The Dino Door by Josh Funk and Renée Kurilla
The online read The Dino Door by a favorite author of mine, Josh Funk, was enjoyable, but did not WOW me. I do like the very end with the silly image that gives a fourth wall break, in one of the pictures on the bedroom wall of the child, so that boosts the overall simplicity, but getting there was not my thing. And when I say simple I mean simple as there are maybe a dozen or so words on the pages total. Writing a […]
Logan's Greenhouse by JaNay Brown-Wood
It happened again! I was clicking on a link for book A and book B showed up. This time the book B was Logan’s Greenhouse by JaNay Brown-Wood and illustrated by Samara Hardy. And while the book is from 2022 this online link was still fresh and ready for reading. I figured I might as well give it a shot, especially since a second book I tried had the same wrong link and I figured the universe was telling me something. Now, Logan’s Greenhouse is […]
Rock? Plant? Animal?: How Nature Keeps Us Guessing by Etta Kaner
Due to the lovely images of the subjects of the story being drawings and not “real plants” in Rock? Plant? Animal?: How Nature Keeps Us Guessing, sometimes it was hard to pick up the clues that would tell you if this was a rock, plant or animal. However, overall, this book by Etta Kaner is a delightful introduction for the slightly older reader (but younger ones can enjoy it as well since there are a few layers to the text) of learning how things adapt to […]
Dolphin Summer by Catherine Hapka is the type of book I would have loved when I was eight to about ten years-old. There is a girl a bit like me (always a plus when I was reading), dolphins, interesting questions, a bit of a mystery. As an adult, of course, there are holes in the story. But I have no problems recommending this to kids. The story is basic but fun for the third to (low) fifth grade reader. Our heroine, Lily, is alone for […]
