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Sometimes you find a poem, sometimes it finds you

Daniel Finds a Poem by Micha Archer

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Daniel Finds a Poem by Micha Archer is almost a poem itself. It has some great illustrations that pop off the page. The colors (especially on the very last page) tell the story boldly. The idea of what a poem is more modern, flowery and more based in nature. While any age can have it read to them, due to the fact Daniel’s story is just his adventure to find what a poem is, the older child might appreciate the fact that a poem can be found any place and can include anything. The animal friends of Daniel know what […]

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8/12/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:298 |

An homage to Granny, the world’s oldest known orca, who lived to be 105 years old!

Wild Orca: The Oldest, Wisest Whale in the World by Brenda Peterson

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Wild Orca: The Oldest, Wisest Whale in the World has a little quirk that at first, I missed (looking back, it was pretty obvious). The Granny the young girl speaks of is not her Granny, but Granny the orca whale that is the matriarch of three different pods of whales called J, K and L. My first clue something was up was the fact Granny might not show up if she was busy, and since she was busy being 105 years-old, that might be the case.   Brenda Peterson created a sweet book about the orca whales and the journey they […]

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6/26/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:244 |

A comfy book to read with your family in your home

The Home Builders by Varsha Bajaj

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The only reason I give The Home Builders a 4.5 rating is that there are a couple of the illustrations that did not “do it” for me. Two of the images that “threw me” were the deer with the too fanciful horn and the tree that has leaves that look like they need to be colored in and need to stop being “ghost leaves.” But they are extremely small “issues” and I am guessing that most people will enjoy the illustrations without seeing the bumps I noticed. That is because Simona Mulazzani has some amazing pieces of artwork in this […]

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6/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:225 |

Come on a trip across country

You are Home: An Ode to the National Parks by Evan Turk

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You are Home: An Ode to the National Parks by Evan Turk is an amazing picture book that boarders on an art book that captures the feelings, places, colors, animals and people of the national parks of the United States. It is a poetic story that has the reader flow across the pages seeing what makes the wild of the parks wild, bold and free. The authors afterwards cover not only the authors own personal journey and connection to the national parks he has had since he was a child, but about the parks themselves along with a map where […]

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5/31/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:201 |

The Impatient Ones

The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach

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When you work in a bookstore, you never know what you might find. I was talking to a co-worker and he told me he had several copies sent to him of The Very Impatient Caterpillar. I know he thought of this book as I was being a bit of an impatient caterpillar myself (my lunch was stuck to the plate I used and was not coming clean as quickly as I hoped). Therefore, I was excited to read about myself…. I mean about a caterpillar that had this similar issue. And while Ross Burach created some funny moments about a […]

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4/9/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:114 |

Raven’s Family Tree

Squirrel’s Family Tree by Beth Ferry

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Raven’s Family Tree…. I mean Squirrel’s Family Tree is really a 4.5 rating as it is not my OMG FAVORITE book ever, but it is a book with some strong pieces to it. The story is about how squirrels and oak trees depend on each other. If the oak tree did not grow, the squirrel would not have a home or acorns to eat. And since the squirrels bury the acorns, and forget where most of them are stashed, oak trees can grow from these caches. Therefore, for all practical purposes, the squirrel is building a home and grocery store […]

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4/3/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:106 |

Don’t fret these books are a couple of gems

The Diamond and the Boy: The Creation of Diamonds & The Life of H. Tracy Hall by Hannah Holt

The Golden Thread: A Song for Pete Seeger by Colin Meloy

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Biographies are interesting. I figure the author most likely likes the subject, or why write about it? However, lately it seems the same few people are being written: Lincoln, Hamilton, Sonia Sotomayor and Amelia Earhart. Now, this is great. I enjoy learning about them as much as the next person. But how many times can you read about them? Therefore, when someone not as popular or new comes along, I am on it. The Diamond and the Boy: The Creation of Diamonds & The Life of H. Tracy Hall by Hannah Holt (delightfully illustrated by Jay Fleck) and The Golden […]

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1/8/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:12 |

The sun and this book are kind of a really big deal

The Sun is Kind of a Big Deal by Nick Suluk

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With permission, I have borrowed this line from a Goodreads review (but not this book): “I don’t think that I have any coherent thoughts at the moment.” I feel the same way about The Sun is Kind of a Big Deal. Not because it is sweet or thoughtful, but because I was laughing too hard to think! You ask, “Did she say laughing?” Yes, I was laughing so hard I thought I was going to fall out of my chair! “Is it really that funny?” Yes, it is that funny! Of course, the fact that the sun wears sunglasses, and […]

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10/17/2018 's CBR10 Review No:389 |


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