by Barb Langridge | Feb 8, 2012 | Picture Book
This interactive paper-over-board book is packed with touch and feels, pull tabs, flaps, and scratch and sniff elements that are sure to please every Little Critter fan. It features Little Critter as he makes his way through a splendidly perfect snowy afternoon ice...
by Dawn | Feb 7, 2012 | Picture Book
I learned a new word today: “Gadung.” Listen to the sound as you speak it aloud, like this: Ga-DUNG. Now say it four times in a row: Ga-DUNG. Ga-DUNG, Ga-DUNG, Ga-DUNG. Come on! Do it again. Ga-DUNG. Ga-DUNG, Ga-DUNG, Ga-DUNG. I can just feel the gentle...
by Dawn | Feb 7, 2012 | Fantasy
When I finished this delightful fantasy about Gracie Gillypot and Prince Marcus, Gubble the troll, and talkative Marlon the bat, I went straight to the library to pick up the first volume (The Robe of Skulls). There are four volumes in this series so far (The Bag of...
by Dawn | Feb 7, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“Every night, before Kate went to sleep, she poured rubbing alcohol on her palms and massaged Mama’s legs so they would not atrophy. When she first started doing this, she kept expecting Mama to open her eyes, to sit up, to say thank you, hug her. But as...
by Dawn | Feb 7, 2012 | Historical Fiction
“All of Germany got swept up in Max Mania. He flew home in grand style on the Hindenburg, the largest airship in the world and the pride of the Nazi fleet. Thousands turned up to greet him when he landed in Frankfurt, and the event was covered on live radio....
by Dawn | Feb 7, 2012 | Paranormal
Part fairy tale, part romance, part paranormal, The Pledge is well-written, satisfying, and sensational! Words simply cannot do this remarkable novel justice! I was hooked from the first words of the prologue. In a world where the class lines are clearly...
by Dawn | Feb 7, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
“Powers keep on lyin’ While your people keep on dyin'” — Stevie Wonder, “Higher Ground” . “‘My mother died four years ago.’ “‘Sorry to hear that.’ “‘It’s OK, she didn’t...
by Dawn | Feb 7, 2012 | Mystery
I reread Monster for a grad. class I’m taking this summer. It won the very first Printz Award in 2000, along with a Coretta Scott King Author Honor and was a 1999 National Book Award finalist. Sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon deals with his anxiety over his arrest,...
by Dawn | Feb 7, 2012 | Realistic/Contemporary Fiction
Seventeen-year-old Efrain Rodriguez has a shot at being valedictorian of his Bronx high school come June and a shot at getting into Harvard if he can only get his SAT score up from 1650 to 2200. What he doesn’t have is money. He’s got mad rage at his...
by Barb Langridge | Feb 7, 2012 | Picture Book
This story reminds me of Sims Taback’s Joseph’s Overcoat. It is a story of how Mama changes the girl’s “favorite dress, bestest dress” as she grows or wear and tear happens. The illustrations reflect the active lifestyle of the girl. The light pastel colors reflect...
