Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Welcome to Moonhaven

Welcome to Moonhaven
Author: Annie Auerbach
Rating: 4/5 Stars
Reviewer: Helen

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Summary: This is from the creators of Ice Age and Rio and it tells the story of a hidden civilization. The battle between good and evil is being fought until a teenage girl is transported into the forest kingdom to help save their world as well as ours.

Review: Moonhaven is a beautiful city deep in the woods and is home to Jinn, amazing forest creatures as tall as a blade of grass. They are brave warriors trying to protect their world from the Boggans, who want to destroy all growing things. The book is merely twenty-seven pages, but beautifully illustrated with full color artwork.  Any child will love the visuals and the story of this sweet little book.

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Mustache Baby

Mustache Baby
Author: Bridget Heos
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Reviewer: Denise Z.

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Summary: A picture book about baby Billy, who is born with a mustache, and his parents, who must figure out if it’s a Good-Guy mustache, or a Bad-Guy mustache.

Review: This is the sweetest and funniest children’s picture book I’ve read in a while. It is also perfect for storytime. The cute and silly illustrations will keep young readers interested. Billy’s imagination makes the story fun and introduces different characterizations and draws suspense onto whether his mustache is a good-guy or bad-guy mustache. Who knew such a wonderful story could be based on a mustache! The ending is quite funny too!

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Wonder

Wonder
Author: R.J. Palacio
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Reviewer: Leslie

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Summary: Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
 
Review: I just loved this book and am still thinking about it days after I’ve finished reading it. It is a great read for ages 9 and up to adults because it gives us all a look into the perspective of someone who was born looking differently but is still a person with feelings just the same. I think it is a good lesson for adults just as much as kids about empathy and loyalty and that a simple kind gesture can mean the world to another person. It is great for kids who may feel pressured by their peers as well to be unkind in order to be “cool” and just the pressures of fitting in in middle school.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Cat Says Meow: And Other Animalopoeia

Cat Says Meow: And Other Animalopoeia
Author: Michael Arndt
Rating: 5/5 Stars
Reviewer: Aleece

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Summary: Animals and the sounds they make are paired up in this colorful picture book.
 
Review: This is a very creative book that takes letters and creates the shape of animals with the sounds that the animals make (using the letters to spell that sound). This is a very cute book but it geared towards older kids because younger kids may not fully understand the letters creating the animal shapes. Parents will love this book though, and kids will grow into this simple, yet catchy, book.