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April 15, 2020

REVIEW: A Is for Another Rabbit by Hannah Batsel

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewschildren's fiction / childrens-books / picture books2 Comments

A rabbit-obsessed narrator makes an owl increasingly irate by refusing to play by the rules of a conventional alphabet book. Every entry is about bunnies, from “delightful, dynamic, daredevil rabbits” to “xylophone rabbits and rabbits on drums!” Readers will pore over scenes of bunnies at the circus, in a tiny ... more >

March 31, 2020

REVIEW: I’m Afraid Your Teddy Is In Trouble Today by Jancee Dunn

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewschildren's fiction / childrens-books / picture books / toys2 Comments

What do your toys do when your back is turned? Mischief — and a bit of wish fulfillment — are in play when a ringleader teddy bear throws a very memorable party. Have you ever wondered what stuffed animals do while their companion humans are at school? What if a ... more >

March 17, 2020

REVIEW: Blue Skies by Anne Bustard

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildren / children's fiction / family relationships / fathers and daughters / middle grade / mothers and daughters / Post WWII / second chance at love / Small-Town / Texas / widow4 Comments

Recommended Read

For fans of Kate DiCamillo’s Louisiana’s Way Home, this heartwarming novel tells the story of ten-year-old Glory Bea as she prepares for a miracle of her very own—her father’s return home. Glory Bea Bennett knows that miracles happen in Gladiola, Texas, population 3,421. After all, her grandmother—the best matchmaker in ... more >

March 16, 2020

REVIEW: Welcoming Elijah by Leslea Newman, illustrated by Susan Gal

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewscats / children's fiction / childrens-books / holiday setting / Jewish-faith / Passover / picture booksNo Comments

Celebrated author Lesléa Newman unites a young boy and a stray kitten in a warm, lyrical story about Passover, family, and friendship. Inside, a boy and his family sit around the dinner table to embrace the many traditions of their Passover Seder around the dinner table. Outside, a cat wonders, ... more >

October 8, 2019

REVIEW: I Love You More than the Smell of Swamp Gas by Kevan Atteberry

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildren's fiction / childrens-books / father and son / humorous / monsters / picture books6 Comments

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From the author-illustrator of “Bunnies!!!” and “Puddles!!!,” as well as the illustrator of Tickle Monster, Kevan Atteberry, comes a monstrously tender and silly tale guaranteed to elicit lots of giggles and monster hugs. Do you love me as much as the skink that you chase or the smell of the ... more >

October 8, 2019

REVIEW: Ra the Mighty: The Great Tomb Robbery by A. B. Greenfield, illustrated by Sarah Horne

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Egypt / cats / children's fiction / childrens-books / friendship / Historical Mysteries / picture booksNo Comments

A smug royal cat turned detective and his dung beetle sidekick are on the case when a precious tomb gets ransacked in the Valley of the Kings. Ra the Mighty adores his duties as Pharaoh’s cat: naps by the pool and plenty of snacks. Being lazy is so much fun. ... more >

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