Scamp by Anden Wilder
Scamp and Hector live in a two cat house in Anden Wilder’s Scamp. One is black and one is pink. However, one day Scamp does something she has never done before. She stands up. Both are sure cats do not stand on two feet or legs. The whole day is one thing after the other to show how Scamp is a “bad cat” (she uses a spoon, stands more than once, she even enjoys her bath). However, after a nap, Scamp realizes Hector is missing […]
One Day This Tree Will Fall by Leslie Barnard Booth
I was looking to see what author Leslie Barnard Booth had on their list of titles after A Stone Is a Story. And there were a few titles. The one that caught my eye was One Day This Tree Will Fall. It looked like their stone book, and therefore I figured it would be similar. And it was similar, and not just because it was about nature or I read it as an online reader copy even though it is available for purchase/getting. It is […]
Duckie & Snaps: We Cannot Be Friends by Ame Dyckman
Silly Boobies: A Love Story by Ame Dyckman
Love from Snoopy by Charles M. Schulz, adapted by Maggie Testa
It is that time of year when I don’t want anything too heavy to read. Oh, I’ll still read them, but I try to go on the lighter side when I can. I want something funny and/or light. I want something that will make my brain forget there are cranky, mean, rude people and things out there. I want Ame Dyckman! Now, I cannot have Ame Dyckman exactly, but I can have two of her books. First, I will mention Duckie & Snaps: We Cannot […]
Papilio by Ben Clanton, Andy Chou Musser and Corey R. Tabor
The concept of coming of age is told through the eyes of a butterfly in Papilio. Ben Clanton, Andy Chou Musser, and Corey R. Tabor created a unique read (the coming of age concept) but still is a book about a butterfly and its life cycle. We follow Papilio from the changes they have from egg to a falling (though feels like flying) caterpillar, to an actual flying butterfly. Told in three “chapters” these sections show us the stages of going from caterpillar, to caterpillar […]
Harley Quinn's Bud and Lou: Trouble Times Two by Ben Hed
The title, Harley Quinn’s Bud and Lou: Trouble Times Two by Ben Hed is exactly what you expect from a hero/villain comic/graphic novel, and that makes this a fun read. It is comforting, and yes, it is cheesy and goofy and has way bad puns, but I want more of Bud and Lou! They are perhaps the coolest hyenas since The Lion Kings Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed. Hed is the author and illustrator of several comics, but the only one I know I have read […]
Flamingos Are Pretty Funky: A (Not So) Serious Guide by Abi Cushman
I do not think I have seen a book about flamingos that I have ever wanted to read before I found this one. But the cover of Flamingos Are Pretty Funky: A (Not So) Serious Guide by Abi Cushman, with the words Funky and Not So Serious on it, really grabbed my attention. Especially funky. How can flamingos be funky??? They stand there on one leg. They are on the pink and white color spectrum. They eat food that makes them that color. They have […]
