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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 |

Don’t Worry Be Happy… even if your smile is upside down

Don’t Worry, Bee Happy: An Acorn Book by Ross Burach

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The Bumble and Bee books are going to be the next Elephant and Piggie series for the beginning reader. Ross Burach has created three stories about Bumble, Bee and Froggy in the first book, Don’t Worry, Bee Happy: An Acorn Book. Coming out in late December 2019/early January 2020 your young reader can find out how Bumble and Bee and Froggy have adventures and misadventures as they take pictures, scare hiccups and doing a wiggly dance. This book was not meant for me. It is meant for the modern reader who finds Nickelodeon humor funny. It is for the quirky […]

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6/20/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:231 |

Inspire your fledgling ninja with this treat

Rabbit Ninja by Jared T. Williams

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Ninjas do not have to go to school. They use stealth. They do not sleep but mediate, look at their sword and think about being a ninja. And in Rabbit Ninja Jared T. Williams tells you this and more. But he also tells us, via his Ninja Wanting To Be Rabbit, that even though being a small rabbit can be dull when you have to brush your teeth or hurry so you are not late for school, sometimes being a little rabbit is pretty cool, too. Williams has also created some lovely and fun illustrations to go along with his […]

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6/20/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:230 |

Imagine this

Flora’s Tree House by Gabriel Alborozo

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Do you have a sibling? Well, if you do, you know that you do not always get along. But sometimes, they can be your best friend. And in Flora’s Tree House we see a sweet story about siblings that shows you might not always like them, but you usually love them, and they can be your best friend. And we see in Gabriel Alborozo’s book how Flora and Will check off all the boxes. Will: pesky brother, adventurous, loud. Flora: thoughtful, artistic, likes Will’s inspirations for her artwork, but wishes he was not so loud. One day, Will sneaks into […]

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6/18/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:223 |

When a Tiger comes to dinner she will want to…..

When a Tiger Comes to Dinner by Jessica Olien

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When a Tiger Comes to Dinner is a weak story. The all-knowing narrator Jessica Olien has created has broken the fourth wall and the story/reader relationship has bled together. And this makes the narrator come across as condescending and, in the end, a know-not-a lot narrator. But it is the fun and hidden details in the illustrations that made the book. The mouse has neat things like silly book names/covers and photographs around the rooms. There are puns and just neat things to look at. Kids will get a kick out of the bright colors and the cartoonish elements of […]

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6/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:219 |

One fox, one box, one adventure

Fox and the Box by Yvonne Ivinson

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What does a fox do with a box? You would not think a lot, but our fox hero has found a way to go on one amazingly grand adventure! Author/illustrator Yvonne Ivinson created Fox and the Box to help kids spot words and start to sight read. And it is not hard to spot those words as there are only 45 words in the story itself. What this allows is for the early reader to start at an easy level and start to read solo (with a bit of help in some areas). However, what the catch really is, is […]

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6/14/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:217 |

A Hollywood couple’s cautionary tale

You’re Missing It! by Brady Smith

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I picked up a reader copy of You’re Missing It! on a whim.  Looking at the cover I thought: Okay, bright vibrant illustrations? Check. Crazy cartoon illustrations on top of that? Check. Why do you want to read it? Answer: Because I can. And I was glad I did read Brady Smith and Tiffani Theissen’s (yes, the actress) book. This husband and wife team created clever text and illustrations. There are hidden elements that you need to view as you read along with a young boy finding adventures, as his father sits and stares at his phone (the adult will […]

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5/30/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:190 |

All you need is a sweet dragon friend, a flower and a little spunk to get you through the day

Rosie and Rasmus by Serena Geddes

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Rosie and Rasmus is a classically feeling book with modern language. Serena Geddes’s story is straight forward (a girl wishes she had a friend but is too shy to go play with the others and the other children never see her just standing off to the side). But when she wanders off and meets a dragon named Rasmus, she has a grand time playing, having adventures and learning a big lesson. The part that can help you interact with the book is one can use their imagination: is Rasmus real or an imaginary friend? At the end, Rosie learns that […]

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5/24/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:178 |


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