Wednesday, December 16, 2015

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

Avoided this series until I just couldn't ignore it any longer, it was being mentioned constantly. I rolled my eyes, "Really...another take on Cinderella? Oh, okay, I'll try it." I love audio books and WOW, narrator Rebecca Soler is perfect! Loved the series so much, I bought all the hardbacks, too. Hubby just finished Winter yesterday. Daughter-in-law Kelly will get it next! We agreed that each book was fantastic! The way she brought in new fairy tale character per book was so fun. When I first got Scarlet, I panicked, my brain was screaming, "where's Cinder, where's Cinder? Ahhhh, there she is", and then I fell in LOVE with the additional characters and how she imagined each story. While listening to Winter, I would say to hubby, "Uh-oh....how in the world are they going to get out of this mess?" And while hubby was reading, I'd have him tell me what was happening! 

When I tell people about the series, my last carrot is always, "you know the scene at the ball? She doesn't lose her slipper, she loses her cyborg foot!" 

OH MY GOSH!!! Just went here http://thelunarchronicles.com/books/stars-above/ and she has a companion book coming out in February called Stars Above, separate new stories for all of us fans to gobble up! WOOHOO!!!!! CAN'T WAIT!! 




Thursday, November 5, 2015

November 5th: I Am Henry Finch by Alexis Deacon and Illustrations by Viviane Schwarz

Viviane Schwarz is becoming a favorite illustrator of mine, while Alexis Deacon is fairly new to me. But I'm enjoying her books! This one has Henry realizing his, and his fellow birds, potential. Kids will not only like the story but they will love Schwarz's fingerprint pictures.

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

November 4th: Socks by Son Mi Young

An adorable book about something we wear all the time...socks! Toddlers and young children will love this book because everyone loves SOCKS!

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Monday, November 2, 2015

November 2: If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, DON'T! by Elise Parsley

What could possibly happen when Magnolia takes her alligator to school for Show & Tell?

Book Trailer

November is Picture Book Month Nov.1st: Beegu by Alexis Deacon


Beegu crashed his alien spacecraft on earth. Who will be nice to him? Who won't?

A sweet book about friendship, loneliness, family, differences, and the power of being a kid.
 

Saturday, August 15, 2015

#bookaday Nobody! by Erin Frankel and Illustrated by Paula Heaphy

I thought Nobody! by Erin Frankel was one of the better books on bullying. In my opinion, writing a book about bullying is extremely hard. This one has some great advice and information in the back that I think will be helpful. Since I have not read No Kidding About Bullying, but if you have, please let me know what you thought.