B- Reviews / Book Reviewschildren's literature / Dark Fantasy / friendship / middle grade / picture books / redemptionNo Comments
Lemony Snicket meets Roald Dahl in this riotously funny, deliciously macabre, and highly illustrated sequel to The Beast and the Bethany in which Bethany and Ebenezer try to turn over a new leaf, only to have someone—or something—thwart them at every turn. Once upon a very badly behaved time, 511-year-old ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscats / children's book / dinosaurs / picture booksNo Comments
A playdate between intrepid kitties and cautious dinosaurs doesn’t go quite as planned in this hilarious story of friendship and compromise! Life on Dinosaur Island is so boring. Who wants to watch stuff sink in tar pits all day? So the dinosaurs are escaping to Kitty Island to play with ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscats / children's book / dinosaurs / picture books1 Comments
A daring, dinosaur-climbing adventure leads to hilarious kitty hijinks in this adorable tale of perseverance They’re adorable! They’re daring! They’re kitties who love to climb things! And they won’t give up until they’ve achieved their ultimate climbing dream: scaling the dinosaurs on nearby Dinosaur Island. The level-headed narrator warns the ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscats / children's book / picture books / VikingNo Comments
In this laugh-out-loud picture book, a Viking falls in love and must face the only thing in his way of attaining it: his fear of the sea. Stig is your quintessential Viking guy. He loves fresh air, stew, and adorable kittens . . . but he hates the sea. Ingrid ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewschildren's book / Dragon / Knights / picture books / subversive / subverting stereotypesNo Comments
Here be dragons! Where? That’s the question in this laugh-out-loud picturebook where everyone’s in on the joke but the hapless knight. A knight is on a mission: to find and slay a dragon. The other knights have told him that there’s no such thing as dragons, but he doesn’t care. ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsanimals / children's book / Friends / picture booksNo Comments
In this laugh-out-loud early chapter book with charming full-color illustrations, best-selling author Jacqueline Davies follows hedgehog Taylor and skunk Sydney as they set out on an adventure to make new friends, even through doubt and obstacles. Perfect for fans of the Mercy Watson and Owl Diaries series. Sydney and Taylor ... more >