The Baker by the Sea by Paula White
cbr14bingo Hot Level 2 & 3 In a village by the sea a young boy’s father is the local baker. And to the young man, nothing could be duller. Baking bread and such must be the worst job. Why would someone do that when you can be a fisherman? But by the end of The Baker by the Sea by Paula White, our young boy learns that if his father did not get up early and make the goodies that he does, the village would […]
Once Upon a Book by Kate Messner and Grace Lin
cbr14bingo New Level 2 (coming in February 2023) The only thing that could make this book (Once Upon a Book) cooler is if Tomie de Paola was somehow involved. But since, sadly, he is no longer with us, this cannot not humanly be any better. Because Grace Lin and Kate Messner are perfection as it is solo, therefore, together they are out of this world awesome! This is a sweet book about imagination and some far out fantastic illustrations. The colors pop off the page, […]
The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music by Roberta Flack
cbr14bingo Star Level 1 I have found and refound a couple performers recently due to picture books. The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music by Roberta Flack is how Flack found her voice via her old, painted green piano. I never had heard of her (or if I had, I had forgotten) and I now need to find music by here. The other person found (which was a refound, as I had heard of her before but had forgotten) was Sister Rosetta Tharpe (she’ll […]
The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
Crystalclear recommended The Magic Fish to me for it’s fairytales and the beautiful illustrations. And she couldn’t have been more right. Trung Le Nguyen weaves a heartwarming story of Tien and his mother, two Vietnamese immigrants living in the US who are trying to navigate language, culture, and coming of age while battling loneliness and family duty. Tien’s mother asks him to read her fairytales to help her with her English, and as they unfold, they remind her of how the fairytales are different in Vietetamese […]
I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, 1888 (I Survived, #16) by Lauren Tarshis
cbr14bingo Cold Level 1 & 2 (Images taken from online) I Survived the Children’s Blizzard, 1888 (I Survived, #16) by Lauren Tarshis is an easy read for stronger readers but could capture some reluctant readers with the boy narrator and the adventure of the blizzard. The ages could start as young as six or seven for the more advanced reader, as there is little in the way of content that could be considered “too much” (I am sure cartoons and movies today have […]
Saving Grace by Julie Garwood
July 26, 2022 Review: I tend to re-read this book anytime I am sad or upset. It’s been about 3 years and definitely needed this historical romance that introduced me what good romance writing can do. I honestly wish that Garwood had continued on with Johanna and Gabriel’s story in a subsequent book, or maybe followed Johanna’s brother Nicholas, but the ending to this book is always a great gut punch. Taking place 10 years after the start of this book we can daydream about […]
