Are You a Cat? by Coll Muir
Are You a Cat? No Coll Muir I am a person who is writing a review of your book Are You a Cat? I would like to ask, why did you write this book in the traditional picture book format? It would make a fantastic over sized or lap board book. Why did you decide to have your cat lie? It is neat that we get to see one fact about the animals: birds fly, rabbits hide in holes, butterflies sit on flowers without squishing […]
Cookie Boo by Ruth Paul
Cookie Boo by Ruth Paul was sitting on my desk in the to-be-filed with other reader copies of the picture book persuasion. I saw the shiny Halloween themed cover and knew I had to find what was inside. Due out in July 2020, this Halloween book is going to be a big treat with the little monsters in your life. The rhyming text and the fun, bright illustrations grab you from the first page. Howl along with a gang of cookies out and about on […]
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach
Gulp is my second Mary Roach book (I’d previously read and loved Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers) and is a thoroughly entertaining trip through our digestive systems. I do have digestive issues of my own, which no doubt heightened the appeal of this book to me, but as it’s so interesting and entertainingly written, I expect those whose stomachs don’t kick off regularly will also find something to enjoy. Gulp takes you through the whole process – from smell (which actually provides us […]
Caveboy Crush by Beth Ferry
This Caveboy has a crush. And boy does he have it bad! Neander is your typical kid: chases mammoth butterflies; plays with his pet rock, Rock; fishes and more. In fact, it is when he is fishing that he catches a glimpse of the most amazing, perfectly hairy gal. He would do anything to get Neanne’s attention. It is not until a comment from his mother to his father that Neander gets an idea on how to act on this thing called Crush. Caveboy Crush […]
Lose the Blanket, Linus! Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz
I meant to post this before Christmas, yet the reason why I wanted to is just as valid for other times of the year as well. I love books that are in the “8 X 8” size. You know the type: they are square and usually about popular culture. Berenstain Bears, Peanuts, Fancy Nancy, Superheroes, current movies, you name it, it has probably been used. Why I am picking Lose the Blanket, Linus! Peanuts is because it was the one recently read from this genre […]
Chapter Two is Missing by Josh Lieb
I gave a reader copy of Chapter Two is Missing by Josh Lieb to a friend of mine (she has two girls under the age of 7 and a third offspring on the way). After a bit of a mix-up (I thought I had given her a damaged book), I realized she meant the book was called Chapter Two is Missing. But I was not wrong in assuming that the chapter was missing. It is nowhere to be seen! (Or is it?) This is a […]
