Swing by Michael Hall
Swing is a sweet story, if not a bit obvious. Michael Hall has created text and art that is simple. However, there are a couple pages do have some fun details to sniff out. There is nothing wrong with this book, but just does not a lot of umph to it. The letter O, E, V and L come together on a playground. They are different from each other: E is from that group called vowels; L is in the middle of the alphabet while […]
Snail Crossing by Corey R. Tabor
“Cabbage bound! I’m cabbage bound! Head in the clouds, foot on the ground.” And boy is Snail ever! Nothing will stop them from getting those cabbages: not cars, crows or antsy ants. A funny scene about making friends and a not seen twist makes this a fun new story about determination and friendship. I was not sure what to expect from Snail Crossing by Corey R. Tabor. Maybe I thought it would be about how a snail keeps on going, no matter the danger or […]
It’s Okay to Be a Unicorn! by Jason Tharp
While It’s Okay to Be a Unicorn! is a fun and quirky story, it has been done before. The theme of be yourself and being different is okay has saturated the market. There is nothing new to Jason Tharp’s book. However, if you are looking for a new book to flesh out your collection, have someone who likes unicorns or horses or if you like colorful, bold and frankly goofy illustrations, then you need Tharp’s book. Cornelius makes the most amazing hats. The Mayor (Mayor […]
Peanut by Ayun Halliday
What do you do when you are moving to a new school, leaving our best friend behind and live with you recently divorced mother and are not the most pretty or outgoing person? You reinvent yourself as someone more exciting, glamorous, someone with a peanut allergy. Only, you do not have an actual peanut allergy. Ayun Halliday’s Peanut is a slightly different take on trying to fit in. It is a semi-text heavy graphic novel with sketch-like art by Paul Hoppe. And to show the […]
Love, Rosie by Cecelia Ahern
Will they or won’t they? This is the basic premise of Love, Rosie, previously published for some reason as Where Rainbows End. It’s written entirely in the form of emails, texts, instant messaging, and letters, and tells the story of best friends Rosie and Alex who just keep missing out on finding love with each other. After growing up together and planning on being besties for ever, something happens at the end of high school that gets in the way of their best intentions. They […]
The Star Scouts by Mike Lawrence
Star Scouts: The League of Lasers by Mike Lawrence
I am halfway through volume two of The Star Scouts by Mike Lawrence and thinking I need to purchase book three to donate to the library after reading. Because if kids out there are like me, they are going to want to know what happens to Avani, Mable, Jen, Pam and the rest of the Star Scouts. This graphic novel is great for aged 8-10 or a low 11-12-year-old. There is the typical trying to fit in story and cannot. There is then the finding […]
