Children’s Books – Page 3 – Looking For a Good Book

October 21, 2020

ACROSS THE GREEN GRASS FIELDS – Seanan McGuire

It’s not a secret that I’m a tremendous fan of Seanan McGuire’s work and no matter what kind of fantasy fiction you might like to read, McGuire probably writes it … and very well. Her Wayward Children series came on the scene in 2016 and everyone of them has been a really great read. And Continue reading

Dark Fantasy/Horror, SF/FANTASY, YA

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

September 30, 2020

THE INVASION – graphic novel

No. No, no, no. I absolutely loved The Animorphs book series by K.A. Applegate. I worked in a book store when they first started coming out and I was constantly recommending the series. The story in a nutshell: a group of young kids (Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco) witness an alien spacecraft coming down Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Graphic Novels, Reviews

September 18, 2020

TUNE IT OUT – Jamie Sumner

Louise “Lou” Montgomery lives with her mom – a struggling, single parent with nothing but praise and encouragement for her daughter. Maybe a little too much so. Lou doesn’t like sudden or loud noises. She doesn’t like to be touched (or any sort of contact). But Lou’s mom won’t listen to anyone who might suggest Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Reviews, Young Adult

September 15, 2020

COZY – Jan Brett

I envy today’s children who will be able to grow up with the opportunity to see a new Jan Brett book every so often, just as my generation (and the generations before me and after my childhood) got see new Dr. Seuss books. Cozy is Jan Brett’s latest and follows what has become her signature Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Picture books, Reviews

August 24, 2020

MISADVENTURES OF A MAGICIAN’S SON – Laurie Smollett Kutscera

There aren’t many twelve-year-old’s who know magic, but Alexander Finn was trained by the best … his father. But right now, Alex can’t see how magic could possibly help him. His father has died and his mom has moved them to her hometown of Orchard, Maine. Things couldn’t look bleaker and Alex doesn’t even want Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, SF/FANTASY

3 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy

August 21, 2020

THE PHOENIX AND THE CARPET – E. Nesbit

Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother, the Lamb, who were last seen in Five Children and It are back for another adventure in The Phoenix and the Carpet. This adventure starts as the children are playing in the nursery with some fireworks and they accidentally burn the rug. (Wait a minute … children Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

July 14, 2020

THE COMPLETE AND ORIGINAL NORWEGIAN FOLKTALES OF ASBJORNSEN AND MOE

This book holds so much appeal to me on so many different levels. First of all, I’m fascinated by fairy tales, folk tales, and mythology. The creating of myths and legends to explain the unexplained, or to teach lessons, or simply to pass along stories to new generations is so remarkable. We get caught up Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, OTHER, Uncategorized

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Literature, Mythology/Legend, Reviews, Young Adult

June 30, 2020

NOWHERE TO RUN – Jude Watson

Dan Cahill and his sister, Amy, are the last of the Cahill family to be guardians of the fabled 39 clues. Those clues lead to 39 ingredients of a serum which, when taken, could transform a person into the most powerful human on the planet. The potential for the wrong person or persons to get Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, MYSTERY, Uncategorized, YA

2 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Mystery, Reviews, Young Adult

June 5, 2020

ASTERIX OMNIBUS #1 – graphic novel

I read my first Asterix comic sometime in the mid to late 1970’s. I remember this (I remember who had it and where I read it) because it really made an impression on me. Here was a comic that was the perfect cross between the simple (in story and in art) Disney and Archie comics Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, ENTERTAINMENT, GRAPHIC NOVEL, Uncategorized, YA

5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Graphic Novels, Humor, Reviews, Young Adult

April 30, 2020

ENDLING #2: THE FIRST – Katherine Applegate

I missed the first volume in this new series by Katharine Applegate and I feel as though I missed quite a bit. Byx is a Dairne, which is a species of animal. She is on a mission to find more Dairne, because as far she she knows, she is the last of her kind. She Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, SF/FANTASY, Uncategorized, YA

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Reviews, SF/Fantasy, Young Adult

February 7, 2020

SPARK AND THE LEAGUE OF URSUS – Robert Repino

I’m don’t remember what it was about this book that caught my interest but it was a really enjoyable read. Every child knows the comfort of a teddy bear, especially against the monsters under the bed, but few people know that teddy bears have a league (the League of Ursus) in which the teddy bear Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, Dark Fantasy/Horror, Uncategorized

4 stars, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Reviews

December 27, 2019

PIECES AND PLAYERS – Blue Balliet

Thirteen paintings, from Degas to Vermeer, have gone missing from one of the most secret of museums. Four school children who have had some experience with missing museum art are brought together by a strange woman (Mrs. Sharpe) to investigate. A series of clues are discovered by the children and it takes a lot of Continue reading

CHILDREN’S, MYSTERY

2 Stars, Art, Book Reviews, Books, Children’s Books, Mystery, Reviews