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BOOK REVIEW: Captain No Beard Children’s Books by Carole P. Roman

July 13, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments

This is the second review post I have done to highlight some of Carole P. Roman’s fantastic children’s books! I was sent these books for review by the author, but all opinions expressed are my own. Captain No-Beard and his crew mates are an imaginative collection of stories that really remind…

Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #12

June 3, 2015 Kids Book Reviews No Comments

Now that it’s officially June, it’s time for summer reading. Not that summer reading should really be that different from any other kind of reading, but I’m attempting to take advantage of nature this time of year, and Sophia’s unequaled interest in bugs, animals, and even… wait for it… snakes.…

Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #11

May 20, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments

Hi everybody! Welcome to our Kids Book Review Library Haul post! This is where I give you quick and snappy reviews of our favorites from our weekly library haul. We read a LOT of children’s books from the library, so I don’t bother reviewing all the ones that were just mediocre. I like to…

Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #9

May 6, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments

This week, just for kicks, I thought we’d change it up a little and focus on the nonfiction children’s books we’ve found. I’ve been trying to be more intentional about adding nonfiction to Sophia’s reading pile as we move into the age of “preschool”. Granted, any reading at all is…

Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #8

April 22, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments

#1. Hannah’s Night by Komoko Sakai Hannah wakes up one night to find her sister, mother, and father are all asleep. She wanders through the house, takes a pee, helps herself to a snack, looks at the moon, and plays with her big sister’s toys before she falls asleep again…

Great-Grandma’s Gifts by Marianne Jones

April 7, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments

Book: Great-Grandma’s Gifts by Marianne Jones Genre: Children’s Literature Great-Grandma’s Gifts is a story about a little girl named Arlene who loves to sew beautiful things. She sews clothes for her doll, and then she grows up and sews clothes for her own babies, and later on, her grand babies…

Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #7

April 1, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments

#1. Olivia and the Fairy Princesses by Ian Falconer Olivia is a pig who takes particular delight in being unique. In this book, it perturbs her that so many of her friends want to be fairies or princesses. She does too, but she doesn’t want to be one of a…

Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #5

March 18, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments

#1. Space Song Rocket Ride by Sunny Scribens Sung to the tune of the “Green grass grew all around” children’s song, this is a cute, educational ditty about the solar system. Since Sophia has been really interested in the idea of space, stars, and the moon, this was really fun.…

Kids Book Reviews ~ Library Haul #4

March 11, 2015 Kids Book Reviews Reading Life No Comments

1. Tumford the Terrible by Nancy Tillman. This was a cute, rhyming story about the importance of saying “I’m Sorry.” Nancy Tillman’s name is really ringing a bell with me, but I can’t remember for the life of me if we’ve read other books by her. It was a board…

KIDS BOOK REVIEW: Because Your Daddy Loves You by Andrew Clements

March 3, 2015 Kids Book Reviews No Comments

Book: Because Your Daddy Loves You by Andrew Clements Genre: Children, Parenting Because Your Daddy loves you is a sweet little book about the little ways a parent shows love to their child–helping look for shoes instead of griping, playing with toys after a long day of work, or throwing…