Monday, September 24, 2018
Monday, September 10, 2018
Saturday, September 8, 2018
If You Give the Puffin a Muffin Book Review
If You Give the Puffin a Muffin
Timothy Young(Author & Illustrator)
Schiffer Kids
Children’s Fiction, Picture Book
Publication Date: September 28, 2018
In a follow-up to The Angry Little Puffin the Puffin is back and he still isn’t happy. When the narrator offers the Puffin a muffin, he kindly says, “No thank you,” and explains that puffins do not eat muffins. However, the narrator keeps pressing and Puffin’s responses go from polite to annoyed. And when Puffin realizes he is in another book without his permission just because puffin and muffin rhyme, he gets angry! He schemes and calls upon friends to get him out of the book. When those attempts don’t work, he confronts the author directly to let him know what he thinks of this story he is in.
With it’s fantastic illustrations and a main character full of personality and opinions, kids will love If You Give the Puffin a Muffin. It is sure to be a new favorite!
If you’re interested in reading If You Give the Puffin a Muffin, you can purchase a copy here on Amazon.
*A copy of this book was provided free of charge for an honest review.
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate? How Animals Keep Warm Book Review
Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate?
How Animals Keep Warm
Etta Kaner (Author)
John Martz (Illustrator)
Owlkids
Children’s Nonfiction, Picture Book
Publication Date: September 14, 2018
Animals that live in cold environments need to stay warm, but how? Author Etta Kaner poses humorous (and sometimes true) questions about how animals stay warm like “Do penguins snuggle with a friend,” and then reveals interesting tidbits how these animals actually survive during winter.
Great illustrations paired with amusing yet informative text makes Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate? a fun, fact-filled read kids will love!
Great illustrations paired with amusing yet informative text makes Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate? a fun, fact-filled read kids will love!
If you’re interested in reading Do Frogs Drink Hot Chocolate? How Animals Keep Warm, you can purchase a copy here onAmazon.
*A copy of this book was provided free of charge for an honest review.
Monday, September 3, 2018
Me And My Fear Book Review
Me And My Fear
Francesca Sanna
(Author & Illustrator)
Flying Eye Books
Children’s Fiction, Picture Book
Publication Date: September 11, 2018
When a girl moves to a new country where she goes to a new school and doesn’t speak the native language, her normal amount of fear starts growing out of control and keeps her from doing things she’d like to do like explore her new neighborhood and play with other students at recess. When another student befriends her and they start playing, a dog barks at them and the boy hides behind something – his fear! The girl quickly realizes that everyone has secret fears. As she continues to play and try new things at school, her fear begins to grow smaller and smaller.
Though normally an abstract concept, fear becomes a concrete creature giving kids a tangible look at how a small amount of fear can be good and keep you from dangerous situations while large, growing fears can hold you back from the fun of everyday things.
If you’re interested in reading Me And My Fear, you can purchase a copy here on Amazon.
*A copy of this book was provided free of charge for an honest review.