"The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it."
Dear Barbara Park- Thank you for this novella! I give it 5 out of 5 birds. A friend recently recommended this to me and I'm so glad she did. I had no idea it was by the author of Junie B Jones until the end. She manages to make you love a character in the... Continue Reading →
Alright Astrid, you get three out of five birds for this one. The whole experience with this one was meh. The highlight of the entire thing was teaching my 4 and 3 year old what a canniabal was. And now they regularly ask people if they eat humans. It's been quiet fun to watch. Pippy... Continue Reading →
Okay GorDON Korman, you get a full chicken dinner of five out of five birds for Restart. Was it cheesy? Maybe a little bit but I absolutely loved the message and the feeling I was left with. The book is written in many students perspectives and really allows you to see the WHOLE picture. You... Continue Reading →
I will give Emily Winfield Martin five out of five birds for her novel Snow & Rose. I hadn't heard of this book until I opened up a mysterious package in my mailbox. My sister had surprised us and sent us this book during COVID19. We absolutely adored it. The art in it was the... Continue Reading →
I'll give Roald Dahl 5 out of 5 birds for The Witches. First of all, I read this to my four and 3 year old. I tried with all of my might to persuade HLB(4) from choosing this one- because it seemed a little scary for her age. However, she BEGGED me. She continuously told... Continue Reading →
I give Caitlin Doughty and her novel Will My Cat Say My Eyeballs? five out of five birds! If you love fun facts, death, and facts about dead people this is your next read or listen. It's a compilation of questions that kids have asked Caitlin who owns a funeral home and she answers them... Continue Reading →
I'll give Laurel Snyder three out of five birds for her novel Orphan Island. I only made it through half of the excerpt on the back of the book before I was like I NEED TO READ THIS BOOK. It's such a refreshing and fun idea. Im so sad to say, that it might be... Continue Reading →
I give Betty Macdonald 5 out of 5 birds for Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle! I read this one with my four and three year old (she only lost interest once or twice). This book had a few more pages in between pictures which was a stretch for us, but the story was engaging enough for us to... Continue Reading →
I give the Wild Robot by Peter Brown a 5 out of 5 birds! I absolutely loved reading this book with my four year old. We laughed, gasped, and even tear up. I appreciated how Peter tied in the Earth's ecosystem and it's natural consequences. It allowed us many talking points and opportunities for questions.... Continue Reading →
