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I might have known it’d be fudge

Dorrie and the Wizard’s Spell by Patricia Coombs

May 5, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

Dorrie, the little witch with her constantly bent hat and her mismatched socks and her cat Gink, lives with her mother Big Witch and Cook in their Victorian house. One day they go to the Bazaar to sell Big Witch’s odds and ends and potions and balms. While there, Big Witch disappears right from under Dorrie’s nose. She’s apparently been turned into a teacup, and unless Dorrie can get Wink the Wizard to reverse it, she’s going to have a teacup for a mother for […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: Fudge, great artwork, Patricia Coombs, witch

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:42 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: Fudge, great artwork, Patricia Coombs, witch ·
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Young at Heart with Judy Blume

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

December 29, 2021 by teresaelectro 1 Comment

Reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume was a walk down memory. I read this for our Cannon Book Club Young at Heart meeting in April since it was the shortest! Alas, it took me a ridiculously long time to listen to the audiobook. I made the mistake of listening in bed when tired from work. I went right to sleep! Tales kicked off this popular book series about Peter and his little brother Fudge. Peter wants to hang out with his friends and have […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Children's Books Tagged With: book one, Fudge, judy blume, Kids books, middle grade, tales of a fourth grade nothing

teresaelectro's CBR13 Review No:27 · Genres: Audiobooks, Children's Books · Tags: book one, Fudge, judy blume, Kids books, middle grade, tales of a fourth grade nothing ·
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Book Club Discussion Post: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

May 21, 2021 by faintingviolet 3 Comments

Welcome to our Young at Heart book club! This go round we’ve selected three books that reminded us of childhood in order to hopefully have a bit of lighthearted nostalgia. Each of our three books – Judy Blume’s Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and Claribel Ortega’s Ghost Squad  – have their own Discussion Posts; and don’t forget, we’ll be having our first ever Zoom* Book Club on Saturday May 22 at 7 pm EDT. (*Sign up […]

Filed Under: Book Club, Children's Books Tagged With: book club, CannonBookClub, Fudge, judy blume, tales of a fourth grade nothing, Young at Heart

Genres: Book Club, Children's Books · Tags: book club, CannonBookClub, Fudge, judy blume, tales of a fourth grade nothing, Young at Heart ·
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