That’s Life by Ame Dyckman
I am going to do one more review and it is a positive one! Yeah! (I hated the idea of my last review being negative.) That’s Life by Ame Dyckman is a goofy look at how wonderful, silly, and even hard, life can be. I do not know what Life actual is (A dust bunny? A hedgehog? A porcupine? Ame Dyckman in a furry gray suit?) but Life sure does have a good time in this easy picture book. And while it is simple, even […]
Green on Green by Dianne White
I Believe I Can by Grace Byers
Everyone's Awake by Colin Meloy
An Ordinary Day by Elana K. Arnold
The Blue House by Phoebe Wahl
Books come in all shapes, sizes and subjects. But the one thing that picture books have in common is they have illustrations and (usually) text. And most times both are really good. And here are five books that fit both those categories. Green on Green by Dianne White (as our author) and Felicita Sala doing those illustrations I loved. I give this a five for some amazing illustrations. They are what makes this book out of sight! The text rhymes and is poetic. The rhyming […]
My Two Dads and Me by Michael Joosten
The Smeds and the Smoos by Julia Donaldson
Every Little Letter by Deborah Underwood
Today’s books range from ABC and 123 learning to letting you know that you can do anything if you try to a girl growing antlers and a boy waking up flat. And when you find a handful of books that deal with being different and different is okay, the only thing you can do is write reviews about them so others will read them too. I found a board book the other day called My Two Dads and Me. It is written by Michael Joosten. […]
The Dragon Prince Graphic Novel V01: Through the Moon by Peter Wartman
Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Lost Adventures by Bryan Konietzko
Once upon a time, there was a girl who had two friends into a show called, The Dragon Prince. They had seen all but one season but knew this girl would love it as much as they did. And she did. A lot. (In fact, so much that she would introduce the show to her dad; who binged season three and then excitedly asked when season four was. But she had to deal with his sad, puppy eyes when she informed him that it was […]
Home Body by Rupi Kaur
I like poetry, but not all poetry. I prefer contemporary to classic. I like poems that are easy to understand, ones that are straight forward and one does not need to swim through “64 thousand-dollar words” to find the meaning of the poem. Home Body (the third collection of poetry Rupi Kaur) hits all the marks that I like. There are contemporary themes and writing style, straight forwardness and adult language, but it is not “sugary, literary, aren’t-I-smart-I-use-big-words” content. The themes of the poems you […]
Animal Farm: The Graphic Novel by Odry
Considering the hype behind the novel, Animal Farm by George Orwell, and my love of graphics novels, I think I put too much pressure on this book, Animal Farm: The Graphic Novel adapted and illustrated by Odry. There is not much I can say about the theme of the book that hasn’t been already said (the animals of Manor Farm, in a coup, take over the farm and makes it Animal Farm. Here all animals are equal. Or are they?) At the time, this must […]
