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Two heads are better than one, unless you are a PushMe-PullYou

My Father’s Words by Patricia MacLachlan

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#cbr11bingo #TwoHeadsareBetterThanOne My Father’s Words by Patricia MacLachlan is a modern story with the classic elements of loss, family, friendships and growth. While some areas are based on the authors own life, this is a fictious story about a young girl, Fiona, and her family dealing with the loss of her father. Told in Fiona’s voice, we see the past mixed in with the current grief the characters all share. But a grief all must process differently. Like many of MacLachlan’s stories, this is a sweet story. It deals with loss and healing but does in in a gentle manner. MacLachlan writes […]

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7/23/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:281 |

Here there be Dragons and friendship

Dragon Night by J.R. Krause

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Dragon Night is one of those books after reading (and even while reading) I was thinking, “Do I/did I like this?” The answer is, “YesBut.”  A “YesBut” is: Yes, I liked 99.9% of this But there is something I do not. And the thing is, I am not sure what it is about J.R. Krause’s story about being afraid of the dark and overcoming it, about the meaning of words night and knight and about friends and special friendships that is just a smidgen off.  After all it is a grand imagination tale with some unique illustrations. What is not […]

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6/28/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:250 |

Who hasn’t know a Unicorn?

Unicorn Is Maybe Not So Great After All by Bob Shea

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I am not sure how Unicorn Is Maybe Not So Great After All by Bob Shea compares to the first book (Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great) as I have not read it (or if I have, it made no impression whatsoever). This time Unicorn is jealous of the new “hot thing” (rubber bands looking like other things: a soccer ball, wagon wheel, port holes…) and tries to make a new and improved Unicorn. Of course, the plan backfires with a face full of glitter. A lot of glitter. But Unicorn’s friends show Unicorn what is really important. And it is […]

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6/24/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:241 |

It was Hard Being Me Yesterday, but Today is a new day

Being Edie Is Hard Today by Ben Brashares

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Being Edie Is Hard Today is a modern story about imagination and the issues kids deal with due to a more heighten sense of issues they (and adults around them) have. In other words, this is a touchy-feely book at its best. And make sure that you are at your best when reading; because nothing can ruin this book more than having a “Being You Is Hard Today” kind of day yourself. Ben Brashares created a modern, not fairy tale, but fairy tale for today. Edie is just having a rough time of it. She imagines all sorts of animals […]

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6/21/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:232 |

Great stories, quirky art not for everyone

My Dad Used to be So Cool by Keith Negley

Tough Guys Have Feelings Too by Keith Negley

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Keith Negley seems to have an odd, fun and quirky sense of humor that is not for everyone. Because of his non-traditional approach, his books tend to be more for the Dads and guys who are more Ozzy O. than Ozzie N. Especially with My Dad Used to be So Cool. Our young narrator tells us the story of their dad. Who used to be cool. As of course he was in a band (there is proof) and had fun on his motorcycle or just fun in general. At some point dad got himself a couple of sleeves of tattoos […]

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5/31/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:196 |

And you thought Bob Ross had happy little trees

The Happiest Tree: A Story of Growing Up by  Hyeon-Ju Lee

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The Happiest Tree: A Story of Growing Up by Hyeon-Ju Lee has a mature theme. The ideas of how sweet and harsh life is might be above the traditional picture book crowd. As is the fact Lee is speaking of how there is happiness, sorrow and pain in life as we grow. The idea is simple at first look: the tree is growing and is a voyeur looking at the people on each floor. Time is shown to pass by the fact the tree (the narrator of their own story) tells you “When I was 10, 20, etc.) and you can see […]

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5/22/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:172 |

“I mean, you can know someone is dying on an intellectual level, but emotionally it hasn’t really hit you, and then when it does, that’s when you feel like sh**.”

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is typical Jesse Andrews. This style of writing is exactly like Haters (I read them in reverse). The nice thing is both are standalone titles. I read the paper edition but looked at the hardcover and movie cover editions and have to say, I like the bright yellow cover best. Then the hard cover as it makes the characters somewhat like I pictured them. However, the movie? Oh boy! I think they totally missed on what the characters should look like, but that’s Hollywood for ya! With that said, the book a mostly […]

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5/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:166 |

Paging Dr. Spencer Reed….. Your book isn’t so hot…but guess what?

Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belong, and Being Yourself by Matthew Gray Gubler

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While Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belong, and Being Yourself is about a subject that is usually aimed at kids (be yourself and you will find your friends because your weirdness is okay! And that is because we are all weird in our own special way), seems to be more adult based.  The story feels more mature than what this subject tends to be aimed out. And due to the fact, the size is not the traditional picture book size, but one of those gems you tend to find at the checkout of your favorite Independent bookstore, it is […]

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4/2/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:104 |


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