All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon, Illustrated by Marla Frazee

How can I not love All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon when it’s illustrated by Marla Frazee? I adore Frazee.  And All the World is no exception.  How does Frazee do it?  I discovered Frazee last year (links to other reviews at end of post) and am still in shock with how much [...]

Dear Vampa by Ross Collins

Dear Vampa by Ross Collins is such a cute Halloween book although I admit that I didn’t think so on first impressions from thumbing through it.  Once I sat down and read it, I thought it was fun.
The Pires, who live in Pennsylvania aren’t getting along with their new human neighbors.  Can you believe that [...]

Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman

I had no idea what Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman was about when I put it on hold at the library.  It was chosen for my Children’s Literature Book Club (we were reading all Beehive Award nominees) and being the dutiful member that I am put it on hold but failed to actually look [...]

Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin

How could I resist a book like Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin with a cover like that?  As soon as I saw this book on display at my local library I snatched it right up.  Didn’t even read the back cover or anything.  I just knew that this looked like a special book.  [...]

Benny the Baffled Behemoth by Melissa Leembruggen, Illustrated by Trish McKinney

What in the world is a behemoth?  From Job 40:15 in the Bible, “Look at the land beast, Behemoth.  I created him as well as you . . . “  In addition to an animal being described in the Bible it also means something large in size or power.  It’s these two ideas that form [...]