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Moon Pops by Heena Baek

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The Kirkus Reviews said: “Whimsically varied perspectives” and the publisher description says: A witty, weird, and wonderful spin on a classic Korean folktale.” Moon Pops is all that and more. This (according to publisher description) is the first picture book for Heena Baek to be published in English (translated by Jieun Kiaer). Moon Pops has a folktale feeling, and a translated tone. This means that you are getting something that can feel a bit “sophisticated” and maybe a smidgen “talking down” to the younger reader. […]

Don’t even need to have pants to read this

Amah Faraway by Margaret Chiu Greanias

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Are you close to your grandparents? Physically or spiritually? I was physically close to both sets of grandparents (one lived in the upper part of the house, the other about 20-30 minutes’ drive).  Therefore, when kids would say, “I’m going to New Jersey for Christmas.” I was, “Huh? You mean you don’t put on a pair of pants and slippers and go upstairs?” After all, it was a big deal if we went to the other grandparent’s house (the drive) I mean we had to […]

Cooking my way through this one

East by Meera Sodha

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I have started to really make an effort to cook my way through a cookbook before looking for a new one; problem is, the cookbook I had planned to start the year with turns out to not be much to my taste. Library browse to the rescue, I think. I picked up East by Meera Sodha, which features both vegan and vegetarian which isn’t a mix you usually see. It focuses on Asia in general, but with a mix of Japanese, Indian, and Chinese cuisines […]

Surfs up and so is the adventures

Trot & Cap'n Bill Adventure V01 Sea Sirens by Amy Chu

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A pet peeve of mine is picking up book two in a series and not realizing it is book two. I did that with the Trot & Cap’n Bill Adventure series by Amy Chu. I stopped reading it and figured someday I would find book one or just see what I could see in it. What happened was that book one, Sea Sirens, found me. Browsing through some books on our return cart, I noticed it. Just sitting there. Quietly. Waiting. And Sea Sirens was […]

“A fiery, foul-mouthed preacher who offered up profane salvation.”

Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life by Ali Wong

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Like most Ali Wong fans, I first discovered the comic via her Netflix stand-up specials. They’re very funny, obviously, but also really relatable and comforting. If you have kids, she makes you feel like it’s ok to have the messy mix of emotions, dirty clothes, an unexpected swearing at strangers that comes with the joyful burden of parenting. It’s quite the mix – being so dirty (her word) and warm at once. The book is more of the same. Dear Girls is framed as Wong […]

When the city’s fate rests in the hands of enemies: Parts 2 & 3

The Nameless City V02 The Stone Heart by Faith Erin Hicks

The Nameless City V03 The Divided Earth by Faith Erin Hicks

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The Nameless City is a trilogy that (if you are like me) should probably be read back-to-back. I was lucky and able to read all three with little break between one and two (and two and three the same day). Yet, a few things I had to backtrack and try to remember, “Okay who are you again?” or “What did you do?” However, the reader aged 10 to 14 should have no difficultly remembering everything. And thankfully, all three are out so regardless they can […]



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