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January 23, 2026

REVIEW: Memento Monstrum : Bedtime Tales with Grandpa Dracula by Jochen Til

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildren's book / cozy fantasy / friendship / grandfather / Memoir2 Comments

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Where The Bad Guys, Hotel Transylvania and The Addams Family meet How to Babysit a Grandpa—a monstrously fun bedtime tale collection! This is your warning! This book contains Count Dracula’s memoirs. And as you would expect, there are plenty of hideous creatures in it—giant yetis, insidious werewolves, slimy fish monsters—maybe ... more >

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August 26, 2023

Jayne’s Viking, Grandpa, and Dragon reading list

JayneB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Reading Lists / Recommended Readschildren's book / Dragon / grandfather / picture books / Viking2 Comments

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Viking Strong by Doug Cenko Ingrid the Viking must face fierce competition to be named the strongest viking. But can she win if she doesn’t know how to swim? Ingrid has everything a Viking could want—a cozy home, a best friend, and very cute kittens. But she’s always wanted one ... more >

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May 29, 2021

Jayne’s Grandpa Reading List

JayneB Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book ReviewsAsian Americans / Asian characters / children's book / China / grandfather / Japan / Korea / picture books / POC / POC author / poetry5 Comments

Kiyoshi’s Walk by Mark Karlins Where do poems come from? This beautiful picture book about a young aspiring poet and his grandfather shows that the answer lies all around us—if we take the time to look. After Kiyoshi watches his grandfather, Eto, compose his delicate haiku, he wonders out loud: ... more >

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