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May 28, 2022

REVIEW: This Book Is Not for You! by Shannon Hale, illustrated by Tracy Subisak

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readschildren's book / gender bias / picture books / reading1 Comments

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From New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor–winning author Shannon Hale and award-winning illustrator Tracy Subisak, comes a zany picture book that pokes fun at overly gendered notions of “boy books” and “girl books” and celebrates the pleasure of a good book. Stanley’s thrilled for bookmobile day—until the old man ... more >

December 11, 2021

REVIEW: Read Island by Nicole Magistro, illustrated by Alice Feagan

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviewsanimals / children's book / picture books / readingComments Off on REVIEW: Read Island by Nicole Magistro, illustrated by Alice Feagan

Join a very brave girl and her furry friends on an adventure to Read Island! Through the power of imagination and the pleasure of reading, this curious trio set sail for a magical island made of books. On their way they discover a joyful collection of animals converging by sea ... more >

December 17, 2020

Thursday Good News

JayneMiscimmigrant / Kentucky / reading / school / teacher5 Comments

We’ve all had a special teacher – one who went above and beyond, one without whom we would have struggled or languished, one who took the time to help. But how many of us have gone back to say “thank you?” One student, after forty years, now has. When Ana Reyes ... more >

February 19, 2020

JOINT REVIEW: Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas

JanineA- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended Reads1870s / classic books / engineer / England / historical romance / joint review / London / magnate / neurodiverse / reading / urchin8 Comments

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Janine: As a lot of people probably already know (because I couldn’t stop talking about it), I’m a huge fan of Devil’s Daughter, the previous book in Lisa Kleypas’s Ravenels series. So I was thrilled to get an ARC of Chasing Cassandra, the sixth and final book in the series. ... more >

September 11, 2019

REVIEW: Llamas With Lemonade by Ariana Koultourides

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsanimals / children's fiction / childrens-books / learning / picture books / reading2 Comments

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Get ready to jump rope with jaguars and sip lemonade with llamas. Introducing a delightful animal-themed ABC book that will have toddlers and parents grinning from A to Z. In addition to helping with letter recognition, Llamas With Lemonade introduces toddlers to uppercase and lowercase letters, and to alliteration. The ... more >

March 1, 2019

REVIEW: Madeline Finn and the Shelter Dog by Lisa Papp

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsanimals / children's fiction / children's literature / childrens-books / dog / picture books / reading / volunteer1 Comments

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In this companion to the award-winning Madeline Finn and the Library Dog, Madeline Finn finds a way to help more dogs and read more stories. Madeline Finn asks her mother for a puppy every single day. Finally, Mom says yes, and Madeline Finn chooses Star, one of the puppies born ... more >

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