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What? I have no self control

Lightyear by Natasha Yim

September 14, 2022 by Travis_J_Smith Leave a Comment

In other news, I have no self control. I said I would likely hold off on this one for a little while, yet here we are. It’s part me coming around to the art style in this one and part me just wanting to satisfy my overwhelming need to collect them all. Mostly the latter. But, reading the book, I was won over more by the art style than I expected to be. It isn’t as charming as that of the other Toy Story Little Golden […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: Lightyear, Little Golden Books, Natasha Yim

Travis_J_Smith's CBR14 Review No:87 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: Lightyear, Little Golden Books, Natasha Yim ·
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Like a hint of what could’ve been if Lightyear hadn’t flopped so hard…

Izzy Hawthorne: Destiny Awaits by Bethany Baptiste

July 16, 2022 by Travis_J_Smith Leave a Comment

Prior to Lightyear‘s release, I had to restrain myself every time I went to Target from buying one of the middle-grade novelizations of the film because I have zero patience. Now that the film’s finally out in theaters, there’s even more books out there, including this one centered on Izzy Hawthorne. It appeared to be more than a simple retelling of the film’s plot, giving further background to the character we’d only just started to get to know in the movie, and I was game for […]

Filed Under: Children's Books Tagged With: Bethany Baptiste, Lightyear, Pixar, Toy Story

Travis_J_Smith's CBR14 Review No:37 · Genres: Children's Books · Tags: Bethany Baptiste, Lightyear, Pixar, Toy Story ·
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