Vera's Halloween by Vera Rosenberry
alyssjo's review: "Vera is finally getting to trick-or-treat after dark with the big kids, but when she stops to adjust her costume and loses her family the night takes a bad turn. It starts raining...
View ArticleHedgehug: A Sharp Lesson in Love by Dan Pinto
alyssjo's review: "Today is Valentine’s Day and Hedgehug has prepared a heart card to give to an animal he loves, but as he meets different animals in the forest he is rejected time and time again....
View ArticleIf Rocks Could Sing: A Discovered Alphabet by Leslie McGuirk
alyssjo's review: "In this extremely creative concept book Leslie McGuirk uses rocks to go through the alphabet. McGuirk uses real rocks found on the beaches of Florida that look like letters A, B, C...
View ArticlePaisley by Maggie Smith
alyssjo's review: "Paisley is an elephant stuffed animal who has been living on the toy store shelf for far too long. Paisley tells the reader a story about her dream of finding her match (an owner)...
View ArticleBroken Memory: A Novel of Rwanda by Elisabeth Combres
alyssjo's review: "Emma is a Tutsi, and is one of the child survivors of the Rwandan genocide. Emma was only four years old in 1994 when she hid behind a wall and listened to her mother being beaten...
View ArticleOh, Baby! #3 (Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo) by Nancy E. Krulik
alyssjo's review: "One day Katie wished that she could be anyone but herself, and she has been regretting that ever since. Twice already a strong magical wind has come and changed Katie into someone...
View ArticleWire Mothers: Harry Harlow And The Science Of Love by Jim Ottaviani
alyssjo's review: "Carl is a janitor cleaning up a lab that stumbles upon Harry Harlow, a psychologist. Harlow launches into a story of his famous wire mother experiments in the context of his life....
View ArticleHow I Learned Geography by Uri Shulevitz
alyssjo's review: "A little boy and his family are forced to leave their home during World War II, leaving them destitute and with no possessions. When the boy’s father leaves the room they are living...
View ArticleRapunzel by Rachel Isadora
alyssjo's review: "In her brilliant picture book Rachel Isadora puts a twist on the traditional version of Rapunzel, and tells of an African Rapunzel who is given to an evil sourceress by her father...
View ArticleLittle Mouse Gets Ready (Toon) by Jeff Smith
alyssjo's review: "It’s time for Little Mouse to get ready to go to the barn with Mama, and he narrates as he goes through the process of getting dressed. It isn’t until he is finally finished getting...
View ArticleThe Talking Vegetables by Won-Ldy Paye
alyssjo's review: "When his neighbors knock and his door to tell him it is time to do work in the garden Spider says he will not help, and when he tries to take some of the vegetables from the garden...
View ArticleBe Careful, Abby! (Let's Get Healthy! Pop-Up Books, 123 Sesame Street)...
alyssjo's review: "Learn how to be careful by following Abby as her Sesame Street friends teach her how to be safe while crossing the street, riding in a car, and riding a bike. In this small, concise...
View ArticleWish I Might by Coleen Paratore
alyssjo's review: "Willa Havisham thinks she will have a typical summer working at her mom and step dad’s hotel in Cape Cod until a boy turns up claiming to be her half-brother, the son of her late...
View ArticleOrigins (The Vampire Diaries, Stefan's Diaries, Vol. 1) by L. J. Smith
alyssjo's review: "Seventeen year-old Stefan thinks he is a typical boy living in a small Virginian town, waiting to marry and take over his father’s estate—until he meets Katherine. Katherine is no...
View ArticleLittle Miss Daredevil (Mr. Men Little Miss) by John Hardman
alyssjo's review: "Little Miss Daredevil is taking part in the Incredible Race, a multi-leg race requiring participants to ride zip lines, scale buildings, hang-glide, and more. While other...
View ArticleThe Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #2: Bloodlust by L. J. Smith
alyssjo's review: "Newly-turned vampire Stefan saw the world as his oyster, with the promise of immortality bringing endless possibilities for he and his vampire brother, Damon. Unfortunately, Damon...
View ArticleFree Story "Little Bad Wolf and Red Riding Hood" from Newfangled Fairy Tales...
alyssjo's review: "Big Bad Wolf has disappeared and his son, Little Bad Wolf, is in the forest looking for him when he comes across Red Riding Hood and decides to play her for a fool and steal her...
View ArticleOrangey the Goldfish by Eddie Bee
alyssjo's review: "Orangey the goldfish is bought from the pet store one day, and a little boy takes him home. While Orangey is scared and dislikes being taken home at first, he ends up realizing that...
View ArticleCreate, Relate, and Pop @ the Library: Services and Programs for Teens &...
alyssjo's review: "Open up this library programming book and you will find virtually everything you need to know about creating programs for tweens and teens, along with a wide variety of programs...
View ArticleDo Buses Eat Kids?: Poems about School (Poetry series) (A Books Poetry) by...
alyssjo's review: "What do pencils, lockers, packed lunches, and homework-eating-dogs have in common? They are all about school, and they are some of the subjects included in this collection of poems...
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