On a very bad day, Little Bear offers Mama Bear various items to make her feel better, but she’s too busy to notice—until he gives her his super, so good, so very special dolly. Silly humor, alliteration, repetition, and onomatopoeia make this a fun read-aloud story. Suggested age range for readers: 3-7
Boys don’t keep diaries—or do they? An exciting and innovatively illustrated series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to. It’s a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing…
Written by: Susanna Leonard Hill Illustrated by: Jeffery Ebbeler Publisher: Holiday House Age Range: 5 and up Grade Level: Kindergarten and up Paperback: 32 pages ISBN-10: 082342040X ISBN-13: 978-0823420407 About the Book Phyllis is not like other groundhogs. She loves to splash in the cold river in springtime, roast in the summer sun, and tromp…
THE BALANCE is a Young Adult novel, set in a dystopian future. It takes place almost 200 years after a global thermonuclear war. People in the Land survived the destruction of the world war only to have their lives disrupted again by a wayward asteroid. It broke up and rained down on the planet, just…
In his powerful and poignant new book Silent Voice, Rudner highlights the pandemic occurrence of autism, how it can afflict any child, and, like any malady, how it robs children of their youth, impacting families and communities everywhere. The carefully crafted verses in Rudner’s compellingly illustrated picture book vividly reveal the horror of a disease…
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The…
Watch this video review of “No Ghoulish Green Monsters Here – a dog Bling tale: by Dawn Secord. Bling is not like any other dog. Quiet and mild mannered, she has inspiring ideas of being a brave adventurer whose quest is not only in who she will be, but in what she can do to…