★★★★★ A cold wind blows, and snow starts to fall, Mouse hides in a den that's cozy and small. Winter is right around the corner and all the hibernating animals are dropping off to sleep. One little mouse is the first one to go to bed. He dozes and dreams, tucked out of sight, A snoozapalooza… Continue reading Snoozapalooza by Kimberlee Gard, Vivian Mineker
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The Deep – Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, & Jonathan Snipes
Throwback to when I made a tTierlist Booktube Video ranking all my January Books. Now that you know where this one stands, check out the video to see the rest! The Written Review: ★★ “What is belonging?” we ask. She says, “Where loneliness ends.” Yetu is the only one out of her mermaid tribe that knows… Continue reading The Deep – Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, & Jonathan Snipes
The Runaway Shirt – Kathy MacMillan, Julia Castano
★★★★ ½ "I think I will fold this shirt next," she said. "First one sleeve, then the other. Then I fold it in half." A "lady" and a "shirt" (aka a mom and her child wearing an oversized shirt) have quite the adventure. The lady is insisting on folding the shirt...but the shirt has other plans.… Continue reading The Runaway Shirt – Kathy MacMillan, Julia Castano
If You Were Me and Lived in… Colonial America – Carole P. Roman, Sarah Wright (Illustrations)
★★★★ They were traveling to a land where colonies of people like them were able to settle in homes and worship the way they wanted. Colonial America was certainly an interesting time! This lovely little book describes what life was like when America was first settled. It starts with why the colonials left England and… Continue reading If You Were Me and Lived in… Colonial America – Carole P. Roman, Sarah Wright (Illustrations)
Some Kind of Animal – Maria Romasco Moore
My sister, Lee, and I don't live in the same house. My sister doesn't live in a house at all. She lives in the forest. She sleeps during the day and runs at night. Ever since Jolene "Jo" was five, she told her aunt and her grandmother (who raised her) that she had a twin sister… Continue reading Some Kind of Animal – Maria Romasco Moore
Na Cearcaill – Alpha Four
Her words were cut off as a colossal creature rose out of the water, its massive jaws chomping, and rows of sharp teeth just missing Finn. The world is on the brink of war. Again. Bellae is seven years old and is able to communicate with animals. Her brother poorly suppresses his jealously and her… Continue reading Na Cearcaill – Alpha Four
Seasons of Wicca -Ambrosia Hawthorn
★★★★ ½ Wicca emerged in the United States in the 1960s as an Earth-centered religion that incorporates diety and ritual. If you've ever been curious about Wicca, then this is the book for you! This handy little guide begins by discussing what Wicca is - including its origins and core beliefs. One thing that surprised me is how… Continue reading Seasons of Wicca -Ambrosia Hawthorn
Master Class – Christina Dalcher
I have too strong a survival instinct. Always have. Elena Fairchild is a teacher at an exclusive "Silver" school - where the best of the best students go. The new educational system (Silver schools for the smartest, Green for the middle and Yellow for the bottom-tier students) has been in place for a while now. Elena somewhat… Continue reading Master Class – Christina Dalcher
Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs – Jennifer Finney Boylan
★ My days have been numbered in dogs, Jennifer Finney Boylan, a New York Times opinion columnist, often wrote about her dog, Indigo, in her column. But if you ask me, the magic of dogs is not that their love for us is unconditional. What's unconditional is the love that we have for them. In… Continue reading Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs – Jennifer Finney Boylan
Big Thinkers and Big Ideas – Sharon Kaye
Philosophy is both fun and good for your brain. By thinking about deep questions, anyone, including you, can be a philosopher. Philosophy often gets a bad rap among kids as something that's long, boring and useless. But it's not. True, discussion takes longer than just memorizing whatever your teacher says, but the time is well spent. This… Continue reading Big Thinkers and Big Ideas – Sharon Kaye
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