Lou by Breanna Carzoo
I almost was not going to write up Lou by Breanna Carzoo. Then I said, I would write it up with Two Dogs by Ian Falconer. I did not, because I figured even though they have both have dogs doing what dogs do to plants and in the case of Lou, fire hydrants, it was a stretch to connect them. And yes, my dear reader, you read it right. Fire hydrant. Or as Lou calls themselves, a toilet. We even have Carzoo showing us the […]
Little Bat Up All Day by Brian Lies.
I really enjoyed Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies. Therefore, every so often I pick up one of their new books (or read again an older one). This summer, we will add Little Bat Up All Day to the line up of batty good times. This time we have Little Bat on a new adventure. Curious about what the animals do during the daytime, Little Bat decides to stay up all day. At first, things are confusing and scary. After all Little Bat is […]
A Spoonful of Frog by Casey Lyall
A spoonful of sugar can make the medicine go down, but what does A Spoonful of Frogs do? They make up the most important ingredient in a witch’s favorite dish! Yet, they do not go quietly into that good cauldron! Humorous antics of the witch and frogs makes Casey Lyall’s picture book a fun treat to dine your eyes on. In the form of a cooking show for witches, our witch of the hour has more trouble getting frogs into her dish than a dog […]
Two Dogs by Ian Falconer
The publisher description says Two Dogs by Ian Falconer is for fans of Bark, George and A Ball for Daisy! And while I am not sure exactly if that is true, it is for someone who loves dogs and dachshunds in particular. Since our two main (only real on screen characters) are two dachshunds named Perry (the adventurous one who barks before he looks) and Augie (the more likely to sniff than be unsure). Stuck inside (as the humans have had to go off to […]
Creepy Crayon! by Aaron Reynolds
With a nod to Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown’s other collaboration, Creepy Pair of Underpants! (and possibly the first Creepy Tales title Creepy Carrots! which I might have missed) their rabbit hero Jasper is back in Creepy Crayon! Jasper is failing his classes. Of course, he could have studied but his favorite TV show was on. And well, there is always something more important (or interesting) than math. But when he finds a purple crayon (that oddly enough seems pleased to be picked up off […]
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Once More Upon a Time: An Enchanting Romantic Fairy Tale by Roshani Chokshi
Hot and Sour Suspects by Vivien Chien
Gilded by Marissa Meyer
One Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle
Hostage by Clare Mackintosh
The Kaiju Preservation Society-5 stars I don’t even know what to say except this was pitch perfect. It reminded me in a good way of “Old Man’s War” and I cheered through the whole book. I loved everyone. I am so sad this is a standalone so we don’t get to follow Jamie and his friends he meets in the Kaiju Preservation Society (KPS). “The Kaiju Preservation Society” begins with Jamie Gray getting fired. Jamie lives in New York and doesn’t know how he will […]
