Sunday by Marcelo Tolentino
The idea for the picture book Sunday by Marcelo Tolentino is simple. The family gets together on Sunday, like they do every Sunday, and our hero decides to spice things up and make some fun. The child, Martin, and his dog make a Sunday at home into an adventure to faraway places. All he needs is a lot of imagination. Seeing penguins, pirates and deserts is just the start. When he is finally ready to come home, he is ready to regale his tales to […]
Whalesong: The True Story of the Musician Who Talked to Orcas by Zaqchariah Ohora
During a recent lunch that was not too exciting, I read a few books. They were all read online and all had recently become available. One of those books was Whalesong: The True Story of the Musician Who Talked to Orcas by Zaqchariah Ohora. The story itself is simple: a scientist named Paul and a musician named Paul and his children find a way to communicate with two orca whales. They learn a lot about communication, the whales themselves (how they play, grieve, and where […]
Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu
I looked at the cover and said to myself that I knew exactly what this book was about. Well, I wasn’t wrong, but I wasn’t right. I guess I was on a superhero kick at the time as I felt it would have more of that element. I also thought she would have to struggle to paint/do art. And instead, she isn’t a “real magical power superhero” but our gal does perform a pretty neat trick: Getting Art Students to do the dreaded Group Project […]
Blue Stars Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem by Kekla Magoon, Cynthia Leitich Smith
Blue Stars Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem is about two cousins, Riley and Maya, who are radically different, but must stop the evil Vice Principal Balderdash (whose name rhymes with Baldera$$ and matches his personality) from taking away all the fun and only have Detention! Of course, the cousins have a rocky start, but with gadgets and a distraction that would make James Bond jealous, they will best their archnemesis! The two girls are different not just because of personalities (Riley is bubbly, artistic, […]
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
Officially I did not finish The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks. This is not because it was bad, but because it was not what I was exactly looking for. While it was technical in nature, the non-technical reader could partake in it without a lot of issues. However, I will admit, there were places where I read every single word of the sentence, knew exactly what each one meant, but still had no idea what […]
Hank Goes Honk by Maudie Powell-Tuck
At first, I was not going to read Hank Goes Honk by Maudie Powell-Tuck as I was not in the mood for a picture book about a goose. However, the hat made me think, “That looks familiar….” And as I was gazing at this goose in a hat, I realized there was some stink eye being given!! Oh that goose was giving me the look of, “Whatcha mean ya not gonna read me?” Oh that side eye telling me I’d regret missing this opportunity. Man! […]
