Monday, October 24, 2016

Cloud and Wallfish Book Review

Cloud and Wallfish - Noah Keller is just your normal, average, every-day kid except for two things. One, he has an "Astonishing Stutter" that makes speaking difficult. And two, his parents just told him that his name isn't actually Noah Keller. It's Jonah Brown. And his birthday isn't his birthday. And he's not even eleven. He's still ten. And they're leaving town. Today. For East Berlin.   Set just before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Cloud and Wallfish follows Noah's/Jonah's journey from America to East Berlin where his name and his parents’ names are different, where there are bugs in the walls that always listen, and where there is an intriguing new friend named Claudia. #middlegrades #historicalfictionCloud and Wallfish

Anne Nesbet (Author)
Candlewick
Middle Grades, Historical Fiction

Publication Date: September 2, 2016

Noah Keller is just your normal, average, every-day kid except for two things. One, he has an "Astonishing Stutter" that makes speaking difficult. And two, his parents just told him that his name isn't actually Noah Keller. It's Jonah Brown. And his birthday isn't his birthday. And he's not even eleven. He's still ten. And they're leaving town. Today. For East Berlin.

Set just before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Cloud and Wallfish follows Noah's/Jonah's journey from America to East Berlin where his name and his parents’ names are different, where there are bugs in the walls that always listen, and where there is an intriguing new friend named Claudia.

While historical fiction can be dry, Cloud and Wallfish is not! Noah's journey keeps you guessing about who is listening, how he will survive in a new land, and what the truth about his situation and his parents truly is.

If you’re interested in reading Cloud and Wallfish, you can purchase a copy here on Amazon



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Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. -Nelson Mandela

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Striker, Slow Down! Book Review

Striker, Slow Down! - Striker the cat is wild and free! He is always on the go. There is too much to do. There is too much fun to have.  But one day when Striker is go-go-going, he bumps his head and learns an important lesson: it's okay to relax and have a bit of calm in your life.Striker, Slow Down! A calming book for children who are always on the go

Emma Hughes (Author)
John Smisson (Illustrator)
Singing Dragon
Children’s Fiction

Publication Date: October 21, 2016




Striker the cat is wild and free! He is always on the go. There is too much to do. There is too much fun to have.

But one day when Striker is go-go-going, he bumps his head and learns an important lesson: it's okay to relax and have a bit of calm in your life.

Striker, Slow Down! is well written with fun illustrations. Kids will be drawn to the rhythm of the words and to its message.

If you’re interested in reading Striker, Slow Down!, you can purchase a copy here on Amazon




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To Burp or Not to Burp Book Review

To Burp or Not to Burp - From how to use the bathroom (there are a few more steps in space!) to bathing to brushing your teeth or blowing your nose to passing gas and just eating: To Burp or Not to Burp covers a wide range of topics that kids will love to learn about. They will laugh as they learn some of the more basic human aspects of being an astronaut.To Burp or Not to Burp: A Guide to Your Body in Space

Dave Williams and Loredana Cunti (Authors)
Theo Krynauw (Illustrator)
Annick Press Ltd.
Children’s Non-Fiction, Middle Grades

Publication Date: October 11, 2016


To Burp or Not to Burp give kids an amusing yet realistic overview of how a body functions in space. 

From how to use the bathroom (there are a few more steps in space!) to bathing to brushing your teeth or blowing your nose to passing gas and just eating: To Burp or Not to Burp covers a wide range of topics that kids will love to learn about. They will laugh as they learn some of the more basic human aspects of being an astronaut.

If you’re interested in reading To Burp or Not to Burp, you can purchase a copy here on Amazon



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Sunday, October 2, 2016

The Dragon of The Month Club Book Review

The Dragon of the Month Club is a good mix of adventure and fantasy that middle grade readers will enjoy.  Ayana and Tyler, two tweens, become fast friends amongst dusty bookshelves in the back corner of the library. In their corner, Ayana and Tyler come across a magical book that allows them to conjure dragons. While their first attempts to conjure dragons go well, a mishap when conjuring a new, special dragon pulls Ayana and Tyler into a fantasy world created by the books scattered around Tyler's bedroom. Stuck in a world of forests, oceans, islands, deserts, and cities filled with book-inspired characters and villains, the two friends and their band of dragons must find their way home. The Dragon of The Month Club

Iain Reading
CreateSpace Independent Publishing 
Middle Grades

Publication Date: December 18, 2014


Ayana and Tyler, two tweens, become fast friends amongst dusty bookshelves in the back corner of the library. In their corner, Ayana and Tyler come across a magical book that allows them to conjure dragons. While their first attempts to conjure dragons go well, a mishap when conjuring a new, special dragon pulls Ayana and Tyler into a fantasy world created by the books scattered around Tyler's bedroom. Stuck in a world of forests, oceans, islands, deserts, and cities populated with book-inspired characters and villains, the two friends and their band of dragons must find their way home.

The Dragon of the Month Club is a good mix of adventure and fantasy that middle grade readers will enjoy. While the cover may look slightly childish, the story itself is full of action as Tyler and Ayana travel from book-world to book-world. The Dragon of the Month Club lets kids do something they've always wanted to do - live within the books they love.  Plus, it’s the first books in its series, so expect more to come!

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