Nancy Drew Clue Book #8 World Record Mystery is not your grandmothers (or mother’s) Nancy Drew. There have been several covers over the years, some updating the setting and variety of different series. Based on Caroylyn Keene’s concept, this series is a very modern upgrade to our girl sleuth. She has “one of each” friend (the girly-girl and the tomboy), she has video games and each girl has a cell-phone. They are about third or fourth grade (old enough to be on their own, but […]
#CBR10Bingo: Snubbed – This One Summer (Bingo nr 4)
#CBR10Bingo: Snubbed- it won the Eisner Award in 2015, but was also nominated for a whole host of other things that it lost out on. Every summer Rose and her parents go to Arwago Beach. They have their set rituals and it’s Rose’s favourite time of the year. Her friend Windy is also there, and she and Rose are inseparable all summer. Something is different this year, though. There’s a tension between Rose’s parents and they keep fighting when they think Rose can’t hear them. For […]
If you have a bear standing over a boy, don’t make it look like it’s hungry
Sadly, there is nothing about this book I liked. However, I know that this is going to be immensely popular with most people. There is a charm to it that I am not totally seeing but know that others will. Zanni Louise’s Archie and the Bear seems to have a good start. There is a boy who wants to be a bear. Correction, is a bear. Therefore, the theme of identifying as “other than birth” seems to be the theme. But when Archie meets an […]
Accomplishing the circle of life as you go up the mountain path
Up the Mountain Path by Marianne Dubuc is a picture book that deals with death in a very “side manner” by not actually saying the character dies. That makes it accessible to all ages and can be used for not just “the death of X” (pet, grandparent, friend, etc.) but for loss and the “circle of life” comes out instead. The badger teaches the cat and then the cat teaches the rabbit. The “grandparent/grandchild” relationship in in play. I wish I could do half points […]
When the Snow Whispers to you
A Whisper in the Snow, due to some slightly choppy language, caused me to have to stop and start a few times. The text is rich, but I think it might have been translated. Therefore, making the (I am assuming German) original text to English not an easy transition for some people’s ears. This makes it only a rating of 4.5. This is because of two main points. The first is that Ferdun Oral’s illustrations are amazingly fabulous pieces of art. They are items that […]
What we imagine is not always true but usually the reality is better
Zola’s Elephant is one of those books that should have its own rating system. Maybe it is an apple. I like apples, but I prefer grapes. The story is three and a half apples while the illustrations are four apples. I like Zola’s Elephant, but I think I prefer other treats more. The story has the usual feel of being classic, modern, European and American all at once. It has no real time frame of when it is set but has a very “today” feel […]
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