Reviews
Examiner.com Reviews "In Andal's House"
“In Andal’s House” by Gloria Whelan is a book that can be read with two different outcomes. It’s a story about class, or caste, as it’s called in… The tale begins in Kumar’s house where his family is eating dinner. If the difference in clot View →
Time Out Chicago Kids Reviews "Memoirs of a Hamster"
Who’s the luckiest hamster in the world? Seymour is. At least that’s what he believes, living the good life relaxing in his wood shavings, munching yogurt drops and running on his wheel. His happiness fades after Pearl, the sly cat, taunts Seymour with visions of a sunroom brimming with… View →
Booklist Reviews "He's Been a Monster All Day!"
With his rosy cheeks and impish smile, how could the little boy in this picture book possibly be mistaken for a monster? But that’s exactly what his mother, surrounded by a path of destruction, calls him: “He’s been a monster all day!” The boy, who overhears her, looks so sad about being View →
Kirkus Reviews "He's Been a Monster All Day"
A mother’s descriptive complaint sets her misbehaving preschooler to imagining the enjoyment of the crude mischief of a monster’s… Transforming himself into a scaly-skinned, green-faced ghoul, this boy begins to growl and grumble, sneer and scowl. He befriends the pet monster View →
Booklist Reviews "Jasper's Story: Saving Moon Bears"
Get ready to wipe away a few tears after reading this. Jill Robinson has dedicated her life to rescuing the bears of China who’ve been abused by those extracting bear bile for use in traditional Asian medicines. Jasper is one of them, a moon bear, held in a tiny cage for 15 years before… View →
The Simple Moms Reviews "Finnegan and Fox: the Ten-Foot Cop"
I love finding great kids books and our shelves desperately need some new material. While on my search to expand our literary horizons I was ecstatic to rediscover a great publishing company based here in Michigan, Sleeping Bear… While Sleeping Bear Press has a nice long lis View →
Jeanbooknerd.com Reviews "Stella Batts: A Case of the Meanies"
The fourth installment in Courtney Sheinmel’s Stella Batts series, A Case of the Meanies, continues the heated story between third graders Stella and Joshua. Their rivalry steps it up a notch when Joshua decides to have his birthday party at Stella’s parent’s candy store. And of course,… View →
Examiner.com Reviews "Finnegan and Fox: The Ten-Foot Cop"
“Finnegan and Fox: The Ten-Foot Cop” is written by Helen L. Wilbur and illustrated by John Manders. It’s about a New York cop and his partner, a horse named… The story includes information about how a police horse is trained, but it’s also about one View →
Childrensbookstore.com Reviews "Delia's Dull Day"
A great book all about perception. Delia is a young girl who is convinced every day of her life is dull, boring, and uneventful. Her attentions are on her accidents, handheld electrical devices, day dreaming, doodling, repetitive practices, personal discomforts, and daily routines. If… View →
Examiner.com Reviews "No Year of the Cat"
“No Year of the Cat” by Mary Dodson Wade and illustrated by Nicole Wong is a lovely retelling of a Chinese folktale explaining why the Chinese calendar features the animals it does — and no cat. The illustrations are beautiful — pastel with an Eastern… View →