Dear Sister by Alison McGhee (with illustrations by Joe Bluhm) was a happy accident. It happened to be returned while I was working at circulation and when I flipped through it I was intrigued enough to check it out for myself. The book is written in a series of letters and drawings from a boy who h...
These two books are not really scary. A Brave Witch is about conforting fear and is wonderful because it has two girls. A Boo! Book deals with what to do if you have a haunted book, and, therefore, should be read by readers everywhere. Both have nice illustrations.
Maybe a Fox is a poignant, heartbreaking story of love and loss. I loved this book. The characters are beautifully written and its easy to feel their pain. I really hope to see this one as a Newbery contender or even winner. Jules has always looked up to her older sister, Sylvie and wished she wa...
Picture book about honesty and responsibility. But the kids will think it's about irresistible donuts and a young "sheriff" and his deputy (dog) who can't resist them. Wonderful ending -- wonderful double meaning of "case closed" at the end. Which case is closed? Where the missing donut went? Or how...
As a short member of my family, I empathized with Bink particularly. I loved the machine, and how poorly she put it together. And also, pancakes! The quality of the text, though simple, is quite high. The illustrations are clever enough to appeal to much older children than early readers usually att...
I am officially a Bink & Gollie addict. Two for One is simply hilarious. I love how it catches the guilelessness of children without being sappy. The humor is both subtle and over-the-top. The more sophisticated the reader, the funnier the book becomes. My favorite thing about Bink & Gollie are thei...
"Binkness" and "Gollieness" are words that have now actively entered my vocabulary. Bink and Gollie are best friends despite being very different. What they have in common: the need for speed on skates, a deep love of pancakes, and their love for each other. What they don't have in common would be e...
3.5 starsI’ve only read a couple books about an “afterlife”. Every book I’ve ever read or heard of had Heavens and Hells and in-between worlds where the main character tries to fix things or come back to life. That’s all fine and dandy, but I was excited to come across Elsewhere and see that it’s ab...
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