EEK! Halloween! – Sandra Boynton There’s a big round moon in a dark, dark sky. The chickens are nervous. Do you know why? Happy Halloween! The ultimate Spooky Saturday! We LOVE Sandra Boynton books in this house. They are the perfect length for his attention span and the pages are bright and colorful. Board booksContinue reading “PICTURE BOOK REVIEW: EEK! HALLOWEEN! – SANDRA BOYNTON”
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PICTURE BOOK REVIEW: TRICK OR TREAT IN TEXAS – ERIC JAMES / KARL WEST
Trick or Treat in Texas – Eric James / Illustrated by Karl West The full moon’s out on Halloween. The sky is starry bright. Above the state of Texas appears an eerie light. An unexpected visitor arrives in town! But who is he? What is he? And where did he come from? Read on, ifContinue reading “PICTURE BOOK REVIEW: TRICK OR TREAT IN TEXAS – ERIC JAMES / KARL WEST”
REVIEW: DRAGON BALL – AKIRA TORIYAMA
Dragon Ball – Akira Toriyama Legend has it that if all seven of the precious orbs called “Dragon Balls” are gathered together, an incredibly powerful dragon god will appear to grant one wish. Unfortunately, the orbs are scattered across the world, making them extremely difficult to collect. Enter 16-year-old Bulma, a scientific genius who hasContinue reading “REVIEW: DRAGON BALL – AKIRA TORIYAMA”
REVIEW: PRACTICAL MAGIC – ALICE HOFFMAN
Practical Magic – Alice Hoffman For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in their Massachusetts town. Gillian and Sally have endured that fate as well: as children, the sisters were forever outsiders, taunted, talked about, pointed at. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourageContinue reading “REVIEW: PRACTICAL MAGIC – ALICE HOFFMAN”
PICTURE BOOK REVIEW: LITTLE BLUE TRUCK’S HALLOWEEN – ALICE SCHERTLE ILLUSTRATED BY JILL MCELMURRY
Little Blue Truck’s Halloween – Alice Schertle Illustrated by Jill McElmurry It’s Halloween! Little Blue Truck is picking up his animal friends for a costume party. Can you guess who is dressed up in each special costume? Lift the flaps to find out! Will Blue dress up too? Little Blue Truck is a favorite inContinue reading “PICTURE BOOK REVIEW: LITTLE BLUE TRUCK’S HALLOWEEN – ALICE SCHERTLE ILLUSTRATED BY JILL MCELMURRY”
PICTURE BOOK REVIEW: THE LITTLE OLD LADY WHO WAS NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING – LINDA WILLIAMS / ILLUSTRATED BY MEGAN LLOYD
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything – Linda Williams / Illustrated by Megan Lloyd Once upon a time there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything. Until one windy autumn night, while walking in the woods, she hears CLOMP CLOMP. “I’m not afraid of you,” says theContinue reading “PICTURE BOOK REVIEW: THE LITTLE OLD LADY WHO WAS NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING – LINDA WILLIAMS / ILLUSTRATED BY MEGAN LLOYD”
REVIEW: REVIVAL – STEPHEN KING
Revival – Stephen King In a small New England town, in the early 60s, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man, the new minister. Charles Jacobs, along with his beautiful wife, will transform the local church. The men and boys areContinue reading “REVIEW: REVIVAL – STEPHEN KING”
REVIEW: FAIREST OF ALL: A TALE OF THE WICKED QUEEN – SERENA VALENTINO
Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen – Serena Valentino The tale of the young princess and her evil stepmother, the Wicked Queen, is widely known. Despite a few variations from telling to telling, the story remains the same—the Queen was jealous of the girl’s beauty, and this jealousy culminated in the Queen’sContinue reading “REVIEW: FAIREST OF ALL: A TALE OF THE WICKED QUEEN – SERENA VALENTINO”
PICTURE BOOK REVIEW: GOODNIGHT GOON – MICHAEL REX
Goodnight Goon – Michael Rex A petrifying parody of Goodnight Moon We absolutely love this one. Maybe even more than the original. The illustrations are colorful and fun. It is the perfect length for a quick bedtime story, and we read it almost every night. There is a chance this one will stay out yearContinue reading “PICTURE BOOK REVIEW: GOODNIGHT GOON – MICHAEL REX”
PICTURE BOOK REVIEW: ROOM ON THE BROOM – JULIA DONALDSON
Room on the Broom – Julia Donaldson Is there room for one more? The witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows away the witch’s hat, then her bow, and then her wand! Luckily, three helpful animals find the missing items, and allContinue reading “PICTURE BOOK REVIEW: ROOM ON THE BROOM – JULIA DONALDSON”
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