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January 25, 2021

Jayne’s Best of 2020

JayneA Review Category / A Reviews / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads / Top Ten Listscats / children's book / Fantasy / Fiction / older MCs / picture books / POC / POC author / wedding / Young-Adult9 Comments

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Doing a rough count of my 2020 reading journal, I read a little over 200 books last year. I also started but DNF a number of books that I didn’t count in that total. So … I read a lot. There are many B+ grade books that for various reasons ... more >

January 23, 2021

REVIEW: Seaside Stroll by Charles Trevino, illustrated by Maribel LeChuga

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewschildren's book / picture books / vocabularyNo Comments

Go on a snowy, sandy shore walk in a story where every single word starts with the letter S! Explore the beach in winter in this story told through clever language. During a sunset beach saunter, a girl stumbles and drops her doll into a tidal pool. Soaked! Celebrating the ... more >

January 1, 2021

REVIEW: Do Not Let Your Dragon Spread Germs by Julie Gassman, illustrated by Andy Elkerton

JayneA Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildren's book / Dragon / dragons / health / picture booksNo Comments

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Your dragon loves to hug and high-five and shake hands and sing and blow bubbles and share happiness everywhere she goes. Dragons want to spread joy to everyone! But some of those actions are also spreading germs. It’s time to wash your hands, mask up, and teach your dragon how ... more >

January 1, 2021

REVIEW: A Year of Everyday Wonders by Cheryl B. Klein, illustrated by Qin Leng

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviewschildren's book / family relationships / picture books / POC authorNo Comments

From first haircut to first ice-cream cone, each year brings a new cycle of experiences With each new year come countless little wonders. From the highs—first snowfall, first new umbrella, first beach trip—to the lows—first missed bus, first lost umbrella, first sunburn— every year older means another cycle of everyday ... more >

December 28, 2020

REVIEW: Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story by Angela Shelf Medearis, illustrated by Daniel Minter

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildren's book / Ghana / Holiday / Kwanzaa / picture books / POC / POC author2 Comments

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In an African village live seven brothers who make life miserable with their constant fighting. When their father dies, he leaves an unusual will: by sundown, the brothers must make gold out of seven spools of thread or they will be turned out as beggars. Review Though the story is ... more >

December 19, 2020

REVIEW: Here Comes Santa Cat by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Claudia Rueda

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Cat took on a bunny in Here Comes the Easter Cat, but now Christmas is coming, and Cat has a hunch he’s not on Santa’s “nice” list. Which means? No presents for Cat. So he tries to be good, but children, it seems, aren’t wild for his brand of gift-giving. ... more >

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