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I have happy feels

Is That You, Eleanor Sue? by Tricia Tusa

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These three stories have nothing in common other than, they are really sweet stories about special people and special things. Is That You, Eleanor Sue? written and illustrated by Tricia Tusa. Harold Loves His Wolly Hat by Vern Kousky and When I First Met You, Blue Kangaroo! by Emma Chichester Clark give me happy feels. Eleanor Sue is a clever, cut kiddo who loves to pretend and play dress up. She loves her Saturdays, her mother, her grandmother and having fun. Harold loves his woolly hat as it makes him special. But when he learns that someone else could use […]

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12/11/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:450 |

Animals make us human

Animals Make Us Human by Temple Grandin, Catherine Johnson

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cbr10bingo… Backlog BINGO #2 I got this on my Kindle on March 20, 2013.  That’s over five years ago.  I think it’s the first Kindle book I ever bought?  I don’t know why it took me so long to read it.  I guess I heard some stuff about how Temple Grandin was involved in helping to create humane slaughter practices, and I didn’t want to read about animal slaughter, even if it was humane. It turns out that only small parts of a few chapters talk about human slaughter, and none of it is graphic.  Most of what Ms. Grandin talks […]

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11/30/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:56 |

Bad-to-the-bone

Bad Guys in Intergalactic Gas by Aaron Blabey

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Bad Guys in Intergalactic Gas is the fifth book in the Bad Guys series. And the first one I read. And of course, it is about…. farts. Okay, I was a 10-year-old-boy in a former life (I have proof as four years ago, my then 10-year-old nephew and I were both laughing over a “doo-doo” joke….). Aaron Blabey must be a 10-year-old boy, as he speaks their language. Well, the langue of 7 to 10-year-olds as this is aimed at them. The humor is basic and big time “bathroom humor” (even when it is not “bathroom-bathroom” humor, you know what […]

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11/26/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:436 |

Lucky 13

There’s a Dinosaur on the 13th Floor by Wade Bradford

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Wade Bradford has created something subtlety different with There’s a Dinosaur on the 13th Floor.  It has some interesting twists (the story comes full circle by the end). The counting aspect is surprisingly fun. I was not really aware of that until a couple floors up and then was, “DUH! It is part counting book.” The ending has its charm (that afore mentioned twist). Kevin Hawkes adds a delightful touch to the story with their illustrations. He is one of those artists that you can see similarities to their works, but not always a signature style. This is not what […]

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11/7/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:412 |

Cuddle up Hedgie Lovers there is a new adventure in town!

The Snowy Nap by Jan Brett

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The Snowy Nap is very classic Jan Brett. You will either LOVE IT or will be “This is okay.” There is little to no “middle ground” to the liking or disliking of the book. However, even if the story does not grab you, as for many people and many of her books, the best part of the story really are Brett’s illustrations. They are worth the price of admission! The story is sweet: our hero Hedgie does not want to take a winter nap this year. He wants to experience all the wonderful things that winter offers. Snowmen and snowflakes […]

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10/18/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:392 |

Please don’t get a bird on a whim

Birds of a Feather by Lorin Lindner

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I am a sucker for animals. So, even though I don’t have any, I was immediately drawn to the cover of Birds of a Feather (2018) by Lorin Lindner. Now, birds are not my favorite, but when you look a little deeper, they are smart and fascinating creatures. Since they often live in very complex, social societies, they can relate to humans in surprising ways. And they can talk to us! I’d already read Alex & Me by Irene Pepperberg, and I was willing to read more about parrots. When I looked closer, I saw that Lindner’s book was both about saving parrots as […]

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10/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:35 |

When the Snow Whispers to you

A Whisper in the Snow, by Kate Westerlund

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A Whisper in the Snow, due to some slightly choppy language, caused me to have to stop and start a few times. The text is rich, but I think it might have been translated. Therefore, making the (I am assuming German) original text to English not an easy transition for some people’s ears. This makes it only a rating of 4.5. This is because of two main points. The first is that Ferdun Oral’s illustrations are amazingly fabulous pieces of art. They are items that I would love to see framed somehow and placed in a nursery or a toddler’s […]

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10/17/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:391 |

Everything okay, even the Armadillo

But Not the Armadillo by Sandra Boynton

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I really adore Sandra Boynton’s work. Her whimsical, quirky and bright illustrations and delightfully charming text has many memories of reading to children or just experiencing it with the eyes of a child well into my adulthood. When I saw that she had a new book coming out I was overjoyed! But perhaps I was expecting too much. Perhaps I just had too high hopes for it, but when I read But Not the Armadillo it did not live up to expectations. Sadly, it just fell a bit flat for me. All the usual elements of her work are there: […]

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10/10/2018 | 's CBR10 Review No:378 |


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