Ghosts is the most recently published of Raina Telgemeier’s graphic novels and also the most fantastical. Since I had read and reviewed her other three books earlier this year, it seemed only appropriate to do this one as well. While I didn’t connect to this story the way I did Smile and Drama, I did fall for the characters and the story of family, identity, and death. Cat’s younger sister, Maya, was born with cystic fibrosis, it affects her lungs and digestive system and there is no cure. The […]
Pop the Classic
This is a take-off of the Buffy Summers story during the TV series, but forgets there was movie (as many fans do). Most of Sunnydale is there (Willow, Xander, Giles, Buffy’s mom) but has Buffy as an 8-year-old girl, just coming into her knowledge she is a slayer, instead of the teen she is during the series. Actually, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: A Picture Book starts off with Buffy “now” doing what she does best (slaying vampires) and then flashes back to being eight […]
Dust for Dinner and A Family
I have always enjoyed a good historical fiction book. Regardless of the age. Sometimes, the younger books will leave out detail for the sake of the story; to not bog it down; yet, it never really takes away from the story. I was hoping Dust for Dinner would be like that. And for the most part, it is. However, there is little action. They have a happy life. They get the storms. They must sell the farm. They head towards California. There are events that […]
Protest yourself into a good read
This is more of a 4.5 than a 4. I like it. The art is really “nifty” and cool. The story has been done before. However, it is done slightly different than usual as well. I am not sure it is really meant for kids (or if it is, at least 5 and up). It really is a more adult take on the subject. The book itself is basic: With very simple text it talks about how instead of doing some of the violent […]
A Not Love Letter to a Beloved Author
Dear Marc Brown; Oh, dear Mr. Brown! Why did you fail me? Okay, your Arthur books (original) were a bit odd, yet there was always something about them that one could enjoy. The TV series of same name was delightful. Other books you have written and illustrated have delighted many times. Now here is a book about pickles, appropriately enough named, Pickle Things. I love a good dill pickle and was hoping that a book about pickles would have potential. With the concept of “Have […]
You Are Loved: Welcome Wishes for New Babies
I am not sure if You Are Loved: Welcome Wishes for New Babies by Nancy Tillman is really a book that should count towards the total. But I am writing it up anyways as it needs to be talked about! This a baby book. You the parent, guardian, grandparent or even aunt/uncle fill in the information. However, it is not just “height, weight, who visited you, etc.” but other things as well. Such as information about the parents and things around you. Yet, it […]
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