If Little House on the Prarie, Little Red Riding Hood and a folktale meet and created a book, Willa and the Bear by Philomena O’Neill would be the result. Have you ever read a book and thought, “Do I like this?” Bear and Wolf by Daniel Salmieri is that book. These two books have nothing in common other than there are bears in them. And both have animals that take on human feelings, thoughts and actions. A bear would not return your lost doll, […]
Little Sid
I think I would have liked this better with a less contemporary take on the subject or if it was a more realistic presentation. The story is too “how a kid and their family is today” with the language and actions of the characters. Obviously meant to grab a young reader, for the adult it could be a distraction to the story of Siddhartha. While I do not know for sure he did not have stuffed animals, somehow, I do not think he would have […]
Finding Wild
First a note on the image, as I have mentioned before, I work in a bookstore. And one of the things I love about that is the fact we have sale books. Nothing is wrong with them, they are just reduced price. That is why the sticker is on this image. The full price is $16.99. Publishers Weekly said this book “…celebrate nature though a whimsical mediation of the idea of wildness”. And it does make you think about the wild. It shows you how […]
Dino-Hockey
The Meat-Eaters take on the Veggiesaurs in a hockey match for the Jurassic Ages! History will be made! Fans of dinosaurs and hockey will love this book for young readers. Funny text that has a poetic, bouncy flow to it makes it a read aloud that adults and kids will love. With extremely full, vibrant, pop off the page colors and cartoonish characters, there is a lot to see. Do note that it could be hard to pronounce some of the names of the dinosaurs […]
A Different Pond
One word: WOW. That is all. Need more? This book has gotten a lot of press. I was afraid it would be preachy or sappy. It is not. Yes, there is emotion. But it is not forcing you to feel a particular emotion. The author just wants to tell a story. While based on his own experiences, it is fiction. The afterwards from the author and illustrator (more on her later) elaborate on the historical context. I know some of it, but as I was […]
Be Prepared
Vera is a typical pre-teen girl: all she wants to fit in with her American friends. But she is just “the poor Russian kid” and different. Her parents are divorced, she cannot afford to go to summer camp and does not have the cool new toys. When she learns about a camp just for Russian kids, she thinks she will finally fit in. But the wilds of suburbia did not prepare her for the wilds of the woods. Based on the authors experiences, poetic license […]
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