation, emotion, and culture. Ghalib, full of insecurities and curiosity, finds that leaving behind the war isn’t as simple as it seems. “Take only what you can carry” includes his disabled little brother. “Refugee” means his …

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Wildflower #2: The Road To You, Gabrielle Borg Apr 2019

Wildflower #2: The Road To You, Gabrielle Borg

Children's Book and Media Review

Bird Barrett is a rising star in the country music world. She is invited to tour with Jolene Taylor as the opener. With this opportunity, Bird has it all—fame, a loving family, a tour romance. The only thing she could wish for is what she’s not sure she can have—Adam, the boy whom things never quite ended with. With the mounting stress of the label asking for new songs, a rivalry with another star, and a long move to California for half the year, Bird isn’t sure how, or if, everything will work out. Her motivation and inspiration are lacking. …

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When The World Is Full Of Friends, Sydnee Burr Apr 2019

When The World Is Full Of Friends, Sydnee Burr

Children's Book and Media Review

Within the rabbit family, each child has their own interests, individuality, and ways to shine. Their varied talents keep them entertained together. But one day they realize that they want and need friends. Soon a family of squirrels move in across the stream, and the rabbits know their friends had arrived! But it isn't as easy as that. The stream is wide and deep and with no bridge, so the clever rabbits have to concoct a way to reach their new squirrel friends, where they can play, and laugh all day.

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What The Ladybug Heard Next, Phyllis Rosen Apr 2019

What The Ladybug Heard Next, Phyllis Rosen

Children's Book and Media Review

The ladybug overhears two thieves plotting to steal the red hen so they can have all her eggs. The ladybug talks to the animals on the farm and shares a plan with them that will foil the thieves. All the animals do their part and in the end the thieves are outsmarted and chased away from the farm, never to return.

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What If It's Us, Braxton Church Apr 2019

What If It's Us, Braxton Church

Children's Book and Media Review

Arthur and Ben meet in a New York post office. Arthur’s convinced it’s destiny that they met, but Ben isn’t, and leaves before he even gives Arthur his name. But the universe isn’t done writing their love story, and after some crazy, desperate attempts to find each other, the two reunite. But they know at the end of the summer, Arthur will return to Georgia, leaving them wondering if they should end their relationship, or try for what they can. In the end, they call things off but remain good friends, with both of them thinking that one day, they …

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What Do You Do If Your House Is A Zoo?, Sydnee Burr Apr 2019

What Do You Do If Your House Is A Zoo?, Sydnee Burr

Children's Book and Media Review

Oscar's parents finally give permission for Oscar to have a pet. He is so excited! But when it comes time to choosing the type of pet Oscar wants, he's at a complete loss. There are too many good options. Oscar decides to leave the decision to the animals and places an ad in the paper. Soon, too many animals show interest, and Oscar's house turns into complete chaos. In the end, when Oscar's family has had enough and all the meerkats, monkeys, and whales have to leave, Oscar finds his pet: a dog named Rufus.

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Trevor, Hannah Webb Apr 2019

Trevor, Hannah Webb

Children's Book and Media Review

When life gives you lemons, what do you do? This darling picture book tells the story of a lonely little yellow canary. One day, Trevor notices a friend just outside of his comfy cage. He ventures out and even shares his prized stripy seeds with his new friend, who just so happens to be a bright yellow lemon. Although the lemon doesn’t say much, Trevor finds joy in his companionship with his new unlikely friend. That is until one day, a gust of wind blows him far away. Trevor is devastated. But, thanks to his kindness towards his yellow friend, …

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Tractor Mac Family Reunion, Kristie Hinckley Apr 2019

Tractor Mac Family Reunion, Kristie Hinckley

Children's Book and Media Review

Tractor Mac helps the farmers on several neighboring farms. One farm is his favorite because there are train tracks along the fields. Iron Dave carries the train cars down the track each day and occasionally stops to talk with Tractor Mac. Iron Dave pulls stock cars, passenger cars, tank cars, hopper cars, and flatcars. Each car that is a part of the train looks the same because they're part of the same family. Tractor Mac thinks he's the only one of his kind, until Iron Dave carries train cars full of tractors that look just like Mac! Mac considers them …

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Tough Cookie: A Christmas Story, Taran Burnett Apr 2019

Tough Cookie: A Christmas Story, Taran Burnett

Children's Book and Media Review

Cookie embarks on a journey with Fox to discover why he isn’t like the other cookies. A visit to the Christmas Spa, participation in the Sweet Treat Christmas Race, and even building a gingerbread house in Cookie Cutter community are parts of the journey that help Cookie unveil his role in the town. But without much success, Cookie crumbles. But, just in time the Christmas ornaments step in and reveal that Cookie has a spot reserved with the best view of the town, and he couldn’t be happier.

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Tomorrow I'Ll Be Brave, Karen Abbott Apr 2019

Tomorrow I'Ll Be Brave, Karen Abbott

Children's Book and Media Review

In this beautiful picture book a young rabbit and his pet kitten explore what tomorrow might bring and how they will face it together. They will be brave, curious, and smart. Each page features a different attribute that youngsters dream of becoming. These large words are surrounded by additional words in smaller text and pictures that provide more detail about how these attributes might be displayed and developed. As the rabbit and his kitten settle into bed they are glad to know that whatever happens tomorrow they will face it together.

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Tiger Vs. Nightmare, Olivia Hales Apr 2019

Tiger Vs. Nightmare, Olivia Hales

Children's Book and Media Review

Tiger and Monster do all the awesome stuff best friends usually do together. At bedtime, once Tiger and Monster finish playing their games and are ready for bed, Monster takes post and keeps watch for nightmares. Monster is very good at scaring away nightmares; in fact, the last time Tiger even had a nightmare was when Monster was on vacation. But that changes when a really nasty nightmare turns the tables and scares Monster instead. The next morning Tiger wonders why she had a nightmare. After another failed night on watch, Monster decides to work with his best friend in …

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The True Adventures Of Esther The Wonder Pig, Taran Burnett Apr 2019

The True Adventures Of Esther The Wonder Pig, Taran Burnett

Children's Book and Media Review

When an adorable mini pig shows up on their doorstep, Esther’s new family can’t help but adopt her. But this mini pig is not so mini after all. She grows and grows until she is 650 pounds! Esther the Wonder Pig grows out of many beds, but not out of her family’s hearts. She plays in ponds, eats the flowers in the garden, and even breaks the oven door. Her dads then realize that it is time to move to a farm, where even more adventures transpire.

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The Story Collector, Jazmin Gomez Apr 2019

The Story Collector, Jazmin Gomez

Children's Book and Media Review

Viviani Joffre Fedeler is a collector of stories. Living in the New York Public Library with her family, she is a natural storyteller with a vivid imagination. One day, a valuable stamp collection is put on exhibit at the library, but goes missing soon after. Using fact and fiction, courage and fear, investigation and innovation, Viviani and her friends are able to catch the thief and learn important life lessons along the way.

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The Rabbit Listened, Erica Sonzogni Apr 2019

The Rabbit Listened, Erica Sonzogni

Children's Book and Media Review

Taylor builds an amazing tower out of blocks, but it is suddenly knocked down. The chicken wants Taylor to talk about it, the bear wants Taylor to yell about it, and the elephant wants Taylor to rebuild it. More animals suggest different ways that Taylor can handle this problem. Finally, the rabbit shows up. He sits in silence next to Taylor and simply listens. The rabbit stays with Taylor as he experiences different emotions all related to his ruined tower. After a while, Taylor wants to begin rebuilding his tower, and the rabbit helps, supporting Taylor the whole time.

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