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Calamity Jack by Shannon Hale

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While still fun, Calamity Jack, the sequel to Rapunzel’s Revenge is not as strong as the first graphic novel. Shannon Hale, Dean Hale and Nathan Hale this time show the world of Jack of Jack and the Beanstalk fame. We see (in a quick flashback) how the goose came into Jack’s possession; why the magic beans were important (no cow in sight) and that we should watch out for Mother’s who know how to back some crazy bread. Then we jump forward to “now” where […]

Get Cozy and read Cozy

Cozy by Jan Brett

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Cozy is another form of The Mitten folktale. But instead of a mitten giving shelter to various animals out in the cold, this time it is an ox by the name of Cozy that is the shelter. Cozy has a set of rules for his newfound “furmates” as each animal that comes along is bigger than the last, might not be a friend to the others and it is just funny to have the “House that Jack built” like laundry list of rules. Things come […]

Dark stuff of fairy tales

Of Salt and Shore by Annet Schaap

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Do you want to read The Little Mermaid story but with a big twist? Okay, maybe that is not enough. How about do you want to read about a young girl who is dealing with the death of her mother, her father’s drinking, keeping the lighthouse light burning and a real do-gooder teacher? I will loss in a boy who lives in the houses tower and likes biting people as they come into his room (after all, he has to keep up that “monster” persona), […]

And they lived Happily Ever After. The End.

Prince and Knight by Daniel Haack

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When I first saw Prince and Knight by Daniel Haack, my first thought was, “This is a board book. Are kids that age ready for this theme?” And then I thought, “Why not?” However, we need to introduce the idea of same sex couples on a level that a child can understand. And this book does that by creating a story that is straight forward and does not preach its message. It is a simple (but not simplistic) story about a same sex couple. Kids […]

Another Cinderella Story

Sootypaws: A Cinderella Story by Maggie Rudy

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I have organized the picture book reader copies several times recently (for various reasons). And I kept going around this book. I did not want to even touch it. Not that I have an issue with mice or even rats, but dead mice/rats are another thing and these cover critters looked dead. Never mind the fact that it seemed like it could be a fun alternative Cinderella story. I like alternative fairy tales and Cinderella stories in particular. I used to have a collection of […]



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