Digger and Daisy Go on a Picnic by Judy Young My rating: 3 of 5 stars Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press 2014 easy reader My first Digger and Daisy book was Star in a Play. I was pretty horrified by that one. Daisy is overly confident that she will remember the two word line she has… Continue reading #BookReview: Digger and Daisy by Judy Young
Grayling’s Song by Karen Cushman My rating: 4 of 5 stars Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers Coming June 2016! middle grade fantasy Grayling’s mother is a local wise woman that folks come to for ailments and problems. One day a mysterious magic roots her mother, and all of the other wise folk,… Continue reading #BookReview: Grayling’s Song by Karen Cushman
Squirrel’s World: Candlewick Sparks by Lisa Moser My rating: 4 of 5 stars Publisher: Candelwick Press 2007 easy reader, transitional Squirrel means very well. He wants to help his friend Mouse collect food, but ends up gathering too much. He wants to play with his friends Turtle, but Squirrel has way too much energy for… Continue reading #BookReview: Squirrel’s World by Lisa Moser
My Blue Is Happy by Jessica Young My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really loved this book. Several people in a little girl’s life try to “define” colors for her such as red is angry, blue is sad, and yellow is happy. She puts her own spin on things by saying that “her” blue… Continue reading #PictureBook Review: My Blue is Happy by Jessica Young
Supertruck by Stephen Savage My rating: 4 of 5 stars Publisher: Roaring Brook Press 2015 picture book, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor, storytime There are so many trucks that help take care of the city. The bucket truck fixes power lines and the fire truck puts out a blaze. But the garbage truck just collects… Continue reading #PictureBook Review: Supertruck by Stephen Savage
A Pig, a Fox, and a Box by Jonathan Fenske My rating: 5 of 5 stars Publisher: Penguin Young Readers 2015 easy reader, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Sneaky Fox tries to play tricks on his friend Pig… but they always backfire on him! This would have been my pick to win the Theodor Seuss… Continue reading #BookReview: A Pig, a Fox, and a Box by Jonathan Fenske
Don’t Throw It to Mo! by David A. Adler My rating: 4 of 5 stars Publisher: Penguin 2015 easy reader Mo Jackson loves football, but he is smaller and younger than all of the other players on his team. He usually sits on the bench… until one day Coach Steve puts him in. The other… Continue reading #BookReview: Don’t Throw It to Mo! by David Adler
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin My rating: 5 of 5 stars picture book, storytime, song Pete dons his favorite four groovy button shirt. But as he goes about his day, he keeps loosing buttons! Oh no! But does he get down about it? Goodness no! Once all of the… Continue reading #PictureBook Review: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein My rating: 4 of 5 stars Publisher: Hyperion 2012 YA, historical fiction A female spy (code name: Verity) during World War II is captured in France and held, interrogated, and tortured in a hotel-turned-prison. The first part of the book is her written confession of how she came to… Continue reading Book Review: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
