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Showing how #2 can be #1 in helping the natural world

Steve the Dung Beetle by Susan R. Stoltz

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I am on a roll with finding funny and education poop books. Steve the Dung Beetle: On a Roll could have been dull. But Susan R. Stolz’s text makes this a story about what the dung beetle does in a not “laugh out loud manner” (that comes with the jokes at the end) but in a fun and educational manner. Steve the Dung Beetle is for the slightly older crowd (age 5 and up) who like science and finds poo interesting. The facts about Dung Beetles do not stink, but are a refreshing, honest look at how the dung beetle […]

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9/11/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:364 |

A modern adaptation to an old story

A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel

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Recently my work email had email telling that a book was coming but also singing the praises of A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel. When a book gets high praise, I tend to be skeptical. I have been burned before by the “next great thing.” Usually, then I realize that it has “something” that is not “for me” and is “someone else’s book.” This time, I think it is everyone’s book. I am not sure how to talk about this book. It seems to be difficult to explain. It is something to be experienced then talked about. Mostly you […]

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8/28/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:344 |

The first adventure of the Bug Boys will probably be my last with them

Bug Boys by Laura Knetzger

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Bug Boys looked interesting from the cover. Perhaps a bit too whimsical for my illustration tastes, but I was willing to overlook it to find a book with science peppered throughout it. (Or I was assuming it would give facts and fiction). Also, how does one not love a good book about friends? What could have been a modern Frog and Toad or the new Elephant and Piggie, turned into one huge mess. The spiritual aspects and the growth from there that the characters should have taken I could have handled. I was enjoying how one character “prayed” at the […]

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8/20/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:323 |

When a Disaster turns out to be the best day of your life

Harold Snipperpot's Best Disaster Ever  by Beatrice Alemagna

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I will say, I was not a big fan of Beatrice Alemagna’s, On a Magical Do-Nothing Day. Yet, it was a huge hit with most of my coworkers in both our stores. Therefore, I am assuming Harold Snipperpot’s Best Disaster Ever will be for anyone a fan of this author and illustrator. While the story could be a hit or miss for the reader (and a miss for me) this book has an interesting point. While the theme was strong, the execution of the wild rumpus that is the way it comes about is why I was not a fan. It […]

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7/3/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:258 |

I am a Wolf, not a dog, even though I look like a dog, I am a WOLF!

I Am a Wolf by Kelly Leigh Miller

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I am a cat person. Well, actually more of a pet rock person, but that’s another story. It is not that I do not like dogs, I just know that they are a lot of work, need a lot of love and time. And I know I cannot give that to any pet. However, I know that, like in I Am a Wolf if I did decide to get a pet, there would be the perfect one for me. Kelly Leigh Miller has made a cute book about dog love. The love a dog can give to you and the […]

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6/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:233 |

He might be a dirty rat, but he is MY rat!

Cyril and Pat by Emily Gravett

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Cyril and Pat is a good story about friendship with some fabulously great illustrations. Emily Gravett created a book that, while on the surface seems like a normal friendship book, has a slightly different ending. Everyone is trying to tell Cyril (a lonely grey squirrel in the park) that his new friend Pat, is a rhyming word. Literally. But Cyril only sees the good in Pat. How he shares and is funny. How he is just an all-around good friend. Nothing can or will change that. And, of course, Pat, when the chips are down (figuratively, not literally, but he […]

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6/17/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:220 |

A tribute to big brothers

Just Like My Brother by Gianna Marino 

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Just Like My Brother by Gianna Marino is a cute story. Most toddlers will like the repetition of the text as the characters speak and as the giraffe moves along with the other animals repeating the same question (have you seen my(their) big brother) adding something new about said big brothers physical characteristics or is personality, then getting similar answers from the other animals who tell the little giraffe they too have the same qualities as their older brother. Yet, with all the goodness that Just Like My Brother has, sadly the ending was weak for me. No spoilers, but the ending had […]

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6/12/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:214 |

“I am a part of all that I have met.” – Lord Tennyson

Carl and the Meaning of Life by Deborah Freedman

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Carl and the Meaning of Life by Deborah Freedman is a spiritual look at how all things are connected. When the Mouse asks Carl, the Worm, why does he do the things he does, Carl does not know. So off he goes to ask the other animals what his purpose is, until one day there is no one left as they have all left. The answer to why everyone has left, gives Carl the answer he was looking for. Freedman pairs the text with some fun, soft, illustrations. They are not overly bold, but they stand out in the places they are […]

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5/29/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:189 |


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