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Reading, writing and alligator wrestling are passions of mine. 2018 was my first year participating and looking forward to 2020. Going to be a bigger kid this year and really enjoy reading and writing reviews.

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I get by with a little help from books like this

With a Little Help from My Friends by John Lennon & Paul McCartney

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There is no question that With a Little Help from My Friends is the John Lennon and Paul McCartney song. It is right there in the title. What I did not expect was Henry Cole’s illustrations. I expected the classic song, but not how it was illustrated. I did not expect two friends, who are their own true selves, find each other. I did not expect some lovely coloring and a combination of minimal and just the right amount of details. The story comes from […]

Another Cinderella Story

Sootypaws: A Cinderella Story by Maggie Rudy

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I have organized the picture book reader copies several times recently (for various reasons). And I kept going around this book. I did not want to even touch it. Not that I have an issue with mice or even rats, but dead mice/rats are another thing and these cover critters looked dead. Never mind the fact that it seemed like it could be a fun alternative Cinderella story. I like alternative fairy tales and Cinderella stories in particular. I used to have a collection of […]

We are Family

Just Like a Mama by Alice Faye Duncan

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When I first read the title, I thought it said Just Like Mama. No “A.” And that for certain changes the meaning of the book. Just Like a Mama is a modern story about the things a “not mom” does to help the young child of the story. Mama Rose might not be the “actual” mother, but she loves the narrator (Carol Olivia Clementine), makes her do her chores, tells her to eat her vegetables and all the other things mamas do. Carol goes through […]

What you do see that helps what you do

In a Garden by Tim McCanna

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With recent events, I am sure more than one person has decided to start a garden or at least start working on their garden. In a Garden is a sweet and cozy story about what happens in the garden. Or the things that go on in a garden that you cannot see. Follow the life of a garden in this picture book filled with goodies. For the adult reader, this book is overly simple. However, for the child reader, not only does a garden come […]

What does that command mean?

I Love You, Fred! by Mick Inkpen

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Fred can do all the commands: sit, stay, don’t run away. At least most of the time. But he cannot understand the command “Fred”. What is Fred? If he knew what Fred was, he would be the best at it! (Or try his best.) This is the dilemma of Fred in, I Love You Fred. The person that is around Fred is always saying that word Fred. It is most frustrating. However, later Fred learns what Fred means and how-to Fred: by just being himself. […]



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