For Every One by Jason Reynolds is my first attempt at this young adult author. I have not read his novels, which are getting much praise and press, but I found this one and thought “Why not?” Unfortunately, I was surprised at the content as it did not fit what I expected. Fortunately, I was surprised at the content because it gave me something else. This book is not poems as I first thought. But one long poem. But then again, it is not a […]
Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter
I have mentioned that a perk to working in a bookstore is seeing things before they come out. The other perk is finding a book you might not have found if you were not surrounded by all types of books. Goodbye Autumn, Hello Winter is one of those finds. I found this book while cleaning out older reader copies. I enjoy pictures books as an adult as they are fun, quick reads. And as someone who likes giving books, a picture book can be a […]
The Five Forms
I hate starting off with, “I really wanted to like The Five Forms by McClintock, but….” The cover illustration was a wonderful tease. The inside illustrations have potential. The colors are amazing. I love when colors are bright but not overpowering the words. Or are a “shock” to the system. The simple text is always nice to have so you are not overwhelming the illustrations. And it has all that. What it did not have was me in the right frame of mind to read […]
Not Yet Zebra
Not Yet, Zebra has a bouncy and fun feel to the text and has quirky, cartoonish, yet fairly realistic, illustrations. The little girl in the story has her story all set up to tell. But that pesky Zebra is not following the plan. My take was one should not assume the animals the girl is trying to paint (in alphabetical order) are really “alive”, but I assumed that it is a child pretending her animals are alive and these animals can be mischievous. Especially that […]
Bathroom Boogie
This book is due in June. One joy of working in a bookstore is sometimes you get to see items before they grace the streets. The second joy was me talking to people, “I can’t wait for this book…… let me pre-order it for you!” (I was once introduced to the principal of a school as the gal that spent their money!) When I think of the bathroom I do not thing of doing a boogie. However, Clare Foges and Al Murphy do. Or at least […]
I Am Gandhi
The good thing about biographies for children is you do not tend to see the negative aspects of a person’s personality. The bad thing about biographies for children is you do not tend to see the negative aspects of a person’s personality. Therefore, I feel I am not always getting the full picture of a person. With that said, it is good that you do not see that Gandhi might not have been as perfect as I Am Gandhi (from the Ordinary People Change the […]
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