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Join Thomas on his adventure in a book . . . inside a book . . . inside a book

The Book in the Book in the Book  by Julien Baer

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The Book in the Book in the Book  is a clever book. And while the idea has been done before, Julien Baer and Simon Bailly presents it in a new format. When Thomas wanders off while spending a day on the beach with his family, he finds a book about a boy named Thomas who is having a day on the winter slopes. He too, wanders off and finds a book about a boy named Thomas who is a having a day out in outer space…. How long will this go? And will Thomas get back to his family? The […]

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4/15/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:123 |

Goodbye Town I’m Movin’ Along

Mable and Same at Home by Linda Urban

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Mabel and Sam at Home by Linda Urban is a slightly different take on the moving to a new home story. Mabel and her brother Sam approach their new home by making each step and adventure. They imagine they are sailors finding a new, Mable is a tour guide in the New Home Museum and finally astronauts in space when it is time to go to bed. Hadley Hooper has created interesting illustrations and therefore, a voice for the characters that compliments the text. Reminiscent of Chris Raschka’s illustrations they have a bit more realism to them. They help show […]

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3/26/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:90 |

What do you do with not one, but two under 20 page books that you want to review?

Baby's First Chinese New Year  by DK Publishing

Who Loves Boo? by Salina Yoon

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When you have two books that are 14 and 18 pages long, you really cannot write a 250-word review for each one, even with a creative writing background and know how to be flowery! Therefore, a combination review: I am not a Valentine’s gal. I like Chinese New Years instead. I do not go “all out,” but like some traditions. In DK Publishing’s Baby’s First Chinese New Year we have an easy introduction. Normally I would not count this a book, as there is not a “real” story, but a string of sentences telling you how the narrator celebrates the Chinese […]

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1/25/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:25 |

Biking in a Winter Wonderland

Chirri & Chirra, the Snowy Day by Kaya Doi

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The Chirri and Chirra books are surreal. You can hear the translation as sometimes the wording does not flow naturally on the ears. You will enjoy the story, but you probably should suspend belief. If you are looking for realism, Kaya Doi’s books are probably not what you are looking for. However, if you like a casual, somewhat natural mix of fantastic and realism, the Chirri and Chirra books are perfect. And the illustrations are very sweet with soft, happy colors, a lot of detail not immediately related to the story, and old-school with classical touches. Chirri & Chirra, the […]

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1/23/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:21 |

Abner and Ian try to get it right (side up)

Abner & Ian Get Right-Sided Up by Dave Eggers

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Dave Eggers has at least two new books for kids this year with Abner & Ian Get Right-Sided Up is the second one I read. The first, Most Likely Tomorrow was not a huge hit for me story wise, but I enjoyed the illustrations greatly. However, I enjoyed the story immensely more than Abner & Ian. I was amazed that both books were done by the same author considering how radically different the stories are. Plus, they are being publisher by two different publishers and that was odd for me. The story of Abner and Ian is awkward. There is […]

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1/9/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:14 |

Mostly Likely you’ll love this book if you give it a try

Tomorrow Most Likely by Dave Eggers

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A coworker asked me if Tomorrow Most Likely was as cute as it is supposed to me. I said, “Weeeellll… My logic is taking over.” How do you explain that maybe you will not have met Cousin Todd today? Or the sky is not blue today? After all the text of Dave Eggers makes it seem like it will happen. But then I thought, that this is a good discussion book. He does say “most likely” and when you do not meet a squirrel named Sid or touch a funky bug, you can talk about what you did do. Plus, […]

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1/9/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:13 |

A loose tooth and one heck of an imagination

Dory Fantasmagory: Head in the Clouds by Abby Hanlon

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The good news about Dory Fantasmagory: Head in the Clouds is I got it for free. This is another story where a child is not thinking and gets herself into trouble but does not seem to learn her lesson. This is usually due to the fact she is “so cute” or her teacher is unable to find a punishment Dory realizes is to curve her trouble-making and not “mean”, or her parents have a “modern” take on parenting, or in more than one case, her father is very clueless. As soon as I heard the older siblings do the Older […]

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12/24/2018 's CBR10 Review No:472 |

I have happy feels

Is That You, Eleanor Sue? by Tricia Tusa

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These three stories have nothing in common other than, they are really sweet stories about special people and special things. Is That You, Eleanor Sue? written and illustrated by Tricia Tusa. Harold Loves His Wolly Hat by Vern Kousky and When I First Met You, Blue Kangaroo! by Emma Chichester Clark give me happy feels. Eleanor Sue is a clever, cut kiddo who loves to pretend and play dress up. She loves her Saturdays, her mother, her grandmother and having fun. Harold loves his woolly hat as it makes him special. But when he learns that someone else could use […]

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12/11/2018 's CBR10 Review No:450 |


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