Dork Diaries: Tales for a Not-So-Popular Party Girl by Rachel Renee Russell

Dork Diaries: Tales for a Not-So-Popular Party Girl by Rachel Renee Russell is a very fun sequel to the cute Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life. If you recall my review of the first book, I loved it.  I thought it was so much fun and highly recommended it for tween girls and [...]

Binky the Space Cat by Ashley Spires

Binky the Space Cat by Ashley Spires is such a cute book!  I giggled my way through this entire graphic novel for the elementary aged set.  I’m not really a cat person either but this is one cat that I couldn’t resist.
Binky the Cat knows one thing that his humans don’t know:  flies are really [...]

Calamity Jack by Shannon and Dean Hale, Illustrated by Nathan Hale

What happens when you take the infamous Shannon Hale, pair her up again with her husband Dean, and illustrator Nathan Hale (no relation), the retelling of a famous fairy tale, a feisty heroine, a bit of steampunk and wrap it all up in a graphic novel?  Calamity Jack!  A companion novel to Rapunzel’s Revengee (my [...]

A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck

If you haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Grandma Dowdel, you have another chance in A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck, a companion novel to the NewberyAward winning A Year Down Yonder and A Long Way From Chicago.  And well, if you don’t know who Grandma Dowdel is then you are simply missing out [...]

A Birthday for Bear by Bonny Becker, Illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton

When I last  reviewed A Visitor for Bear and interviewed the author, I was ecstatic to know that there were more books about Bear and Mouse in the works and A Birthday for Bear by Bonny Becker and illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton is one of those books that I’m thrilled to share with you [...]