Sad Book by Michael Rosen
A while back I found the companion book to Michael Rosen’s Sad Book. Therefore, I figured I should see how the whole thing started and got a copy of the book from my library. After finishing it, I think that The Sad Book is a well done book on dealing with grief, but the second book, Where Are You, Eddie? (coming in Summer 2026) was more detailed and the stronger read of the two. With that said, I feel that The Sad Book could be […]
Yojimbot Volume 1: Metal Silence by Sylvain Repos and Noiry
Yojimbot Volume 1: Metal Silence by Sylvain Repos and Noiry There is something about this book I liked a lot. There wasn’t a new theme, but the way it was presented really captured me. We start “at the end” of things, or we don’t know why we are finding ourselves in a rundown, abandoned park that not-so-nice (to say the very least) military and/or government scientists inhabit. The artwork is clever, but I’ve seen it before, yet I really was into it. There is a […]
The Fabric of Us by Aditi Anand
Where Are You, Eddie? A Companion to Michael Rosen's Sad Book by Michael Rosen and Gill Smith
This is a review that seems like another review about a book I almost didn’t write up, but it is not really. Oh, yes, I almost did not write up The Fabric of Us by Aditi Anand (due later May 2026; read via an online reader copy) because I could not think of enough words for a full review. At least not by itself. It was only when I read Where Are You, Eddie? A Companion to Michael Rosen’s Sad Book by Michael Rosen and […]
Rema Chronicles V02 Kingdom of Water: A Graphic Novel by Amy Kim
Grand Slam Romance V02: Major League Hotties by Ollie Hicks and Emma Oosterhous
Double Booking V02 When and Where Wolf by Pangburn,, Kim Shearer and Nic Touris
Sequels are always an interesting read. They can be the best book in the group or the worst. They can also be so much later than book one that you forget everything about what happened before. And that last one is what happened to Kingdom of Water: A Graphic Novel (the Rema Chronicles #2) by Amy Kim. I started reading (via an online reader, due August 2025) and said, “Who are these people again?” Therefore, read volumes one and two close together. Spoiler: There will […]
The Runaway Pancake by Tiny Fisscher
Sleep Here, Wake There by Caio Zero
cbr17bingo Culture (Runaway Pancake) and Work (Sleep Here, Wake There) When you are a reader of the children’s genre you find all types of books. One of my favorites are picture books as they are fun, unique and quick reads. Still, they can have deep messages and/or be quirky and fun. The Runaway Pancake by Tiny Fisscher and illustrated by Sophie Pluim (currently available but read via an online reader copy) (CULTURE) is a fun and quirky one with a fun take on the Gingerbread […]
My Father, the Panda Killer by Jamie Jo Hoang
After finishing My Father, the Panda Killer by Jamie Jo Hoang, I texted a friend to tell her I had finally finished the difficult book I was reading. It was difficult as the pacing felt slow to me and the subject is far from easy. The main character is the first generation to be born in the states after her parents fled war-torn Vietnam during/after the war. We, like the narrator Jane, learn about things in snippets with her having to fill in the blanks. […]
