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Everything Possible by Fred Small

Frank and Bert V01 by Chris Naylor-Ballesteros

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For some reason I have been getting emails from a company called Nosy Crow. Now, these books were mostly only available in the UK, so I am not sure why I had the emails. However, recently they have a US imprint, and I started to browse titles. The first two titles I found were Everything Possible and Frank and Bert. Now, neither book is in my Top 10 Favorites, but they are cute books that I know people will enjoy. First, Everything Possible is a […]

You get points for the “corn dog” image

Ellie Mae Dreams Big! by Kristina McMorris

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I am not always a fan of the “artistic interpretations” a child could find themselves in. But with Ellie Mae Dreams Big! I am not saying it is my favorite, but it is a book that works well on several levels. It is modern with the idea that if Ellie wants to have an out of this world cheese sandwich restaurant on the moon, she can do that. Or she could teach dance to lions and giraffes or be a painting ballerina (same time). Ellie/You […]

No Magic

The One and Only Sparkella and the Big Lie (Sparkella, 3) by Channing Tatum

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The One and Only Sparkella and the Big Lie (Sparkella, 3) by Channing Tatum was my first, and probably last, Sparkella picture book I will read. The entire book is fluffy, and a celebrity pushed book. I have no opinion on the actor/author’s performances on screen, but their book left me flat, and bored. And Kim Barnes, I am sure you are a lovely person, but the illustrations are cliched and were not enjoyable for me. They were too bright, minimal in their details, and […]

Chwast and I are not going to be book friends, but maybe you will

Life Lessons by Seymour Chwast

Find a Friend by Seymour Chwast

Where’s My Cat by Seymour Chwast

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I have concluded that Seymour Chwast and I are not going to be book friends. I have now read several of their books and none of them have been, to be blunt, fun. The right reader/listener will have a fine time, but something tells me many of their books are for adults and not for children. Yet, they are aimed at kids. The artwork is the focus for me, and the text a secondary. They are not messing with the text. The illustrations are colorful, […]

I read again, so I review again!

Anzu the Great Kaiju V01 Anzu the Great Kaiju by Benson Shum

Anzu the Great Kaiju V02 Anzu the Great Listener by Benson Shum

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I have forgotten how long ago I first read the Anzu books by Benson Shum. But I had read something else of theirs recently and wanted to go back and read some of the other titles to see if they were as good as I remembered them. And while the second book Anzu the Great Kaiju V02 Anzu the Great Listener was as good, it did bring into question something from book one Anzu the Great Kaiju V01. Which was, if Anzu is a Kaiju, […]

And in the center ring…. Acrobats!

Addie and the Amazing Acrobats by Shauna Cagan

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Okay, so I like bats. I mean I am not learning everything I can about them, or anything like that, but I have read a little about them, like a good fiction story about them, wonder why they and vampires got together. But when I finished Addie and the Amazing Acrobats, I was also thinking, maybe raccoons should not be in a flying acrobatic group. You see, Shauna Cagan has these three bats, Addie, Ben, and Jude who fly and do amazing tricks (flips, flops, […]



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