The Dino Door by Josh Funk and Renée Kurilla
The online read The Dino Door by a favorite author of mine, Josh Funk, was enjoyable, but did not WOW me. I do like the very end with the silly image that gives a fourth wall break, in one of the pictures on the bedroom wall of the child, so that boosts the overall simplicity, but getting there was not my thing. And when I say simple I mean simple as there are maybe a dozen or so words on the pages total. Writing a […]
Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween by A.J. LoCascio
When I get excited about a book I find it funny that I don’t run out and tell everyone and anyone about it. Yet, I almost missed telling you about Spoops: The Little Spirits of Halloween by A.J. LoCascio and illustrator Laurie Conley. I will start by saying the very least I can say is it is an outstanding and fun story. There is a delightfully classical element as well as a modern tone which allows it to work for many ages. It is simple as […]
The Best Worst Camp Out Ever by Joe Cepeda
Every so often I still find an older online reader copy in my saved links. And The Best Worst Camp Out Ever by Joe Cepeda (from late April/early May 2024) is one of them. I honestly do not think I would have liked this book if I had not found (again) and read it on a day in October 2025. I was in the right place and it was the right time for it. Summer was ending, fall was bursting out (minus good color for […]
Sad Book by Michael Rosen
A while back I found the companion book to Michael Rosen’s Sad Book. Therefore, I figured I should see how the whole thing started and got a copy of the book from my library. After finishing it, I think that The Sad Book is a well done book on dealing with grief, but the second book, Where Are You, Eddie? (coming in Summer 2026) was more detailed and the stronger read of the two. With that said, I feel that The Sad Book could be […]
My Mom Is Like a Kite by Lisl H. Detlefsen
While mental health issue stories are not new, even in children’s books, Lisl H. Detlefsen makes a fresh and creative work in My Mom Is Like a Kite. I assumed that the Mom in question would probably have highs and lows, but I did not expect them to be as serious as they are. I assumed this would be a lighthearted story about feelings, one that says even adults are happy, sad, scared, etc. You know, real emotions. This is partly because Nathalie Dion’s illustrations […]
Rema Chronicles V02 Kingdom of Water: A Graphic Novel by Amy Kim
Grand Slam Romance V02: Major League Hotties by Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous
Double Booking V02 When and Where Wolf by Pangburn,, Kim Shearer and Nic Touris
Sequels are always an interesting read. They can be the best book in the group or the worst. They can also be so much later than book one that you forget everything about what happened before. And that last one is what happened to Kingdom of Water: A Graphic Novel (the Rema Chronicles #2) by Amy Kim. I started reading (via an online reader, due August 2025) and said, “Who are these people again?” Therefore, read volumes one and two close together. Spoiler: There will […]
