The Curious Garden by Peter Brown had me in love as soon as I laid my eyes on it. See, my other love is gardening. If I wasn’t blogging about books than I probably would be blogging about gardening. I’m not a pro by any means but I love gardening so much that I [...]
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 [...]
I picked up Jeremy Draws a Monster by Peter McCarty at the library because I couldn’t resist that adorable cover. Brought it home to discover that it’s a Cybils nominee. Score!
Poor shy Jeremy lives on the top floor of a three-story apartment building. Every day he looks down at the other boys and girls playing [...]
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 [...]
Everything is Fine by Ann Dee Ellis has one of the strangest main characters I’ve ever read. Mazzy is just so quirky. No doubt about it. To tell you the truth, it’s been months since I read this book (yes – shoot me, I’m SO behind on reviews) but I can remember everything about Mazzy. [...]