— book review, children's, young adult —

One Creepy Street: The Spider on the Web by Lee Jordan [Review]

April 25, 2016

Title: One Creepy Street: The Spider on the Web Author: Lee Jordan Type: Fiction Genre: Children’s, Teens, Young Adult Publisher: Black Rose Writing Date published: April 6 2015 Format: E-book Page Count: N/A Source: Black Rose Writing E-copy of the book kindly provided by Black Rose Writing, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: This type of spider is… Read More One Creepy Street: The Spider on the Web by Lee Jordan [Review]

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The Tea Party in the Woods by Akiko Miyakoshi [Review]

April 25, 2016

Title: The Tea Party in the Woods Author: Akiko Miyakoshi Type: Fiction Genre: Children’s Publisher: Kids Can Press Date Published: Aug. 1 2015 Format: E-book Page Count: N/A Source: NetGalley E-copy of the book kindly provided, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: When a young girl named Kikko realizes her father has forgotten the pie he… Read More The Tea Party in the Woods by Akiko Miyakoshi [Review]

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A Tale of Two Mommies and A Tale of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager, Mike Blanc, and Kristin Blackwood [Review]

April 24, 2016

Note: I will be discussing both of these books within the same review, because the writer for both books is the same, and one of the illustrators is also the same for both books. I would also review both books similarly anyway. Title: A Tale of Two Mommies Writer: Vanita Oelschlager Illustrator: Mike Blanc Type: Fiction… Read More A Tale of Two Mommies and A Tale of Two Daddies by Vanita Oelschlager, Mike Blanc, and Kristin Blackwood [Review]

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One Creepy Street: Annica’s Broom by Lee Jordan [Review]

April 23, 2016

Title: One Creepy Street: Annica’s Broom Author: Lee Jordan Type: Fiction Genre: Children’s Publisher: Black Rose Writing Date Published: Feb. 13 2014 Format: E-book Page Count: N/A Source: NetGalley E-copy of the book kindly provided, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: Annica should not have texted and tried to re-tweet, For now she was falling towards One… Read More One Creepy Street: Annica’s Broom by Lee Jordan [Review]

— ARC review, book review, children's —

Ooko by Esme Shapiro [ARC Review]

April 21, 2016

Title: Magic Words: From the Ancient Oral Tradition of the Inuit Translator: Edward Field Illustrator: Mike Blanc Type: Fiction Genre: Children’s Publisher: Tundra Books Date Published: July 5 2016 Format: E-book Page Count: N/A Source: NetGalley E-copy of the book kindly provided, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: Ooko has everything a fox could want: a… Read More Ooko by Esme Shapiro [ARC Review]

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Magic Words by Edward Field and Mike Blanc [Review]

April 21, 2016

Title: Magic Words: From the Ancient Oral Tradition of the Inuit Translator: Edward Field Illustrator: Mike Blanc Type: Fiction Genre: Children’s Publisher: Vanita Books Date Published: Sept. 1 2013 Format: E-book Page Count: N/A Source: NetGalley Summary: Magic Words describes a world where humans and animals share bodies and languages, where the world of the imagination mixes… Read More Magic Words by Edward Field and Mike Blanc [Review]

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The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires [Review]

April 21, 2016

Title: The Most Magnificent Thing Author: Ashley Spires Type: Fiction Genre: Children’s Publisher: Kids Can Press Date Published: April 1 2014 Format: E-book Page Count: N/A Source: NetGalley E-copy of the book kindly provided, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: Award-winning author and illustrator Ashley Spires has created a charming picture book about an unnamed girl and… Read More The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires [Review]

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The Great Carp Escape by Irish Beth Maddock [Review]

April 15, 2016

Title: The Great Carp Escape Author: Irish Beth Maddock Type: Fiction Genre: Children’s Publisher: Word Alive Press Date Published: Jan. 13 2015 Format: E-book Page Count: N/A Source: NetGalley E-copy of the book kindly provided, in exchange for an honest review. Summary: Tadpoles, clams, and minnows wow! For siblings Beth and Paul, growing up on a lake is… Read More The Great Carp Escape by Irish Beth Maddock [Review]