Moletown by Torben Kuhlmann My rating: 4 of 5 stars Publisher: North South Books older reader picture book Moletown is a thinly veiled cautionary tale of the history of Moletown. It all started when one mole moved under a lush green meadown. Then a few more moles came. And some more… and things underground began… Continue reading #PictureBook Review: Moletown by Torben Kuhlmann
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead My rating: 4 of 5 stars Published by Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books middle grade science fiction Is time travel possible? Will Miranda’s mother win $20,000? And why did her closest friend, Sal, suddenly push her out of his life? On top of… Continue reading Book Review: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Max the Brave by Ed Vere My rating: 4 of 5 stars Max the Brave by Ed Vere Puffin picture book, storytime Source: NetGalley Max, the curious and brave kitten. He would find and catch a mouse… if only he knew what one looked like. In the style of Are You My Mother?, Max goes… Continue reading #PictureBook Review: Max the Brave by Ed Vere
Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke My rating: 5 of 5 stars Zita the Spacegirl, #1 by Ben Hatke First Second Books graphic novel, middle grade science fiction There are two ways of getting home; and one of them is to stay there. The other is to walk round the whole world till we come… Continue reading Book Review: Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
Not a Box by Antoinette Portis My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s a mountain, a car, a building on fire, a robot costume, a pirate ship, and a hot air balloon! But definitely NOT A BOX! Not A Box and her follow up Not A Stick will be appreciated by youth and adult alike.… Continue reading #PictureBook Review: Not a Box and Not a Stick by Antoinette Portis
Wild by Emily Hughes My rating: 4 of 5 stars No one remembered how she came to the woods… A little girl grows up happy learning to talk, eat, and play from the birds, bears, and foxes. Until one day, she is discovered by some hunters. She is taken to the city where she is… Continue reading #PictureBook Review: Wild by Emily Hughes
ICYMI, Travis Jonker and Colby Sharp recently launched a new podcast closely examining one book from many different angles. In a nod to the hugely popular podcast Serial, each episode looks at an upcoming book from Jennifer Holm called Sunny Side Up from the perspective of the different individuals that worked on the book. They… Continue reading The Yarn, A New Bookish Podcast!
Wild And Tame Animals by Dahlov Ipcar My rating: 3 of 5 stars Wild and Tame Animals by Dahlov Ipcar Nobrow Ltd Source: Edelweiss picturebook, nonfiction Ipcar’s beautiful drawings introduce young readers to the complex relationship humans have with animals, past and present. They started out wild but were tamed over time and many of… Continue reading #PictureBook Review: Wild and Tame Animals by Dahlov Ipcar
Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Is it really possible for humans to settle on other planets? Or did we only evolve as we did because of the conditions on Earth? Is it possible to make planets outside of our solar system habitable for humans? What about the life already… Continue reading Book Review: Aurora by Kim Stanley Robinson
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry My rating: 4 of 5 stars Dave Barry’s take on Peter Pan takes us back to when Peter was an orphan making a trip on a ship called The Neverland. He gets entangled with a girl named Molly whose family has long been tasked with protecting starstuff that… Continue reading Book Review: Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry
