Still Life by Louise Penny
My husband and I started watching the Three Pines series on Amazon Prime, which was enjoyable; Chief Inspector Gamache, played by Alfred Molina, is a delight of eyebrows. The television series reminded me that I likely hadn't read Ms. Penny's earlier works though I have picked up the occasional book … [Read more]
Where Can We Go?: A Tale of Four Bears by Dai Yun
CBR15Passport country Some days you are the book and some days you are the fly that gets swatted by the book. Or in other words, this book was flat for me. Where Can We Go?: A Tale of Four Bears had such potential. I was hoping for a folktale, or something humorous, by Dai Yun … [Read more]
Bompa’s Insect Expedition (David Suzuki Institute) by David Suzuki
CBR15Passport country I had never heard of anyone calling their grandfather Bompa. Or at least not since I did it with one grandfather (though I went to calling them both grandpa after a spell). That might be the reason I wanted to read Bompa’s Insect Expedition (David Suzuki Institute). And … [Read more]
Super Mario Deluxe Paint Box (Nintendo) by Steve Foxe
CBR15Passport GenreJust stay with me on this, okay? Yes, I know that Super Mario Deluxe Paint Box (Nintendo) is a painting coloring book (with paints and paint brush included) and not a “reading book” at a first glance. However, the text level and number of words lends itself to be about a … [Read more]
Jana Goes Wild by Farah Heron
I started Jana Goes Wild and then decided I needed to go back and read Kamila Knows Best, a book I own, but hadn’t read. Reading the two back to back was a great decision. Kamila Knows Best is a retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma, with Jana and Anil in the Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill roles. Jana … [Read more]
The Princess and the Grill Cheese Sandwich. by Deya Muniz
CBR15Passport author Warning: Included are two plot point and image spoilers! We have the puns of the cheesiest kind (all cheese puns) and a modern love story within the pages of The Princess and the Grill Cheese Sandwich. While things are all "Kings and Queens and Dukes and … [Read more]
