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I am a Professional Book Pusher. Obviously then, reading is a passion, but so is writing and alligator wrestling. My first year participating was 2018 and 2022 will see me reading, writing, and hugging my nephews in-between chocolate!

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And this little Piglet came home

Piglet Comes Home: How a Deaf Blind Pink Puppy Found His Family by Melissa Shapiro

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When real Piglet the pup came home, they knew that the place was going to be their forever home. And unlike the humans of the picture book I read, the real-world humans, took a little more convincing. But either way, Piglet Comes Home: How a Deaf Blind Pink Puppy Found His Family was the result. Melissa Shapiro’s character bring homes a puppy. Well, at least the other dogs (all rescues) think it is a puppy. It is terribly pink, blind, and deaf. It looks more […]

Double moon shot

Magical History Tour #10: The First Steps on the Moon V10 by Fabrice Erre

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I have been reading several science-based books of late. I am not sure why, but I have found several books I have enjoyed. And one that I knew I would like before I ever read (as I have not found a book in the series I have not liked) was Magical History Tour #10: The First Steps on the Moon V10 by Fabrice Erre and illustrated by Sylvain Savoia. This time we follow our narrators Annie and Nico as they learn about the historic First […]

Just pug out

Noodle and the No Bones Day by Jonathan Graziano

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I admit, I have never been a “dog person.” I have liked a dog or three in my day but prefer books about them. And while I found a few cute ones, this review is about a pug named Noodle. (Check back for more later). Noodle and the No Bones Day is not what you think. No, poor Noodle is not looking for a snack/some bones (though he usually is looking for a snack), they just have no bones today. They usually are sweet, silly, […]

Love, Ghosts and Werewolves

Blackwater by Jeannette Arroyo and Ren Graham

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I found a way to read Blackwater by Jeannette Arroyo and Ren Graham online. Now, I will tell you, buy the book in July instead of doing this. I mean, I read the book that way and still plan on purchasing a copy. Not only do you support an author/illustrator this way, but you will also want to read this book wherever you are. And if you have no service for phone or tablet or whatever kids read on these days, well old school is […]

I tried to make a plane joke, but it didn’t land

Flying Machines: Howe the Wright Brothers Soared. by Alison Wilgus

Science Comics: Rockets: Defying Gravity. by Anne Drozd and Jerzy Drozd

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Learn about how we fly without wings through the voice of the Wright brother’s sister in Flying Machines: Howe the Wright Brothers Soared. The history of flight is introduced with, first a story presentation of the facts, and second with pages of the technical presentation. The use of color and details to separate these two sections helps alert you to the change. Part history and part science story, we meet not only the Wright brothers in this graphic novel by Alison Wilgus, but we also […]

When she says old she means old (and sassy!)

Old Friends by Margaret Aitken

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When you think of old friends you might think of the friend you have had since kindergarten (all of two years ago), or you might think of the one you have had since high school (over thirty years ago). Or you might think of your friend who lives in a senior home. And that thought is a little closer to the theme of the story about a young girl and her special friends in Old Friends by Margaret Aitken. Marjorie is an old soul who […]



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