Goodnight Goon, A Petrifying Parody by Michael Rex is a parody off of Goodnight Moon which I must admit we don’t have in this household nor is it a book that my kids are familiar with. In fact, I think I’ve looked at Goodnight Moon only once. Really no reason to the indifference just not [...]
Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry is the 1940 Newbery Medal winner. Set in the Polynesian Islands before the traders and missionaries first came to the South Seas, it is the story of Mafatu who is known as The Boy Who Was Afraid. What was it that he was so afraid of? The ocean. In [...]
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is an iconic book. It’s one of those books that has had so much influence that where do I even begin discussing it? The thought is overwhelming. I don’t even dare attempt it. This won’t be a formal review of any sorts but rather my random thoughts [...]
In full honesty and transparency I was a little excited to receive Dork Diaries: Tales from a NOT-SO-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renee Russell for review. This author certainly knows how to promote herself. First the book arrived in a box, not an envelope. With tissue. Yes, tissue. Inside the tissue was a really cute pink [...]
I was drawn to Wife of the Gods, An Inspector Darko Dawson Mystery by Kwei Quartey for the cover alone. I just love how African it feels.
Wife of the Gods is a whodunit murder mystery and in full honesty if the book wasn’t set in Africa without its many African themes and traditions [...]
