Xander's Panda Party by Linda Sue Park
To try and expand my reading and to have some sort of order to it I started a reading challenge of a book per letter of the alphabet. It hit a few bumps (it is not as easy as you might think) but really hit hard with the letters Q and X. I did a little research and came up with Xander’s Panda Party for X (Q will be Queer Ducks by Eliot Schrefer. Hopefully). I thought, “Pandas?” That’s good. A party? Okay, that could […]
Luna and the Witch Throw a Halloween Party by Aubrey Plaza, Dan Murphy, and Hannah Peck
This picture book Luna and the Witch Throw a Halloween Party, is a Halloween story. As it says so in the title, but also because it is a book about celebrating Halloween with a party. But I would read Aubrey Plaza, Dan Murphy, and Hannah Peck’s story any time of the year, as it is also about the right way to go about making friends. It is silly, funny and hopeful. It has a little information about adapting things to fit a wider variety of […]
The Wedding People by Alison Espach
Phoebe is a professor of Victorian literature; something which informs most of her decision-making. When her husband leaves her for a younger, more attractive colleague after a long fertility journey, Phoebe takes a page from her tragic heroines and decides she no longer wants to live. She checks into the beautiful if ostentatious Newport Hotel with the intent of swallowing a bottle of painkillers while enjoying an overpriced ocean view. The only problem is that the hotel has been fully booked by a wedding party, […]
Fitz and Cleo Put a Party by Jonathan Stutzman
I am usually not a huge Fitz and Cleo fan, though I do enjoy them. And even though Cleo can have a lot of “muchness” to her, they are sweet characters that are familiar and cozy. However, even though Cleo is still unapologetically herself (a bit naughty, mischievous, and a smidgen bossy), this book, Fitz and Cleo Put a Party on It was terribly pleasantly sweet and the perfect amount of silly. It is probably my favorite out of the books I have read of this brother and sister […]
Wild Fairies V01 Daisy’s Decorating Dilemma by Brandi Dougherty.
CBR15Passport Books I Own(it’s been sitting on my pile for over six months!)Wild Fairies V01 Daisy’s Decorating Dilemma is an adorable story about fairies, friendship, helping each other and asking for help. The science of nature sneaks into the tale in a fun manner and there is an afterwards that helps you learn more about the characters, but also a bit about the flowers they represent. This is the first book (as it is volume one) in the Wild Fairies series by Brandi Dougherty. I had […]
Meet Maud the Koala by Jennifer E. Morris
The other day, several books dropped on my foot. After a few frails and dressings were uttered, it became clear that one of those little darlings turned out to be a skinny (though pointy cornered) beginning graphic novel called Meet Maud the Koala by Jennifer E. Morris. Looking at it I asked myself, “Self. Why did you buy this book?” I answered myself, “Maybe because it has a Koala Bear? You like Koalas.” Regardless of the why, I figured that this was a sign to […]
